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Faculté des géosciences et de l’environnement
The Institute of Geography invites applications for a position of a
PhD Student
Entrée en fonction: 01.10.2012
Durée du contrat: One year, renewable once for 2 years (max. 3 years)
Taux d’activité: 100 %
Profil souhaité:
Master’s degree in geography, development studies or a related discipline or field
Research, work or volunteering experience in a developing-country context (preferably South Asia and India)
Familiarity with qualitative methods of data collection
Excellent analytical, research and writing skills
Ability to work effectively independently and in a team
Motivation and ability to carry out extended field research in urban India
Knowledge of an Indian language (Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi) would be considered an asset
Eligible and willing to enter the geography PhD program at the University of Lausanne
Seeking to promote an equitable representation of men and women among its staff, the University encourages applications from women.
Description des tâches:
The PhD student will be a team member of the research project “Small Cities, Urban Environments and Governance in India” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (principal investigator: Prof. René Véron).
The first year, at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, will be dedicated to the conceptual, methodological and logistical preparation of field research. While there are no PhD coursework requirements, the successful candidate will be encouraged to follow modules of the inter-university CUSO doctoral school in geography (see http://geographie.cuso.ch).
In the second year, the doctoral student will carry out fieldwork in small cities of India, either in Gujarat or in West Bengal, and collect primary data using qualitative and mixed methods.
Dossier de candidature:
Please send your application package electronically to Prof. Véron (rene.veron@unil.ch). Receipt of the application will be acknowledged by e-mail. The application package should contain:
– Cover letter / statement of interest
– CV including a list of publications
– Copy of university transcripts and degree certificates
– One writing sample (e.g., Master’s thesis, research paper)
– Contact details (postal address, phone numbers and e-mail address) of two referees
Deadline: 30.06.2012
Prof. René Véron
rene.veron@unil.ch
Information on the related pilot project can be found at: http://mesoscaphe.unil.ch/igul/projrech/index.php?idPage=69&page=viewDetails&id_projet=78&lang=en.
Salary scale: http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/allg_doktorierende_f.pdf
Institut de Géographie