Organisation : VANSA – Visual Arts Network of South Africa
Announcement : Postdoctoral Fellowship 2017
Applicable for : South African
Deadline : 30th November 2016.
Website : http://vansa.co.za/opportunities/education/postdoctoral-fellowship-2017
Postdoctoral Fellowship 2017 :
** Suitable candidates are invited to apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship hosted by the Arts of Africa Research Team (AART) linked to the SARChI Chair in ‘Geopolitics and the Arts of Africa’ at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Related : VANSA Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarships 2017 : www.southafricain.com/3245.html
** The fellowship is worth R200 000 per annum and is renewable for up to three years. Candidates must have obtained their PhD in a relevant discipline within the last five years.
** The successful Postdoctoral Fellow will be an active participant in the Arts of Africa Research Team, which currently consists of a Research Chair, one Postdoctoral Fellow, and 18 postgraduates who are pursuing Honours, Masters and PhD degrees.
** She or he will focus on publishing and will not be involved in undergraduate teaching. Funding for participation in relevant academic conferences will also be available.
** Preference will be given to candidates based on the African continent and working in a research area relevant to the Chair themes.
** Further information will be sent to potential applicants once an expression of interest has been received.
** Candidates must be resident in Grahamstown for the duration of the fellowship.
Application Process :
1. Expression Of Intetest
** Please send an EXPRESSION OF INTEREST to the Research Chair, Professor Ruth Simbao (arts.africa@ru.ac.za and cc’d to c.mostert AT ru.ac.za) by the 30th of October 2016.
** Further information and an application form will be sent to suitable applicants. (Forms will be available from the 10th of October).
The Expression Of Interest Must include the following :
** Your institutional affiliation (if applicable)
** Details of your completed PhD (institution, academic department, year obtained and thesis title)
** Your research interests
** A summary of your publication track record
2. Final Application :
** Final applications are due on the 30th November 2016.