Upcoming Call for Papers, Panelists, Funding & Employment Opportunities, Awards and Summer Courses || Prochain appel à contributions pour les publications et conférences, bourses & offre d'emploi, prix et cours d'été
18 December | décembre 2014
All members of CASCA's Student Network as well as graduate program directors who have events or opportunities of interest to our members are invited to contact the moderators ([log in to unmask]). Links to detailed posting guidelines: in English and French.
Tous les membres du réseau des étudiants de CASCA ainsi que les directeurs de programmes d'études supérieures qui ont des événements ou des possibilités d'intérêt pour nos membres sont invités à contacter les modérateurs ([log in to unmask]). Voir ci-dessous pour directives sur les affectations détaillées:en français et anglais.
*The CASCA Student Network Listserv will be on break from December 18th, 2014 until January 8th, 2015.
*La liste de diffisuion des étudiant(e)s diplômé(e)s de CASCA sera sur pause de la 18 décembre 2014 jusqu'au 8 janvier 2015.
1. CALLS || APPELS
a) OPPORTUNITIES || OPPORTUNITÉS
[1] Contest - Students Storytellers - SHHRC
b) CFP PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES || APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS POUR LES PUBLICATIONS ET CONFÉRENCES
[1] Panel - Conference - At the crossroads where colorblind America meets #blacklivesmatter: Children and youth perspectives on race and inequality - Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group Long Beach conference
[2] Submission - Conference - Freedom and Responsibility - Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Students’ Association (SAGSA) Annual Conference - Deadline: January 12, 2015
[3] Abstracts - Panel - Conference - Family Care and Emotions in Contexts of Transnational Migration - CASCA - Deadline: February 1, 2015
[4] Manuscript - Journal Special Issue - Complicating the Politics of Deservingness: A Critical Look at Latina/o Undocumented Migrant Youth - Deadline: April 15, 2015
2. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARDS || PRIX ET BOURSES
[1] Fellowships (2 Types) - Summer Scholar Fellowships- The School for Advanced Research (SAR) - Santa Fe, New Mexico - Deadline: January 12, 2015
[2] Prize (2)- Student Essay & New Book - Anthropology of Children and Youth - The Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG) - Deadline: January 15, 2015
[3] Proposals - Scholarship - Research Project -Field School for Social and Cultural Anthropology - 2015 Malta Summer School - Malta, Europe - Deadline: January 25, 2015
[4] Grant- Wenner-Gren Grant - Engaged Anthropology - Deadline: February 1, 2015
3. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES || OFFRE D'EMPLOI (in addition to/ en plus dehttp://www.cas-sca.ca/latest-jobs)
[1] Resident Professor - Global Health (Anthropology, Social Science, Public Health, Microbiology, or Epidemiology) - OTS Global Health Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program in Costa Rica
[2] Assistant Editor - City & Society Journal - Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA) - Deadline: January 10, 2015
[3] Assistant Professor - tenure-track - Department of Sociology/Anthropology - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Deadline: January 31, 2015
4. Requests and Queries from members of the CASCA Student Network (reply directly to the poster) || Requêtes Des Étudiant(E)S pour obtenir des conseils ou ressources (les réponses seront envoyées directement à l'étudiant(e) en question).
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5. EVENTS || ÉVÉNEMENTS & SUMMER COURSES || COURS D'ÉTÉ
[1] Salon - Technoscience: Activating Evidence - Toronto - January 9, 2015
*Submissions to the CASCA Grad List: English posting guidelines
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1. CALLS || APPELS
a) OPPORTUNITIES || OPPORTUNITÉS
[1] Contest - Students Storytellers - SHHRC
Le français suit.
SHHRC has recently launched its third annual Storytellers contest, challenging postsecondary students to show Canadians how social sciences and humanities research affects our lives, our world and our future prosperity.
The contest is open to all students, graduate and undergraduate, enrolled at Canadian postsecondary institutions. Their task is to tell the story, in 3 minutes or 300 words, of a SSHRC-funded research project—their own or a professor’s—taking place at their institution. We will select 25 finalists to receive a $3000 cash prize and specialized training in research communications.
