[Bilimsel Haber] National University of Singapore - Asia Research Institute - Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships

[Gonul Pultar]

*National University of Singapore* - Asia Research Institute - Visiting 
(Senior) Research Fellowships

*Location:* Singapore
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*A. 3-Month Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowship Appointments*

Applications are invited for 3-month Visiting (Senior) Research 
Fellowships at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of 
Singapore to commence in *April, July and October 2011*. The positions 
are intended for outstanding researchers whose work focus on Asia, with 
a balance anticipated between senior and junior scholars. Interested 
applicants should have at least a PhD with a few years of postdoctoral 
research experience. Applicants are invited to indicate which of the ARI 
clusters they would like to be affiliated with (see information about 
clusters below). Interdisciplinary interests are encouraged. The 
position is essentially a writing fellowship, and at least one published 
outcome is expected. Applicants who do not normally publish in English 
will be encouraged and assisted to do so.

*TERMS AND CONDITIONS*

Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships: This 3-month fellowship comes 
with a competitive remuneration and benefits package, depending on 
seniority. The benefits that the University provides and other 
information about working in NUS and living in Singapore are available 
at http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/potentialhires/index.html. Terms and 
conditions, according to university guidelines, are subject to changes 
without prior notice.


*B. Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowship Appointments - ARI Sabbatical 
Leave Scheme*

Applications are invited for Visiting (Senior) Fellowships under the ARI 
Sabbatical Leave Scheme) at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National 
University of Singapore (NUS) to commence in *April, July and October 
2011*. The positions are intended for researchers whose work focus on 
Asia and would like to devote the sabbatical term from their home 
institutions to conducting work in ARI, NUS. Interested applicants 
should have at least a PhD with a few years of postdoctoral research 
experience. Applicants are invited to indicate which of the ARI clusters 
they would like to be affiliated with (see information about clusters 
below). Interdisciplinary interests are encouraged. The position is 
essentially a writing fellowship, and at least one published outcome is 
expected. Applicants who do not normally publish in English will be 
encouraged and assisted to do so.

*TERMS AND CONDITIONS*

As the Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships under ARI Sabbatical Leave 
Scheme are intended mainly for researchers who are in active employment 
of their home institutions, applicants are expected to self-financed. 
Medical coverage will be provided and travel assistance may be provided 
where necessary. The benefits that the University provides and other 
information about working in NUS and living in Singapore are available 
at http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/potentialhires/index.html. Terms and 
conditions, according to university guidelines, are subject to changes 
without prior notice.


*AREAS OF RESEARCH FOCUS*

1) The Asian Migration cluster explores the issues arising from 
increased levels of human mobility in the region, both within and across 
national borders. Mobility of high-level professional and managerial 
personnel, unskilled labour migration (both documented and 
undocumented), and human trafficking all raise methodological and 
theoretical questions and major policy issues, as does the role of 
migration in urban change.

2) The Changing Family in Asia cluster explores the dimensions of family 
change in the region, their causes and implications. These dimensions 
include rising ages at marriage and decreasing non-marriage, declining 
fertility and declining size of the nuclear family, increase in 
one-person households and alternative family forms, changing gender 
roles within families, and changes in family structures consequent on 
population ageing. These have implications for gender relations, the 
life patterns of the post-adolescent unmarried, the role of the elderly 
in the family, child-raising patterns and social policy.

3) The Cultural Studies in Asia is an emerging field of academic 
research in Asia which is challenging conventional disciplinary 
boundaries to rethink received knowledge on existing issues and/or to 
address new topics and concerns thrown up by the rapid changes and 
impact on cultural practices, brought about by new technologies and the 
new phase of global capitalism. Focusing on popular cultural practices 
in contemporary Asia, practitioners in Cultural Studies have re-examined 
these practices from new angles engendered by multidisciplinary 
perspectives. They have questioned the very idea of Asia and its current 
reconfiguration in view of the intense traffic of cultural products and 
cultural practices, crisscrossing national and cultural boundaries 
within the continent and beyond.

4) The Religion and Globalisation cluster is dedicated to exploring 
global reconfigurations of conceptions of "religion" and their diverse 
manifestations in Asian contexts. Particular attention is given here to 
the dynamic interactions of secularization and religious revival in the 
modern period, as well as to related issues of the invocation of 
authority and tradition in contemporary discourse and practice. In terms 
of coverage, the cluster works to facilitate studies of significant 
developments in major established religions such as Buddhism, 
Christianity and Islam, as well as localised indigenous traditions and 
new religious movements from any part of Asia, broadly conceived.

