[Tps] TPS/ECPR Policy Network - Postdoctoral and doctoral Research Fellowship

[Navdeep Mathur]

*Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Political Thought*
 
A National Research Foundation (NRF) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is 
on offer for two years (renewable for another year) in the School of 
Politics, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, Sout h Africa. Dr 
Lawrence Hamilton, a political philosopher in the school, has recently 
been awarded the NRF President's Award for his research achievements, 
which enables him to fund and mentor this fellowship. The fellowship can 
be taken up from 1 July 2007, and no later than the 1 February 2008, and 
is set at the NRF's rate for postdoctoral fellowships, currently R60 000 
per annum. This is sufficient to cover living expenses in South Africa, 
and it can be supplemented by employment within the school. The 
fellowship forms part of a larger project to create a Centre of 
Excellence in Political Philosophy at the UKZN.
 
The postdoctoral research must, therefore, be on a topic within the 
fields of History of Political Thought, Political Philosophy or 
Political Theory. However, the latter in particular can be construed 
fairly widely to include research that makes use of empirical analysis, 
case studies, etc, so long as the main focus of the research is on 
furthering the understanding or applicability of a question within 
political thought. Applications are therefore also encouraged from 
researchers who ground their theoretical analysis in existing political 
contexts and problems.
 
Dr Hamilton's research interests and publications include a book (/The 
Political Philosophy of Needs/ [Cambridge University Press, 2003 
(2007)]) and a number of articles and ongoing research on the state, 
coercion, popular sovereignty, rights, needs, interests, citizenship, 
markets, imperialism, civil society, judgment in politics, the French 
Revolution and representative democracy, the political thought of 
Hobbes, Rousseau, Sieyès, Hegel, Proudhon and Marx, African political 
thought, and land reform, public debt and constitutionalism in South 
Africa. However, applicants should not feel they have to restrict their 
research proposals to these or cognate areas. The final choice of 
candidate will not be influenced by their choice of research topic.
 
Candidates should email their curriculum vitae (CV), including the names 
of three referees who are able to assess their work to date, an example 
of their written (preferably published) work of no more than 10 000 
words, and a one-page summary of their proposed postdoctoral research to 
Dr Hamilton (hamilton1 at ukzn.ac.za <mailto:hamilton1 at ukzn.ac.za>) by 1 
June 2007. They can also post their applications to: Dr Lawrence 
Hamilton, School of Politics, Howard College Campus, University of 
KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa, making sure they arrive by 
the deadline. The successful candidate will be informed by the 15 June 
2007.
 
 
Doctoral Research Scholarship in Political Thought
 
One National Research Foundation (NRF) scholarship is on offer for three 
years doctoral research in the School of Politics, University of 
KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa. Dr Lawrence Hamilton, a 
political philosopher in the school, has recently been awarded the NRF 
President's Award for his research achievements, which enables him to 
fund doctoral and postdoctoral research under his supervision.  The 
Scholarship must be taken up from 1 July 2007. The successful candidate 
will receive R45 000 per annum, which is sufficient to cover university 
and living expenses in South Africa, and this can be supplemented by 
employment within the School of Politics. This scholarship is part of a 
project to create a Centre of Excellence in Political Philosophy at UKZN.
 
The doctoral research must, therefore, be on a topic within the fields 
of History of Political Thought, Political Philosophy or Political 
Theory.  However, the latter in particular can be construed fairly 
widely to include research that makes use of empirical analysis, case 
studies, etc, so long as the main focus of the research is on furthering 
the understanding or applicability of a question within political 
thought.  Applications are therefore also encouraged from students who 
have an interest in grounding their theoretical analysis in existing 
political contexts and problems.
 
Dr Hamilton's research interests and publications include a book (/The 
Political Philosophy of Needs/ [Cambridge University Press, 2003 
(2007)]) and a number of articles and ongoing research on the state, 
coercion, popular sovereignty, rights, needs, interests, citizenship, 
markets, imperialism, civil society, judgment in politics, the French 
Revolution and representative democracy, the political thought of 
Hobbes, Rousseau, Sieyès, Hegel, Proudhon and Marx, African political 
thought, and land reform, public debt and constitutionalism in South 
Africa. However, applicants should not feel they have to restrict their 
research to these or cognate areas. Dr Hamilton can supervise research 
on most topics within the History of Political Thought, Political 
Philosophy and Political Theory, and the final choice of candidate will 
not be influenced by their choice of research topic.
 
Candidates should email their curriculum vitae (CV), including the names 
of three referees who are able to assess their work to date, and a 
one-page summary of their proposed doctoral research to Dr Hamilton 
(hamilton1 at ukzn.ac.za <mailto:hamilton1 at ukzn.ac.za>) by 1 June 2007.  
They can also post their applications to: Dr Lawrence Hamilton, School 
of Politics, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 
4041, South Africa, making sure they arrive by the deadline. The 
successful candidate will be informed by the 15 June 2007 at the latest.
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