We encourage you to spread the word to students, as well as to faculty who may wish to encourage a student to profile their SSHRC-funded research.
For details on this year’s Storytellers challenge, please follow us on Twitter, watch the #SSHRCStorytellers hashtag, and visit the SSHRC website.
Don’t hesitate to be in touch with should you have any questions. Please note that participant questions should be addressed to [log in to unmask].
Thank you for your collaboration.
Yours sincerely,
David Holton
Great research matters. How your students tell its story is just as important.
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Le CRSH a récemment lancé son troisième concours national annuel La recherche, fondement d’une vie meilleure : j’ai une histoire à raconter, qui met les étudiants universitaires au défi de démontrer aux Canadiens que la recherche en sciences humaines a un impact positif sur leur vie, le monde dans lequel ils vivent et leur prospérité future.
Le concours est ouvert aux étudiants de tous les cycles, inscrits dans un établissement postsecondaire canadien. Leur mandat est de raconter l’histoire, en trois minutes ou en 300 mots, d’un projet de recherche, financé par le CRSH qui est mené dans leur établissement. Le projet peut être le leur ou celui de leur professeur. Nous sélectionnerons vingt-cinq (25) finalistes qui recevront un prix en argent de 3 000 $ et participeront à un atelier spécialisé en communication axée sur la recherche.
Nous vous encourageons à passer le mot aux étudiants ainsi qu’aux membres du corps professoral qui pourraient encourager leurs étudiants à décrire leur projet de recherche financé par le CRSH.
Pour obtenir des détails au sujet du concours J’ai une histoire à raconter de cette année, veuillez nous suivre surTwitter, prêter attention au mot-clic #RécitCRSH et visiter le site Web du CRSH.
N’hésitez pas non plus à communiquer avec moi si vous avez des questions. Les questions des participants devraient quant à elles être envoyées à ré[log in to unmask].
Merci de votre collaboration.
Je vous prie d’agréer mes salutations les plus sincères.
David Holton
La recherche, ça compte! La façon dont les étudiants de votre établissement en parlent aussi!
David Holton
Do you have a story to tell? | Vous avez une histoire à raconter? |
b) CFP PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES || APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS POUR LES PUBLICATIONS ET CONFÉRENCES
[1] Panel - Conference - At the crossroads where colorblind America meets #blacklivesmatter: Children and youth perspectives on race and inequality - Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group Long Beach conference
I'm looking for people interested in participating in a panel exploring children and youth perspectives on race and inequality at the March Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group Long Beach conference -- the tentative title and very brief description are below, but I'm also happy to shape the conversation in dialogue with any or you that are interested. Please email me directly at
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Title: At the crossroads where colorblind America meets #blacklivesmatter: Children and youth perspectives on race and inequality
This panel will explore how children and youth analyze race and inequality at this strange moment where colorblind post-racial discourses butt heads against emerging #blacklivesmatter social movements in the aftermath of Ferguson and other recent police violence. I'm particularly interested in exploring how young people experience and develop understandings of race and inequality in the context of shifting geographies of inequality (for example in poor suburbs, gentrifying central cities, magnet schools, etc). Papers could include viewpoints from within the United States or transnational perspectives, might explore divergent understandings of race and racism among different ages and/or social groups, as well as young people's social action or activism in response to racial
inequality or racist violence.
My own paper will focus on how incarcerated youth think about the significance of race in the "melting pot suburbs' of Los Angeles – where youth are often taught to be color blind and yet see the stark significance of racial and class divides in their daily lives. I will show how youth articulate clear critiques of the ways black and latino lives are devalued as they use maps and stories to interpret the unequal suburban landscapes of the Los Angeles region.
Please let me know if you are interested in participating.
