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Post doc in Environmental and Maritime Transport Economics, Denmark

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Traditionally the externalities of transport have been well researched and described for land based transport like road and rail. This is however not the case for maritime transport. As the major externalities of maritime transport are contribution to pollution and global warming the Department of Environmental and Business Economics would like enhance its research into the field of sustainable maritime transport by economic valuation of shipping externalities.

Besides this research area, the Post doc will also be involved in the Departments ongoing and future projects in environmental and transport economics whereas teaching obligations will be limited.

The Department of Environmental and Business Economics http://www.sdu.dk/ime is part of the Faculty of Social Science. The Department is located at the University of Southern Denmark’s campus in Esbjerg (55o29’27.75’’ N, 8o26’57.75’’ E).

Research in the Department is organized in four research units and two research centres. The position is linked to both the research unit for Environmental and Resource Economics and the Centre for Maritime Research and Innovation. Both units have an international working environment with English as working language.

For this position we welcome applications from candidates with recently completed PhDs in social and applied science in environmental and resource economics or transport economics.

In more detail for the position:
• 2-page outline of proposed research,
• PhD transcripts,
• Research achievements (journal articles, working papers)
• names of three academic referees

For further information please contact Professor Niels Vestergaard, phone: +45 65 50 41 81, e-mail: nv@sam.sdu.dk (Unit for Environmental and Resource Economics) or Associate Professor Jacob Kronbak, phone: +45 65 50 15 33, e-mail: jkr@sam.sdu.dk (Centre for Maritime Research and Innovation).
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Department of Environmental and Business Economics
Centre for Maritime Research and Innovation

Application, salary, etc
Appointment to the position will be in accordance with the salary agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and in accordance with the job description for instructors and academic personnel at institutions of higher education.

The basic salary including social benefits is app. 50.000 EUR/year before tax plus pension (17,1%). It is possible for no-natives moving to Denmark to apply for a tax reduction scheme.
The application should include (1) a detailed CV, (2) a complete list of publications, (3) the most relevant publications, please mark with an asterix on the publication list which publications (max. 10) are enclosed for assessment, (4) outline of proposed research, (5) academic diplomas, (6) names of three academic referees and (7) a list of all the enclosures, each of them numbered, supplied with the name of the applicant and assembled in sets.

The application will be assessed by a professional committee. When the committee has made its assessment, the applicants will receive the part of the evaluation concerning themselves.

Kindly be advised that the assessment committee is only obliged to include the sections of the enclosed material which the committee finds necessary to form an assessment. The committee can demand the inclusion of further material, in which case it lies with the applicant to procure the necessary copies of the material.

The faculty wishes to increase the equality of status in all scientific positions and invite all interested to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious or ethnic affiliations.

Application with enclosures in 4 copies (publications in 3 copies) marked “Position No. 341/525-105714” should reach the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark, not later than September 1th, 2010 at 12:00 noon.

Further Fellowship Information and Application
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International Dissertation Research Fellowship, USA

/ August 30, 2010 Leave a Comment

IDRF promotes research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region but is also informed by interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. Research topics may address all periods in history, but applicants should be alert to the broader implications of their research as it relates to contemporary issues and debates. Seventy-five fellowships are awarded annually. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $18,750. The fellowship includes participation in an interdisciplinary workshop upon the completion of IDRF-funded research.

Eligibility
The program is open to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences — regardless of citizenship — enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States. Applicants to the 2011 IDRF competition must complete all Ph.D. requirements except on-site research by the time the fellowship begins or by December 2011, whichever comes first.
The program invites proposals for empirical and site-specific dissertation research outside the United States. It will consider applications for dissertation research grounded in a single site, informed by broader cross-regional and interdisciplinary perspectives, as well as applications for multi-sited, comparative, and transregional research. Proposals that identify the U.S. as a case for comparative inquiry are welcome; however, proposals which focus predominantly or exclusively on the United States are not eligible. Proposals may cover all periods in history, but must address topics that have relevance to contemporary issues and debates.
Students enrolled in Ph.D. programs in public policy, public health, and education, may be eligible to apply if their research projects engage directly with broader theoretical and analytical issues in the humanities and social sciences. The program does not accept applications from Ph.D. programs in law, business, medicine, nursing or journalism. Students who will have undertaken nine or more months of funded dissertation research in one country by July 2011 are not eligible to apply to the IDRF to extend the research time in the same country. The IDRF program will not support study at home institutions, foreign universities, conference participation, short research trips abroad, or projects relying primarily on labwork. For more information on the 2011 IDRF competition, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions.
Selection Criteria
The IDRF program is committed to empirical and site-specific research that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies (involving many kinds of fieldwork and surveys, research in archival or manuscript collections, or quantitative data collection). The program promotes research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region and is engaged with interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. Research topics may address all periods in history, but applicants should be alert to the broader implications of their research as it relates to contemporary issues and debates.
The IDRF competition thus promotes a range of approaches and research designs beyond single site or single country research, including comparative work at the national and regional levels and explicit comparison of cases across time frames. The program is open to proposals informed by a range of methodologies in the humanities and social sciences, both quantitative and qualitative, that seek to answer research questions through sustained empirical, site-specific and source-driven investigations.
Applicants are expected to write in clear, intelligible prose for a selection committee that is multi-disciplinary and cross-regional. Proposals should display a thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theories, and methods in the applicant’s discipline and in other related fields as well as a bibliography relevant to the research. Applicants should specify why an extended period of on-site research is critical for successful completion of the proposed doctoral dissertation. The research design of proposals should be realistic in scope, clearly formulated, and responsive to theoretical and methodological concerns. Applicants should provide evidence of having attained an appropriate level of training to undertake the proposed research, including evidence of a degree of language fluency sufficient to complete the project. For more information on the 2011 IDRF competition, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions

