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Center for Historical Research (St. Petersburg): Anthropology


The Higher School of Economics Centre for Historical Research in St. Petersburg, Russia invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of anthropology.

 

The job involves:

-      working under supervision of Nikolai Ssorin-Chaikov (HSE St Petersburg)

-      pursuing the candidate’s own research and contributing to the Centre’s emerging research agenda in the intersection of history and anthropology that includes, but not limited to, such areas as:

a) the anthropology of the state, including security state, and economic anthropology in the context of global, comparative and transnational history

b) the anthropology of ethics and morality in the comparative context of history and anthropology of religion and secularism

с) regional specialization: Soviet and post-Soviet societies OR the USA and the Americas

-      publishing research articles in international peer-reviewed journals

-      participation in organization of the events and other contribution to the Centre’s development

-      public presentations of candidate’s own research to the colleagues in the field of anthropology and history and to a broader academic community

-      teaching class sections in the graduate school of history

 

The Centre offers access to its research resources, including the Richard Stites’ memorial library.

 

Requirements:

-         a PhD from an international research university in the field of anthropology

-         a strong background in ethnographic research and anthropological theory

-         ability to work in a team

-         fluent English

 

General conditions for Post-Doctoral Research positions can be found here. Appointments will be normally made for one year.

 

A CV, research statement and two letters of recommendation should be submitted directly via the online application form by March 15, 2017. Please note that direct applications to the hiring research centre may not be reviewed.


About HSE 

The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities (Higher School of Economics, Department of History).

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