Thanks
Jennifer Tilton
[2] Submission - Conference - Freedom and Responsibility - Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Students’ Association (SAGSA) Annual Conference - Deadline: January 12, 2015
The Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Students’ Association (SAGSA) annual conference
Freedom and Responsibility
There is an inherent tension between conceptions of freedom and responsibility; "A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his movement between the two requires careful mediation. Further complicating matters of progress is a sense of hope. Hope changes how the social landscapes of individuals and freedom groups are imagined, and is central to encouraging development, pushing limits, and revealing capabilities that contribute to the ongoing formation of the social world. In doing so, an interesting intersection has formed between the notion of Hope, Freedom andResponsibility, and as such has inspired the theme for The Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Students’ Association (SAGSA) 2015 conference.
In the spirit of promoting a lively conversation about Hope, Freedom and Responsibility, SAGSA invites paper and poster proposals from graduate students from various disciplines. Possible themes could include, but are not limited to:
Social movements and solidarity
Responsible governance
Citizenship and morality
Cultural liberty and justice
Technological progress
Social change and development
Emotional discourses of hope
The body in society
Submission Requirements: Please submit an abstract (250 words) with a brief bibliography (3-5 sources) to [log in to unmask]. The deadline for submission is January 12th 2015 and notification of acceptance will be sent by February 3rd 2015. The conference format will consist of sessions of three to four panelists who will each have 15 minutes for their presentation, followed by a question period.
[3] Abstracts - Panel - Conference - Family Care and E-motions in Contexts of Transnational Migration - CASCA - Deadline: February 1, 2015
CASCA (Canadian Anthropology Society/ Société canadienne d’anthropologie)
Annual Conference/Colloque annuel
Landscapes of Knowledges/Paysages des connaissances
Université Laval, Québec, 13 – 16 mai 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS/APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS
PANEL: Family Care and E-motions in Contexts of Transnational Migration
ORGANIZERS/ORGANISATRICES:
Angélica H. Silva, Université de Montréal
Aranzazu Recalde, McGill University
Our panel looks at processes of home-making and caregiving as these intersect with international mobility under current forms of neoliberal capitalism. We examine the embodied, everyday, experiences and circumstances of migrant women and men who engage in (re)creating home abroad while caring transnationally and locally for diverse relatives. Our panel pays particular attention to life projects, household trajectories and life cycles; the unequal and shifting caring roles performed by diverse family members, which are shaped by cultural, kinship and gendered expectations often endorsed by states; the emotional and socio-economic considerations underpinning decisions to migrate or be “on the move”; the increasingly restrictive migration/citizenship regimes implemented by (many) states, which have produced temporary and precarious forms of membership for those considered undeserving; and the diverse uses of Internet communication technologies to (re)imagine and (re)negotiate a sense of belonging among members of transnational families. Our panel seeks to shed light on the role that e-motions play in determining mobility as well as on the caregiving practices, experiences and circumstances of diversely positioned family members and others considered kin in contexts of south-north, south-south, north-north and north-south migrations.
We invite papers in English and French that, drawing on diverse analytical and methodological perspectives, examine some of the above-mentioned or related issues. If interested, please, send us your abstract (100-150 words) by February 1, 2015 to[log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask].
For full information about the conference see: http://www.casca2015.ant.ulaval.ca/fr/accueil.
[4] Manuscript - Journal Special Issue - Complicating the Politics of Deservingness: A Critical Look at Latina/o Undocumented Migrant Youth - Deadline: April 15, 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS
Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE) Journal Special Issue
Complicating the Politics of Deservingness: A Critical Look at Latina/o Undocumented Migrant Youth
Guest Editors: Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales (University of San Francisco), Leisy Abrego (University of California, Los Angeles) and Kathleen Coll (University of San Francisco)
The separation of marginalized people into categories of deserving/undeserving, civil/uncivil, and worthy/unworthy is not new; yet it took on a new dimension when, in the summer of 2014, tens of thousands of Central American refugee children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border made headlines. Although the migration and settlement of Mexican and Central American children has a long history, for the first time, the public saw images of children packed into bare rooms, sleeping on the floor, in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. The collective, if short-lived, outrage was later followed simultaneously by angry protests that blocked buses of children from entering towns and supporters who welcomed them. Protesters considered them dangerous invaders while supporters invoked notions of innocent childhood. The media coverage and competing actions opened the space for conversations about what is now very clearly a “broken” U.S. immigration system tied to violently consequential foreign policies in the region. Indeed, undocumented youth in the immigrant rights movement have been mobilizing to put an end to the reprehensible immigrant detention and deportation system that makes them and their families vulnerable.
