Postdoctoral researcher in ethnographies of marine restoration and global China in Southeast Asia
Location Wageningen End date Mon 26 August 2024 Your jobThe Environmental Policy Group at Wageningen University and Research is looking for an emerging scholar in the field of anthropology/geography, marine restoration, and geopolitics to serve as a postdoctoral researcher on a 3 year project titled: Restoring marine natures in Southeast Asia and beyond: Geopolitics meets the politics of care.
Your research will contribute to anthropological and geopolitical debates through an empirical case study of Chinese-backed marine restoration efforts in Southeast Asia. You will have prior ethnographic and qualitative research experience and an ambition to apply this experience to the topic of marine restoration in a regional and global context. You will also contribute 0.2 FTE to an internationally oriented teaching programme at Wageningen University. This will involve guest lecturing and supervision of BSc and MSc students. Your research and teaching will be in collaboration with colleagues at the Environmental Policy Group and Wageningen University and Research, as well as your own international networks. The project will be related to and work in dialogue with Dr. Annah Zhu’s work on the role of China in environmental globalization and Dr Annet Pauwelussen’s research on politics of care in marine restoration. Your research (including fieldwork and desk-based research) will result in co-authored publications in respected international journals. Your qualitiesYou have:
We offer youWageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:
Initially, we offer you a one-year contract, which will then be extended to three years if there is mutual enthusiasm. Of course, we would be happy to discuss this with you if you have any questions. Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere. You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University” in the Netherlands for the 19th consecutive time. Coming from abroad Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees. Our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, we can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example helping your partner to find a job, housing, or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands. Do you want more information?For more information about this position, please contact Dr. Annet Pauwelussen, by email: annet.pauwelussen@wur.nl or Dr. Annah Zhu, by email: annah.zhu@wur.nl. We areThe mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.
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