[sustran] Fwd: Postdoc starting in September 2012

Craig Townsend townsend at alcor.concordia.ca
Tue Jun 19 07:27:46 JST 2012



>Hello All,
>
>I am pasting below a call for a postdoc starting September 2012. If
>interested please do not hesitate to contact me at
>govind at encs.concordia.ca.
>
>Regards
>Govind Gopakumar Ph.D.
>Asst. Professor and Associate Chair, Centre for Engineering in Society
>Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science Concordia University
>1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd West, EV002.251
>Montreal, Quebec, Canada
>H3G 1M8
>Ph: (514)-848-2424 x 4068 (work)
>     (514)-951-9216 (cell)
>Email: govind at encs.concordia.ca
>Website: http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~govind/
>
>Author of Transforming Urban Water Supplies in India
>(http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415670678/)
>
>
>
>Postdoctoral Position in Politics of Urban Infrastructure in India
>
>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 at 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.




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