[Lasa] Postdoctoral Research Fellow: 'Nationalization of Extraction in Bolivia and Ecuador'

[Kate Swanson]

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow: "Nationalization of Extraction in  
Bolivia and Ecuador'

Conflict and co-operation in Bolivia and Ecuador" is a multi-year  
collaborative project of the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of  
Erasmus University (Netherlands), Universidad San Francisco de Quito  
(USFQ-Ecuador), LIDEMA (Bolivia) and Hivos (Netherlands). The project,  
funded by the CoCoon program (www.nwo.nl/cocoon) of the Netherlands  
Science Foundation (NWO), is seeking a post-doctoral research fellow  
to join a multi-national and multi-disciplinary team of researchers to  
investigate the socio-economic, environmental and political  
implications of ongoing processes of nationalization of oil, gas and  
mining industries in Bolivia and Ecuador.

This is an exciting opportunity for a postdoctoral fellow to conduct  
multi-method field research in Bolivia and Ecuador and to work closely  
with an international team of researchers to develop interdisciplinary  
academic publications. The successful candidate will join the faculty  
of USFQ and reside in Quito. A significant portion of the 24-month  
duration of the position will involve field research in a number of  
different communities in the two target countries. There will also be  
an opportunity to spend up to 3 months of the fellowship at the ISS in  
The Hague, The Netherlands.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in geography, anthropology,  
economics, political science sociology or any other relevant  
discipline, strong interdisciplinary research skills, and in-depth  
knowledge of Latin American natural resource issues. The researcher  
should be fluent in English and Spanish.

The fellow will work under the joint supervision of Carlos Mena  
(USFQ), Murat Arsel (ISS) and Lorenzo Pellegrini (ISS). This position  
will include annual salary of USD 20,000 plus funds necessary for  
conducting field research. The appointment will be for 12 months and  
may be renewed for an additional 12 months. USFQ will arrange for the  
necessary work and residence permits for the successful candidate to  
reside in Ecuador.

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the  
position is filled. To apply, candidates should send a letter of  
motivation, a CV, the details of three referees, and an academic  
writing sample to:

Murat Arsel: arsel at iss.nl
Carlos Mena: cmena at usfq.edu.ec



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Kate Swanson
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
San Diego State University

http://geography.sdsu.edu/People/Faculty/swanson.html