Closing Date: 3 November 2010
Program Director
Daniella Sarnoff
Program Coordinator
Elsa Ransom
Contact
• Samuel Zief

Further Fellowship Information and Application

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PhD Fellowship: The deconstruction of borders and unfamiliarity in the European Union, Denmark

/ August 30, 2010 Leave a Comment

The deconstruction of borders and unfamiliarity in the European Union: An analysis of historical representations of otherness and contemporary practices in border regions

The Department of Border Region Studies, at Campus Sønderborg, invites applications for a PhD Fellowship to be filled by November 1, 2010 and for a period of three years.

The Department of Border Region Studies (IFG) is rooted in the unique history of the Southern Danish border region. At the same time, the department has a close relationship with the business community and the cultural institutions of the region. The comparative aspect including other (border) regions in Europe is particularly strong within the regional studies and within the border region studies. Due to a strong focus on comparative aspects the department has developed a broad international research network within Europe. In addition, the department has a special obligation to carrying out research relating to the German minority in Southern Jutland.

The fellowship is part of the research project: The deconstruction of borders and unfamiliarity in the European Union: An analysis of historical representations of otherness and contemporary practices in border regions.

Five European universities cooperate in this project which is funded by the European Science Foundation.

Under the umbrella of the overall programme, the aim of the fellowship is to analyse the interplay of labour market mobility and processes of familiarity and unfamiliarity as explanatory factors of levels in regional cohesion. A Long Durée case study is to be conducted on labour mobility in the Danish-German border region for the period spanning from the first half of the 19th century to the present day. As Danish-German border region we define roughly the territory of the former Duchy of Schleswig. The Duchy of Schleswig is challenging from a research perspective as its status has changed several times during the stipulated period. The composition of national majorities and minorities interchanges as well. Thereby the case illustrates the changing role of region, identity and state in processes of re- and de-bordering. The Long Durée perspective is used to illustrate the political, social and cultural expressions of cohesion at a small geographical scale and the importance of different, competing concepts of regions and regionalisms over time.

Candidates should hold a university degree in history or related disciplines as ethnology, anthropology or cultural studies. The master thesis should be graded at least with B according to the ECTS scale. Advanced knowledge of English is required in addition to mastering Danish and German at least at reading level. Experience with archival studies will be considered an advantage. The application must include a project proposal description of max 8 pages. The project description must include a clear research problem, which falls within the theme of the project and focuses on the Danish-German border region. It should also include a discussion of relevant theory and scholarly literature on border regions, as well as methods and data planned to be used.

PhD students are expected to active participation in department activities.

For further information on the PhD scholarship as well as the project requirements, please contact Associate Professor Martin Klatt, tel. +45 6550 1767 or mk@sam.sdu.dk.
Application, salary, etc.:

The employment as a Salaried PhD Research Fellow is governed by the agreement of 1 October 2008 on Graduate Employees in government appendix 5 – protocol on PhD Research Fellows.

Applicants for a PhD scholarship must fill in the application form available on the web page www.sdu.dk/sam/phduk under the section Application forms for enrolment. Applicants should submit a certified copy of Master’s degree certificate including examination results, curriculum vitae, project proposal description of max 8 pages, information on teaching experience or other forms of knowledge communication and if relevant a list of publications.

Applications will be assessed by a committee. When the evaluation committee has submitted its report, the applicant will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns him/her.

As part of the overall assessment, an interview may be applied.

The Faculty encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Please submit 7 copies of the application including enclosures, marked no. 351/523-105718, to the University of Southern Denmark, the Faculty of Social Sciences, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. The application must reach the University no later than September 21, 2010 at 12.00 noon.

Employment starts: 1 November, 2010
Closing date 21 September, 2010 at 12 noon
Location: Sønderborg

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