The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Halle (Saale) has the opportunity to offer the following positions · a researcher (BAT-O IIa) · a PhD Grant · a Postdoctoral Grant Starting September / October 2004. The grants are to be awarded in the context of the following research programme: read more ...Department I 'Integration and Conflict' headed by Prof. Dr. Günther Schlee Integration and conflict are central points of reference for the analysis of the interaction of ethnic groups and states. The construction, meaning and communication of identity offer an important field of research within this frame of reference. The analysis of descriptions of the self and the other in processes of peaceful and violent interaction and, in particular, the development of identities in confrontations with other groups, are at the centre of this research program. Description and analysis of conflict mechanisms also play an important role here. The regional foci of this research project are West Africa, Northeast Africa and Central Asia. Further background information concerning these projects can be found on our homepage. The BAT-O IIa Position is for three years (with the possibility of a two-year extension). BAT-O IIa Positions are open to scientists who have completed their doctorate within the last ten years. The Postdoctoral Grant is for two years (a one-year extension is possible for foreigners). Postdoctoral Grants can only be awarded to scientists who have received their doctorate within the last ten years. The grants are not taxed and are free from social security stipulations. A PhD Grant is generally awarded for 2 years, with the possibility of two six-month extensions. We expect our PhD students to complete a yearlong period of fieldwork as part of their studies. The Max Planck Society is committed to raising the proportion of women in under-represented fields; we thus explicitly encourage applications by women. Individuals with disabilities will be given priority, assuming equal qualifications. We are also seeking to make an appointment in cooperation with the GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) of a Junior Conflict and Reconciliation Specialist The conflict analyst will work with the Project on the Improvement of Farming Systems Project in the Bay and Bakool regions of Southern Somalia. The GTZ will fund the conflict analyst for 2 years of practical work on the project, and the MPI will fund a subsequent three year (2 + 0,5 + 0,5 are the usual contract periods) research grant. Payment during the first phase will be in the range of Euro 1,500 (salary), plus 150 (health insurance) and 150 (housing allowance), per month. One flight home per year (up to EURO 1,200), will also be paid. The conflict analyst will spend most of his/her time in the field and concentrate on the micro and meso levels. Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Halle (Saale) Depending on the qualifications of the candidate, and on successful completion of Phase One, the MPI will offer the conflict analyst a PhD grant or similar funding to give him or her the opportunity to evaluate his/her practical experience from the perspective of social science (social anthropology). This grant will comprise a further year of field research with a more open focus than that required by the project activities of Phase One. Much of this year may be spent in the project area, so that the analyst will also be able to contribute to the project in this second phase. The scientific output will be a PhD thesis or a similar major publication. This will focus on the genesis, the course and the resolution of conflicts in Bay and Bakool, their connections to conflicts in the wider region, the interface between development intervention and local/regional peace processes, media perceptions of these processes and the international political framework in which these take place. Applications should include the standard documentations and a project resume. Final selection will be made following interviews in June-August 2004. Please send applications and the names of two referees (whom we may contact for confidential references) to the following address before May 7th 2004: Max-Planck-Institute for Social Anthropology Personnel Administration P. O. Box 11 03 51 D ? 06017 Halle/Saale, Germany

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