[URBANTH-L] FUNDING: Between Spaces: Movements, Actors and Representations of Globalization (Berlin/Mexico City)

[Angela Jancius]

The International Research Training Group (IRTG) 1571/1 "Between Spaces. 
Movements, Actors, and Representations of Globalization" at the Freie 
Universität (FU) Berlin

invites applications for 15 PhD grants (approx. 1.200,- EUR per month) and
2 Postdoctoral grants (approx. 1.400,- EUR per month) to commence at the 
earliest possible date.

The interdisciplinary IRTG is funded by the German Research Foundation 
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) and is hosted by the Institute for 
Latin American Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. The IRTG 
cooperates closely with Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Universität Potsdam, El 
Colegio de México, Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México and the Centro de 
Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social in Mexico City.

Aims:

The IRTG adopts a new perspective in the study of globalization. It seeks to 
make an innovative contribution to the re-orientation of Area Studies as a 
transnational and interdisciplinary field of study by means of a dialogue 
between disciplines from the social sciences and the humanities as well as 
between academic traditions from Mexico and Germany. The IRTG studies 
movements between different world regions and the new spaces emerging both 
in past and present periods of intensifying global interconnections.

Disciplines involved:
History, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Social and Cultural 
Anthropology as well as Literature and Cultural Studies. Applications from 
these disciplines are welcome.

Research environment:
The Berlin-Potsdam area offers an internationally renowned research and 
training environment in the field of Latin American studies. The Dahlem 
Research School of the FU Berlin provides further opportunities for 
interdisciplinary training.
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anguages:
Spanish and English are the working languages of the IRTG. Applications can 
be submitted in Spanish, English and German. Applications in German must 
include a CV and an abstract of the research project in Spanish or English. 
Theses and monographs can be submitted in English, Spanish or German.

PhD grants:
The grants will be awarded for two years and may be extended for one more 
year.

Requirements:
. Applicants must hold an outstanding MA or MSc degree or an equivalent 
degree in one of the disciplines involved.
. a PhD research project in compliance with the research themes and 
questions of the IRTG
. very good Spanish and English skills

Applications must include the following documents:
. certified copies of undergraduate and postgraduate diplomas including a 
transcript of records
. an innovative research proposal in compliance with one of the research 
areas of the IRTG (maximum 10 pp. including work plan, schedule, and select 
bibliography) and an abstract (1/2 p. in Spanish or English)
. Curriculum Vitae including foreign language certificates (in Spanish or 
English)
. a personal statement detailing the specific interest in the IRTG "Between 
Spaces"
. one letter of recommendation by a university professor
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stdoctoral grants:
The grants will be awarded for 18 months and may be extended for six more 
months.

Requirements:
. outstanding doctoral degree in one of the disciplines involved obtained 
during the last five years
. a research project in compliance with the research questions of the IRTG
. very good Spanish and English skills

Applications must include the following documents:
. certified copies of graduate and postgraduate diplomas including records 
of academic achievement; PhD diploma
. Curriculum Vitae including foreign language certificates (in Spanish or 
English)
. list of publications
. postdoctoral research proposal (approx. 10 pp. including work plan, 
schedule, and select bibliography) and an abstract (1/2 p. in Spanish or 
English)
. Summary of the PhD thesis (5 pages)
. one letter of recommendation by a university professor

For ofourrther information on the research and study programs see: 
http://www.lai.fu-berlin.de/entre-espacios/

PhD students and postdoctoral fellows should be prepared to reside in the 
Berlin-Potsdam area, to take part in a structured study program and to 
undertake an extensive research trip. Travel expenses and material costs as 
well as supplements for families and child care are covered according to DFG 
guidelines. We especially encourage international applications. The FU 
Berlin aims at increasing the number of female researchers and expressly 
encourages women to apply. Applications from people with severe disability 
with equal suitability will be given preferential treatment.

Applications are to be sent in both hard copy and digitial (PDF) forms until 
15 September 2009 to the following address:

Team of spokespersons of the IRTG "Between Spaces":

Prof. Dr. Stefan Rinke and Prof. Dr. Marianne Braig
Zentralinstitut Lateinamerika-Institut
Freie Universität Berlin
Rüdesheimer Str. 54-56
14197 Berlin
Germany
e-mail: entre-espacios at lai.fu-berlin.de

Prof. Dr. Stefan Rinke and Prof. Dr. Marianne Braig
Zentralinstitut Lateinamerika-Institut
Freie Universität Berlin
Rüdesheimer Str. 54-56
14197 Berlin
Germany
Email: entre-espacios at lai.fu-berlin.de

Visit the website at http://www.lai.fu-berlin.de/entre-espacios/