In this special issue, we aim to highlight the complex and important ways in which the experiences and institutional interactions of refugee children, undocumented youth, and young immigrants are both distinct and interconnected. Challenging notions of deservingness that distinguish between “good” versus “bad” immigrants, we solicit contributions informed by a structural analysis of childhood and youth as it has played out in the discourse about the lived experiences of immigrant youth and their families. Our goal is to open the space for a critical immigration scholarship that grapples with the production of illegality, citizenship as a commodity, and a disruption of the deserving/undeserving immigrant narrative. We invite pieces that complicate the contemporary conversation about undocumented young people as well as those that problematize the myth of a U.S. context that protects childhood and families of color.
The special issue will bring together conversations about “DREAMers,” unaccompanied migrant children, and grassroots struggles working to transform the current immigration system and end the institutional violence it engenders. Together, submissions will acknowledge U.S. intervention, global capitalism, geopolitics, and racism in this multi-layered migration regime. We are particularly interested in manuscripts that are interdisciplinary and that engage with the complexity of these dynamics and the nuances in the broader field. We welcome manuscripts that offer theoretical perspectives; research findings; innovative methodologies; pedagogical reflections; and implications related to (but not limited to) the following areas:
● Political subjectivities of “DREAMers” & unDACAmented youth
● The unaccompanied child migrant “crisis”
● Grassroots activism around immigrant rights
● Deportation, detention, and the state
● The politics of a divide between “deserving” children and “undeserving” adult immigrants
● Undocumented children and the educational system
● Legal services provision and due process for youth
● Local and municipal responses to federal policies
● The relationship between immigration debates and the welfare and carceral systems
Submissions suitable for publication in this special issue include empirical papers, theoretical/conceptual papers, historical work, essays, book reviews, and poems. It is important to note that the special issue is interested in the broader Latina/o experience and not solely focused on the experiences of Mexican Americans (per the title of the journal).
The selection of manuscripts will be conducted as follows:
1. Manuscripts will be judged on strength and relevance to the theme of the special issue.
2. Manuscripts should not have been previously published in another journal, nor should they be under consideration by another journal at the time of submission.
3. Each manuscript will be subjected to a blind review by a panel of reviewers with expertise in the area treated by the manuscript. Those manuscripts recommended by the panel of experts will then be considered by the AMAE guest editors and editorial board, which will make the final selections.
Manuscripts should be submitted as follows:
1. Submit via email both a cover letter and copy of the manuscript in Microsoft Word to: Dr. Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales ( [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ).
2. Cover letter should include name, title, short author bio (100 words), and institutional affiliation; indicate the type of manuscript submitted and the number of words, including references. Also, please indicate how your manuscript addresses the call for papers.
3. Manuscripts should be no longer than 7,000 words (including references) and have an abstract of 200 words or less. Please follow the standard format of the American Psychological Association (APA). Include within the text all illustrations, charts, and graphs. Manuscripts may also be submitted in Spanish.
Deadline for submissions is April 15, 2015. Please address questions to Dr. Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) or Dr. Patricia Sánchez ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ). Authors will be asked to address revisions to their manuscripts during the summer months of 2015. This special issue is due to be published in December 2015.
Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE) Journal
http://amaejournal.utsa.edu
2. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARDS || PRIX ET BOURSES
[1] Fellowships (2) - Summer Scholar Fellowships- The School for Advanced Research (SAR) - Santa Fe, New Mexico - Deadline: January 12, 2015
Call for Applications: Summer Scholar Fellowships at SAR
The School for Advanced Research (SAR) in Santa Fe, NM invites applications for its 2015 Summer Scholar Fellowships.
