University of Cambridge Centre of Governance and Human Rights: Post-doctoral Research Associate
Vacancy

Reference No: ZZ07551

Salary: £27, 319 - £35,646 pa. 


Limit of tenure applies*


Application deadline: Friday 14th January 2011

The University of Cambridge's Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR, www . polis . cam . ac . uk/cghr) is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Associate to work for up to 22 months on our new research project ‘New communication technologies and citizen-led governance in Africa’, funded by the Cairns Family Trust and the Isaac Newton Trust.

The role holder will develop, test and employ a theoretically grounded analytical framework for evaluating whether and if so how information and communications technologies (ICTs) shape processes of social and political change in developing country contexts, drawing upon empirical fieldwork in Africa. The role holder will work closely with the Principal Investigator on writing up findings and preparing publications. She or he will provide support to the management of the project, and will collaborate closely with project partners (see further particulars). The Research Associate will play an active role in building CGHR within the University and the wider research community.
The vacancy is advertised on the POLIS website. Further particulars are available from here (http ://www . polis . cam . ac . uk/dept/jobs/ZZ07551 . pdf)

Two sets of the application documentation should be sent IN HARD COPY to Mrs Lottie Garrett, Department of Politics and International Studies, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX by Friday 14th January 2011. Interviews will take place in late January or early February. The successful applicants will be expected to start in February. We regret that only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted.

Informal enquiries concerning the application procedure may be directed to Mrs Lottie Garrett ([email protected]). Informal enquiries regarding the research project should be made to the Director of the Centre of Governance and Human Rights, Sharath Srinivasan ([email protected]).

*Limit of tenure: 22 months.
Closing date: 14 January 2011. Planned Interview dates: late January or early February. 

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