SCALB - Keshilli Studentor Shqiptar

Asia Research institute: Research/Postdoctoral Fellowships

Applications are invited for (Senior) Visiting Fellowships, (Senior)
Research Fellowships and Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Asia Research
Institute (ARI).

The positions are intended for outstanding active researchers from both the Asian region and the world, to bring to completion an important program of research in the social sciences and humanities. Interdisciplinary interests are encouraged. "Asia" as
a research field is defined loosely in terms of the region in which Singapore is
positioned. Up to three months of a 12-month fellowship can be spent
conducting fieldwork in the Asian region.

A majority of the positions will be allocated to the Institute's current areas of research focus, as listed below. However some will be reserved for outstanding projects in any area. Applicants should mention which category they are applying in or if none, write "open category".

Terms and conditions

(Senior) Visiting Fellowships have a normative tenure of one year, though shorter periods may be negotiated. A competitive remuneration and benefits package, depending on seniority, will be provided, with (except in exceptional cases) a ceiling of $10,000 a month.

(Senior) Research Fellowships are intended for areas of particular interest to the Institute, and for scholars with at least three years of post-doctoral experience and a significant research profile.
Appointments are for two years, with the possibility of extension for a
further two. The salary ranges are $42,000 to $95,000 per annum
(Research Fellow) and $84,000 to $175,000 per annum (Senior Research Fellow).

Postdoctoral Fellowships Candidates must have fulfilled all requirements
of the PhD within the last 4 years. The research may be in any field in
the humanities and social sciences, extending into legal, commercial and
environmental concerns. The salary package is $ 3,500 per month, with a
one-time relocation allowance of $2000, and support for fieldwork and
conference attendance.

Areas of research focus

1) The changing family (Prof Gavin Jones) focuses onchanging family
forms, roles and structures in Asian societies, as other institutions
take over some family functions, low fertility,delayed marriage and
longevity transform family composition, and labour market realities and
changing gender relations affect internal family dynamics.

2) Migration (A/Prof Brenda Yeoh) explores the issues arising from
increased levels of human mobility in the region, both within and across
national borders. Mobility of high-level professional and managerial
personnel, labour migration, both documented and undocumented, and human
trafficking all raise theoretical and methodological questions and major
policy issues, as does the role of migration in urban change.

3) Religion and Globalisation (Prof Bryan Turner)explores the changing
patterns of religious practice, belief and identity in recent times,
particularly in Southeast Asia, China and South Asia.
The title implies a particular interest in transnational and diasporic
interactions, the engagement with modern technologies and values, and
new global or 'glocal' forms of identity.

4) Cultural Studies in Asia (Prof Chua Beng Huat)consciously challenges
disciplinary boundaries to address new topics, issues and concerns
thrown up by the rapid globalization of contemporary cultures. ARI is
interested in new understandings of the everyday life cultural practices
of contemporary Asia, as in adaptations of older patterns in literature,
and the performing and graphic arts, in rapidly changing contemporary
conditions.

5)Southeast Asia China interactions (Prof Anthony Reid) explores both
historical and contemporary themes that are bringing East and Southeast
Asia closer together, and is interested in any mix of the political,economic, cultural or social.

6) Southeast Asian Archeology ( A/Prof John Miksic)focuses on a
problems connected with early historic sites of Southeast Asia. Major topics include: early trade; urbanization; maritime archaeology;intercommunication between sites; and ceramics as indicators of spheres of cultural and economic interaction.

The Asia Research Institute (ARI) is a university-level institute formed
in July 2001 as one of the strategic initiatives of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The mission of the Institute is to provide a world-class focus and resource for research on the Asian region, located at one of its communication hubs. ARI engages the social sciences broadly defined, and especially interdisciplinary frontiers between and beyond disciplines. Through frequent provision of short-term
research appointments it seeks to be a place of encounters between the region and the world. Within NUS it works particularly with the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Business, Law and Design, to support research, conferences, lectures, and graduate study at the highest level.

Interested applicants are invited to email/facsimile/mail their
curriculum vitae (including details of referees and email), a synopsis
of the research project, at least one sample of their
published work, and ensure that 2 or 3 referees submit directly to us
a report on their academic standing and comment on their research
project by 28 February 2005. Send applications and references to the
Institute Manager at address below.


Contact Info:
The Institute Manager, Asia Research Institute
National University of Singapore
AS7, Level 4
5 Arts Link
Singapore 117570

Fax: (65) 6779 1428
Email: joinari@nus.edu.sg
Website: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/appointments.htm

posted by Administrator @ 6:38 AM