5) The Science, Technology, and Society cluster explores 
techno-scientific institutions, practices, and knowledge-making regimes 
within Asian societies and cultures. The newest of the ARI research 
clusters, and thus still building critical mass, we are particularly 
interested in topics relating to biotechnology / bioscience / 
biomedicine and society; interactive and digital media; Asian 
techno-scientific cultures; interactions between Asian sites or projects 
and those elsewhere, and science & technology policy. By "Asia" we mean 
South, East, and Southeast Asia, but are particularly interested in 
projects with the potential to cross these sub-regional boundaries. 
Methodologically we are open to a range of approaches, including 
historical, sociological, anthropological, geographical, and media or 
cultural studies based initiatives.

6) The Asian Urbanisms cluster provides space for exploration of Asia's 
urban diversity. Emerging urban forms, phenomena and experiences within 
ARI's areal scope demand empirical documentation and analysis. The 
cluster also takes regional urban diversity as a resource for wider 
theorization. The theoretical orientation of the cluster is towards work 
which: (1)speaks in transformative ways to urban studies debates beyond 
Asian area studies; and (2)resists the ingrained impulse to refer back 
to antecedents in North America or western Europe. The cluster is 
particularly interested in forms of relational, comparative research 
which de-centre the West as the supposed leading edge of urban 
transition, innovation and influence. Avenues for such work include (but 
not limited to): intra-Asian city models and emulation; sustainability 
and urban lifestyles; natural disasters, conflict and urban resilience; 
cultures of urban heritage; and religion-related urbanisms.

7) The Open Category. ARI also keeps its doors open to talented people 
with exciting ideas and worthwhile projects whose interests may not 
immediately fit one of the categories. Applications are welcome from 
across the whole spectrum of the humanities and social sciences, and 
especially for projects that are innovative and interdisciplinary.


*ABOUT THE ASIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ARI)*

The Asia Research Institute (ARI) was established as a university-level 
institute in July 2001 as one of the strategic initiatives of the 
National University of Singapore (NUS). Its mission is to provide a 
world-class focus and resource for research on the Asian region, located 
at one of its communication hubs.

ARI engages the humanities and social sciences broadly defined, and 
especially interdisciplinary frontiers between and beyond disciplines.


*INVITATION TO APPLY*

Interested applicants are invited to email/post their applications, 
consisting of:

i) Application form (please go to 
/http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/docs/HR/APPLN%20FORM%20VSRF.doc/ to download 
application form)

ii) Curriculum Vitae;

iii) Synopsis of the proposed research project (no restriction on the 
number of pages);

iv) At least one sample of published work;

v) Ensure that a minimum of two letters of reference are sent to us in 
confidence via email or post reporting on the applicant's academic 
standing and on the applicant's research project by *30 September 2010*.

Closing date for applications is *30 September 2010*.

/To note for applications via email/:
1. You will receive an auto-reply acknowledging receipt of your 
email/application.
2. If you have already sent in your application via email, kindly do not 
send the same application via post and vice versa. However, if you wish 
to send in hard copies of your sample publication(s) you may do so via 
post but indicate in your email application that the sample 
publication(s) will be sent via post. Should you wish for your sample 
publication(s) to be returned, kindly indicate this on the sample(s) and 
write your name and full correspondence address on it/them.
3. Please keep your email and attachments below 10MB by zipping any 
large files as emails larger than 10MB will be rejected by our email system.

We regret that only successful candidates will be notified (via email). 
Candidates who do not hear from the University within 10 weeks after 
closing date of the advertisement may assume the position has been filled.

*Address for submission of applications, reference letters and/or queries*:

(1)
Email: joinari at nus.edu.sg

OR

(2)
Human Resources
c/o Ms Chong Mei Peen
Asia Research Institute
National University of Singapore
469A Tower Block,
Bukit Timah Road #10-01,
Singapore 259770

*Contact Info: *
Human Resources
c/o Ms Chong Mei Peen
Asia Research Institute
National University of Singapore
469A Tower Block,
Bukit Timah Road #10-01,
Singapore 259770

*Website: *http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg

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