Postdoctoral Position in Politics of Urban Infrastructure in India
Link: http://encs.concordia.ca/ces/news-and-events/
We are a novel interdisciplinary academic centre seeking to hire a
postdoctoral researcher to work with Dr. Govind Gopakumar on his SSHRC
(Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) funded research
project, Assembling Infrastructure Decongestion: a pilot investigation
of the topology of urban infrastructure transformation. This project
will try to comprehend the dynamics of contemporary efforts to
decongest clogged and choked infrastructures in Bengaluru, India.
This one-year position (with the possibility of renewal for another
year) beginning in September 2012 will be hosted in the Centre for
Engineering in Society in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer
Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. The project will
provide the researcher with at least four opportunities to strengthen
their research expertise. First, the researcher will develop the
capacity to draw upon recent developments in fields such as technology
studies, geography, sociology, planning and public policy to
conceptualize this project. Second, the researcher will assist in
developing a methodologically sound strategy to study processes of
decongesting infrastructures. Third, the researcher will implement the
methodology through an extended period of fieldwork in India
(especially in Bengaluru). Finally, the researcher will co-author
conference papers and journal articles to document research findings.
To meet these goals, we seek a candidate who has recently completed
(or will complete by August 2012) their Ph.D. in science and
technology studies, geography, sociology, planning or public policy
with a demonstrated research experience in the social and political
aspects of contemporary transformation in urban infrastructures in
India. Those interested are encouraged to send a letter of
introduction, a statement of research, three letters of recommendation
(by email), two writing samples (including a dissertation chapter),
and a recently updated resume to Govind Gopakumar
(govind@encs.concordia.ca) by 10th July 2012. Only electronic
applications will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be
interviewed. To facilitate seamless relocation, preference will be
given to candidates from Canadian universities who are citizens or
permanent residents.