[Discussion] 2 post-docs in Berlin: Cultures of relatedness in Turkey and/or Germany [Sarah Shields]

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Post-Doctoral Research Position in Social and Cultural Anthropology,
Humboldt-University, Berlin

The Department of European Ethnology at Humboldt-University in Berlin
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/ethno/

invites applications for a full time (40 hours weekly) post-doctoral
research position (BAT IIa-Ost) for its research project

Kinship as representation of social order and social practice: Cultures
of relatedness in the context of social and technological transformation.

The project is part of the Collaborative Research Unit 640
"Repraesentationen sozialer Ordnungen im Wandel", a long-term
cross-disciplinary research program funded by the German Research
Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). The position is
available immediately and is tenable until June, 30, 2008.

The successful applicant will conduct ethnographic and comparative
research on kinship practices with families in Turkey and Germany
who have made use of reproductive technologies or adoption, as well as
with transnational kinship networks. He or she will conduct intermittent
fieldwork in Istanbul, Berlin and possibly other sites. As part of a team,
he or she will also be responsible for organizing and maintaining
a research data base, developing comparative research methodologies,
advancing the project conceptually and theoretically, and preparing
the presentation of research results and reports.  Applicants will
further collaborate in the conception and organization of workshops
and conferences, in establishing international research co-operations
and in tutoring team members conducting Ph.D. research.

Qualifications for this position include:
* A Ph.D. in social or cultural anthropology or European ethnology

* Excellent English language skills, excellent Turkish language skills
   will be an asset.

   Candidates from non-German-speaking countries are expected to have
   some German language competence and to be able to communicate and
   supervise in German in due course.

* Extensive knowledge of several of the following fields: social
   anthropology and  anthropology of kinship, anthropology of knowledge,
   social studies of science and technology, anthropology of reproductive
   technologies, epistemology and methodology of complex comparison.

* Fieldwork experience, preferably in Turkey, the Mediterranean or
   Arab regions.

* Good communication skills, organizational talent, and an inclination
   for teamwork.

Given otherwise equal qualifications, priority will be given to
persons with disabilities.

Applications from qualified women are especially encouraged.

Applications, including curriculum vitae, academic qualifications,
a list of publications and copies of  3 publications (articles or
book chapters) should be submitted to the

Office of the Department of European Ethnology
Philosophische Fakultaet I
Humboldt-Universitaet Berlin
Schiffbauer Damm 19
10117 Berlin, Germany

The deadline for applications is August 6, 2004. Please direct inquiries
about this position to Dr. Michi Knecht (michi.knecht@rz.hu-berlin.de) or
Prof. Stefan Beck (stefan.beck@rz.hu-berlin.de), 0049-(0)30-2093- 3713
or 3714 or 3703.

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Part Time Research Position in Social and Cultural Anthropology,
Humboldt-University, Berlin

The Department of European Ethnology at Humboldt-University in Berlin
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/ethno/

invites applications for a part time (20 hours weekly)  research position
(BAT IIa-Ost) for its research project Kinship as representation of
social order and social practice: Cultures of relatedness in the context
of social and technological transformation. The project is part of the
Collaborative Research Unit 640 "Repraesentationen sozialer Ordnungen
im Wandel", a long-term cross-disciplinary research program funded by
the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG).
The position is available immediately and is tenable until June 30, 2008.

The successful applicant will conduct ethnographic and comparative
research on kinship practices with families in Turkey and/or Germany
who have made use of reproductive technologies or adoption, as well as
with transnational kinship networks. He or she will conduct intermittent
fieldwork in Istanbul, Berlin and possibly other sites. As part of a team,
he or she will also be responsible for organizing and maintaining a
research data base, preparing the presentation of parts of the research
results and co-writing reports.  Applicants will further collaborate
in the conception and organization of workshops and conferences.

Qualifications for this position include:

* A MA/M.A. in social or cultural anthropology or European ethnology

* Excellent English language skills, excellent Turkish language skills
   would be an asset.

   Candidates from non-German-speaking countries are expected to have
   some German language competence and to be able to communicate
   in German in due course.

* Extensive knowledge in one or several of the following fields: social
   anthropology and anthropology of kinship, anthropology of knowledge,
   social studies of science and technology, anthropology of reproductive
   technologies, epistemology and methodology of complex comparison.

* Fieldwork experience, preferably in Turkey, the Mediterranean or
   Arab regions.

* Good communication skills, organizational talent, and an inclination
   for teamwork.

Given otherwise equal qualifications, priority will be given to persons
with disabilities.

Applications from qualified women are especially encouraged.

Applications, including curriculum vitae, academic qualifications, a
list of publications and copies of 3 publications (articles or chapters)
should be submitted to the

Office of the Department of European Ethnology
Philosophische Fakultaet I,
Humboldt-Universitaet Berlin
Schiffbauer Damm 19
10117 Berlin, Germany.

The deadline for applications is August 6, 2004. Please direct inquiries
about this position to Dr. Michi Knecht (michi.knecht@rz.hu-berlin.de) or
Prof. Stefan Beck (stefan.beck@rz.hu-berlin.de), 0049- (0)30-2093-3713
or 3714 or 3703.