SAR awards fellowships each year to several scholars in anthropology and related fields to pursue research or writing projects that promote understanding of human behavior, culture, society, and the history of anthropology. Scholars from the humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply.
Competitive proposals have a strong empirical dimension, meaning that they address the facts of human life on the ground. They also situate the proposed research within a specific cultural or historical context and engage a broad scholarly literature. Applicants should make a convincing case for the intellectual significance of their projects and their potential contribution to a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
SAR provides summer scholars a small stipend, a rent-free apartment and office on campus, an allowance account, library support, and other benefits during a seven-week tenure, which starts in mid-June.
Two types of fellowships are available:
* Ethel-Jane Westfeldt Bunting Fellowship. Up to three residential fellowships are available each summer for doctoral level scholars and PhD candidates in the social sciences, humanities, or arts.
* William Y. and Nettie K. Adams Fellowship in the History of Anthropology. One residential fellowship is available each summer for a doctoral level scholar or PhD candidate whose project focuses on the history of anthropology.
Deadline for applications is January 12, 2015.
For more information on summer scholar fellowships and other SAR programs, please visit our website<http://sarweb.org/index.php?summer_scholars>.
Maria Spray
Scholar Programs Assistant
School for Advanced Research
(505) 954-7237
P.O. Box 2188
Santa Fe, N.M. 87504
[2] Prize (2)- Student Essay & New Book - Anthropology of Children and Youth - The Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG) - Deadline: January 15, 2015
The ACYIG Prize for Best Student Essay in Anthropology of Children and Youth
The Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG) Advisory Board solicits entries for the 2015 ACYIG Prize for Best Student Essay in Anthropology of Children and Youth. The winner will be awarded $200 and a certificate of award. The winner will also be featured in the ACYIG Newsletter and on the ACYIG website. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to submit papers. ACYIG Board members are not eligible.
Essays will be judged on their relevance to the anthropology of children and youth, theoretical and methodological strengths, and readability (e.g., organization and clarity). The jury for the prize is comprised of both ACYIG members and external reviewers. Emailed nominations must come from the author; peer-nominations and nominations from presses are not invited.
The winner of this year’s prize will be recognized at the ACYIG Conference Meeting in Long Beach, CA in March, 2015. We highly encourage the awardee’s attendance at the Conference.
Papers submitted for consideration must follow these guidelines:
Authors must be matriculated undergraduate or graduate students at the time of submission, or may have graduated during the submission year, but they need not be members of the Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group.
No evidence of the author’s identity should be provided in any way throughout the text or by reference in the paper.
Papers must not exceed 8000 words inclusive of references.
Papers must follow the American Anthropological Association style guide, available at: http://www.aaanet.org/publications/guidelines.cfm
The submission process is as follows:
The subject line must read: ACYIG Student Paper Prize, followed by the author’s last name (e.g., ACYIG Student Paper Prize – Garcia).
The nomination email must include (a) author’s name, mailing address, and email address, (b) author’s student affiliation, (c) paper title, and (d) a short statement regarding the paper’s merit (word limit: 250 words).
The attached file should be labeled with the paper’s title—not the author’s name.
Papers must be postmarked by January 15, 2015. Entries should be emailed as MS Word attachments to Elisa Sobo, ACYIG Board Member, at [log in to unmask]
Please direct any questions to Elisa Sobo at [log in to unmask].
The ACYIG Prize for Best New Book on Children and Youth by an ACYIG Member
The Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group (ACYIG) Advisory Board solicits entries for the 2015 ACYIG Prize for Best New Book on Children and Youth by an ACYIG Member. The winner will be awarded $200 and a certificate of award. The winner will also be featured in the ACYIG Newsletter and ACYIG website. Only ACYIG members may submit entries. ACYIG Board members are not eligible.
The ACYIG Prize for Best New Book on Children and Youth by an ACYIG Member is awarded annually. The prize goes to a book that speaks to issues regarding children and youth and that has relevance both within the Anthropology of Children and Youth, and beyond the academy. Singly- or multiply-authored works are eligible (however, edited collections are not). Selection criteria include: originality and innovation, rigor, and maturity of research; theoretical sophistication, and depth; thematic prescience; and presenting an enduring contribution to the discipline of Anthropology of Children and Youth and beyond.
The jury for the prize is comprised of both ACYIG members and external reviewers. Letters of nominations must come from the author; peer-nominations and nominations from presses are not invited; however, presses may send copies of books under separate cover from author self-nomination letters.
The winner of this year’s Best New Book Prize will be recognized at the ACYIG Conference in Long Beach, CA in March, 2015. We highly encourage the awardee’s attendance at the Conference.
Books submitted for consideration must follow these guidelines:
1. Books submitted must have been published by presses that utilize the peer-review process.
2. They must be singly- or multiply-authored books (i.e., not edited collections).
3. Books submitted must have been published within 3 years of the date submitted.
4. Authors must be current ACYIG members.
5. Three hard copies of the book must be submitted (postmarked) by January 15, 2015.
6. The author’s name, address, email, professional affiliation, the title of the book, and a brief statement regarding its merit (word limit: 250 words) must also be provided in a cover letter by January 15, 2015 to:
Professor Elisa Sobo
Department of Anthropology, MC 6040
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego CA 92181-6040Please direct prize-related questions to Elisa Sobo at [log in to unmask].
For information regarding how to join ACYIG, go to http://www.aaanet.org/sections/acyig/about-2/join-and-connect/.
[3] Proposals - Scholarship - Research Project -Field School for Social and Cultural Anthropology - 2015 Malta Summer School - Malta, Europe - Deadline: January 25, 2015
10th Edition of the Field School for Social and Cultural Anthropology
Gozo (Malta), Europe
June 10, 2015 - June 29
July 4, 2015 - July 23
July 28, 2015 - August 16
CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROPOSALS
This call is aimed at budding researchers with a creative and open mind towards the challenges of applied research. We offer a unique learning opportunity in a multidisciplinary research project on the isle of Gozo, Malta. Expeditions and the University of Leuven hand out eight scholarships that cover part or all of the tuition fee for the 2015 Malta Summer School. Scholarships are granted on a competitive basis, based on a research proposal.
More information on the project can be find on: www.anthropologyfieldschool.org
Eligible candidates
· Undergraduate and graduate students
· PhD students
· Everyone with a genuine interest in anthropology
· Previous participants of the project
Selection is NOT based on academic merit, originality or complexity. We aim for enthusiasm, dedication and creativity. In the past years even students who were not enrolled in an anthropology program got scholarships for the project.
Selection Procedure
Candidates are invited to propose two or more creative research concepts that can be performed during the summer school. So the research topic has to relate to something on which you can do fieldwork on Malta, and preferably Gozo.
From these proposals, the academic board of Expeditions will select 15 different candidates to work out a more detailed research plan within a deadline of two months (February/March). The three best research proposals will be granted a full scholarship. The next five runners-up will be granted a scholarship of 1,700.00? (about 60% of the total tuition) which will be deducted from their tuition fee.
In the first stage:
· All submissions will compete equally. You are allowed to send in as much research ideas as you like.
· Concepts should be rudimentarily explained.
· Applicants are asked to focus on creativity and an initial-stage argumentation on why the research is valuable.
After initial acceptance:
· Applicants will develop further one selected proposal under assistance of our tutors (via e-mail or skype).
· Elaboration on feasibility, methodology and research layouts should fleshed out in this stage only
· Final research proposals to be submitted within two months after initial acceptance
How to apply?
· Send us 2 or more research concepts (but at least two!).
· 150-250 words per research concept.
· Submitting can only be done through the form on our website.
· The deadline for submissions is January 25th, 2015.
Please note that the number of students accepted in the program is limited. Scholarships will be granted only after the completion of the selection procedure, while registration is open to non-scholarship participants. In case you wish to join the project even if you don't get the scholarship, we advise to register through the regular procedure as early as possible since non-scholarship slots are usually filled by the end of December.
More information on the project can be find on: www.anthropologyfieldschool.org
Official certificate when completing.
Leading professor: Marc Vanlangendonck
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University of Leuven and IMMRC
[4] Grant- Wenner-Gren Grant - Engaged Anthropology - Deadline: February 1, 2015
Wenner-Gren has create an Engaged Anthropology Grant:
A Wenner-Gren grantee may apply for the Engaged Anthropology Grant ($5,000 maximum) upon completion of the final reporting requirements for the Dissertation Fieldwork or Post-Ph.D. Research Grant. This enables grantees to return to their research locale to share their research results with the community in which the research was conducted, and the academic community in the country of research.
http://wennergren.org/programs/engaged-anthropology-grant
Best wishes, Mariella
Ana Mariella Bacigalupo
Associate Professor of Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo
380 MFAC, Ellicott Complex, Buffalo NY 14209
Phone 716-645-3241
3. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES || OFFRE D'EMPLOI (in addition to/ en plus dehttp://www.cas-sca.ca/latest-jobs)
[1] Resident Professor - Global Health (Anthropology, Social Science, Public Health, Microbiology, or Epidemiology) - OTS Global Health Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program in Costa Rica
The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is seeking applicants for the position of Resident Professor with the OTS Global Health Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program in Costa Rica. This is a field-based program designed to provide undergraduate students with outstanding training in tropical medicine, public health, ethnobiology, research abilities, community work, and Spanish Language and Culture. More information about the program can be found here:
http://ots.ac.cr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=339&Itemid=467
Successful applicants will work closely with the Education Director, Undergraduate Programs Coordinator, and other Resident Professors in curriculum design and implementation, and will be responsible for teaching aspects of the Public Health, Ethnobiology, and Research Practicum courses.
He/she will be responsible for leading the Research Practicum course, teach statistics and research design, thus should be comfortable with developing and conducting short research projects with students in the field and in the community.
Ideal candidates will have a background in anthropology and/or social science with a focus on public health, or in microbiology or epidemiology, such that they could complement the expertise of the other resident professors in public health and ethnobiology. The position is based in Costa Rica, and requires a commitment of 18 weeks in Costa Rica where 13 will be in the field and the rest in OTS offices during each of two (Spring and Fall). This is a full-time position with a required commitment of at least one year. Any questions about the position should be directed to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. We follow Duke University quality control in all aspects; henceforth, good teaching skills are a must.
Qualifications:
* Ph.D. in Anthropology, Public or International Health, Microbiology, or Epidemiology with professional research experience in the tropics
* A strong interest in team teaching and interdisciplinary collaboration
* A strong background in experimental design and statistical analysis in projects related to public health and ethnobiology
* Experience in field-based education and hands-on experiential teaching a plus
* Experience working in Latin America, especially in Costa Rica, a plus
* Excellent bilingual (English/Spanish) communication skills
* Ability to work a flexible schedule and spend 16-18 weeks, twice a year, in Costa Rica
* Comfortable with living in close quarters with students and faculty at field stations around Costa Rica
Application deadline: Open enrollment.
Anticipated start date: Until successful applicant found.
To apply: Submit the following materials: cover letter describing your interest and fit for the position, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, statement of research interests, and 3 references. Electronic applications are preferred and may be submitted online via the OTS website: http://www.ots.ac.cr. Applications may also be sent electronically to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Andrés Santana
Graduate Education Department
Organization for Tropical Studies
San Pedro, Costa Rica. 676-2050
(506) 2524-0607 ext. 1511
Skype: andres.santana_otscro
www.ots.ac.cr<http://www.ots.ac.cr/>
twitter: @ots_tropicaledu<https://twitter.com/ots_tropicaledu>
[2] Assistant Editor - City & Society Journal - Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA) - Deadline: January 10, 2015
Assistant Editor Needed for City & Society
City & Society has an opening for an enthusiastic and engaged assistant editor to work with the journal for three years with the option to advance to associate editor. City & Society is the journal of the Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA). It aims to foster debate and conceptual development in urban, nation, and transnational anthropology, particularly in their interrelationships. It seeks to promote communication with related disciplines of interest to members of SUNTA, and to develop theory from a comparative perspective.
The assistant editor is responsible for reviewing manuscripts, identifying external reviewers, and assisting the associate editor and editor with the flow of production. The assistant editor will have knowledge of current theoretical debates related to urban, national, and transnational anthropology and a strong understanding of ethnographic research. He/she will have knowledge of theoretical debates outside of anthropology as well. In addition, the assistant editor will be a prompt and clear communicator, well organized, comfortable with team work, and comfortable working with online documents and spreadsheets. Previous participation in City & Society, active membership in SUNTA, or previous experience editing academic manuscripts is preferred.
Please send your letter of interest, curriculum vita, and writing sample to Sheri Gibbings: [log in to unmask]. Our deadline for accepting applications for the position is January 10th, 2015.
If you have any questions, please contact Sheri Gibbings, Assistant Editor, City & Society.
best,
Jessika Tremblay
Ethnography Lab Coordinator
PhD Candidate
Department of Anthropology
University of Toronto, Room 332
19 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S2
[3] Assistant Professor - tenure-track - Department of Sociology/Anthropology - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Deadline: January 31, 2015
Department of Sociology/Anthropology
Assistant Professor
The Sociology and Anthropology Department at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position to begin Fall 2015. The Department offers degrees in the areas of Sociology and Anthropology and is broadly interdisciplinary in nature. We seek an anthropologist, sociologist or scholar in a related discipline with an active research focus on urban communities, race and ethnicity, and social justice. The successful candidate will teach upper level courses including topical courses in his or her areas of interest, and contribute to the department’s required core offerings such as introduction to sociology or anthropology, introduction to social theory, or research methods. We seek someone with strong teaching skills, a commitment to liberal arts undergraduate education, and evidence of a promising research agenda.
Ph.D. in Anthropology, Sociology or related disciplines is preferred. ABD candidates will be considered, but PhD must be certified as complete no later than September 1, 2016 for contract renewal.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is part of the five campus University of Massachusetts system. Our campus is located on the Southeast coast of Massachusetts between Providence, RI and Cape Cod and one hour from Boston.
To apply please submit online at www.umassd.edu/hr/employmentopportunities/ a letter of application that outlines qualifications and interests, along with a curriculum vita, narrative of research agenda, examples of published or unpublished research, student teaching evaluations, statement of teaching philosophy, one sample syllabus, and three letters of recommendation.
The deadline to apply is January 31, 2015.
The University of Massachusetts reserves the right to conduct background checks on potential employees.
UMass Dartmouth is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX Employer.
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[1] Salon - Technoscience: Activating Evidence - Toronto - January 9, 2015
Please join us Friday, January 9th, for our next Technoscience Salon on
DATA’S AFFECTS AND EFFECTS
Salon Theme: This Salon extends the theme of “Activating Evidence” to think through data’s effects as well as its affects. It considers practices and infrastructures of data collection, curation, storage, and retrieval to think through the ways that data is mediated and made meaningful. In addition to asking how data arrangements shape the terrain of what is known and not known, the aim of this Salon is to examine the multiple ways data is charged with affect. We are concerned with the affectivity of truth-telling through data. At stake here is the question of the ways that affects condition data and contour evidentiary regimes. Read more about our provocation here.
Presenters:
Rebecca Lemov (History of Science, HarvardU)
Patrick Keilty (UToronto)
Discussants:
Hannah Turner (iSchool, UToronto)
Jeffery Wajsberg (STS, YorkU)
Carla Hustak (Technoscience Research Unit, UToronto)
WHEN: Friday, January 9, 2015, 4-6pm
WHERE: Studio 106, at Artscape Youngplace, at 180 Shaw Street
WHAT: Please bring snacks, beverages and tasty ideas to share
For more information and upcoming events, please visit our website at http://technosalon.wordpress.com/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
York University’s METALab
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