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Vacancy: PhD researcher at RHEA Centre of Expertise Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality

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Vacancy notice for a PhD researcher
RHEA Centre of Expertise Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

rhea-LOGO-200x300RHEA is a multi-disciplinary and interfaculty research group devoted to fundamental and applied research about gender and especially gender inequality and its interactions with other sources of inequality. RHEA affiliates around 30 researchers, including professors, post-docs, pre-docs and freelance researchers from the research teams of POLI (Political Sciences), FILO (Philosophy), JURI (Law), TALK (Language and Literature), MOSI (Mathematics, Operational research, Statistics and Information Systems, applied in human sciences), SCRI (Criminology), the Centre for Ethics and Humanism, SOCI (Sociology) and CLIC (Cultural Studies). RHEA’s present core expertise is in gender equality/diversity policy and politics; women’s (legal) history; and gender, migration and cultural practices.

For more information see: http://www.vub.ac.be/en/centre-of-excellence/rhea

PhD researcher (1 + 3 years 100%)

Job outline

You conduct a doctoral research within the scope of the Strategic Research Programme, and more precisely within one of the Programme’s work packages. For a description of the theme, objectives and outline of the work packages: see below.

You also participate in national and international conferences and publish on your research topic.

Your profile

  • You have a master in Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Having research experience in politics or policy science research on gender,diversity, equality, intersectionality is a plus
  • You are a dynamic person that is highly motivated to pursue an academic

carreer

  • You are fluent in written and spoken English; Dutch language skills are a plus

We offer

  • A full time position as a pre-doctoral researcher for one year with three additional years after a positive evaluation, starting on 1 May 2016
  • Financial means for methodological training
  • Scientific and financial support for participating with research papers in

various national and international conferences

  • A three-member doctoral committee that provides feedback and advice
  • Being part of a young and eager interdisciplinary research team that is well embedded in national and international networks

Procedure

By the 15h of February you send to Karen Celis (Karen.celis@vub.ac.be):

  • a letter of motivation
  • your CV
  • a 1-page summary of your master thesis
  • in case you have publications (not obligatory), a copy of what you consider to be your most important publication
  • a 3-page outline of your research project including
    . the general theme, research question, methodology
    . a short discussion of how it fits the Strategic Research Programme and,more precisely, one of the work packages.

 

By the 15th of March you are informed about the outcome of the first selection based on the information and documents you provided. When positive, you are invited for an interview. The interviews take place according to the availabilities of you and the selection committee in the second half of March/beginning of April.

 

By the beginning of April you are informed about final outcome of the selection procedure.

 

 

For more information please contact Karen Celis (Karen.celis@vub.ac.be).

 

Vacancy: PhD Studentship – Cultures of Health (Inequalities) in a City of Culture

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University of Hull

To celebrate the University’s research successes, the University of Hull is offering one full-time UK/EU PhD Scholarship or International Fees Bursary for candidates applying for the following project.

Studentships will start on 26th September 2016.

Supervisors:

Dr Lisa Dikomitis,  L.Dikomitis@hull.ac.uk,  +44 (0)1482 465195, School of Social Sciences
Professor Vassos Argyrou, V.Argyrou@hull.ac.uk, +44 (0)1482 466305, School of Social Sciences

We are seeking a social scientist to undertake methodologically and conceptually ambitious doctoral research around the social and cultural dimensions of health. The aim of this project is to begin the process of fundamentally rethinking health inequalities based on ethnographic fieldwork in Hull.

Hull—the UK’s City of Culture 2017—ranks 144 out 150 local authorities in terms of premature deaths (Public Health England), while life expectancy in the city is 11.9 years lower for men and 8.6 years lower for women in the most deprived areas than in the least deprived areas (Health Profile 2014). It is clear that something needs to be done—urgently so. But do we really know what is causing these inequalities? We could put them down to the usual suspects: inadequate provision, material deprivation, environmental factors and what might be called the ‘cultural poverty’ of the social groups at the bottom of the health and longevity hierarchy. Yet decades after such solutions and the problem has not been solved. Could it be that a fresh perspective is needed?

The PhD researcher will conduct ethnographic fieldwork in two locations in Hull that differ significantly in terms of material deprivation and life expectancy. The key concern will be to find out to what extent, and how exactly, different cultures shape perceptions of health and illness and mediate heath warnings, whether these warnings come in the form of publicly available information—for example, ‘smoking kills’—or in the form of physical symptoms.

This project is part of the ‘Health, Well-Being and Social Inclusion’ research group which views health and illness beyond a purely clinical perspective. Its mission is to explore the changing landscape of health, illness and medicine from a social science perspective. This is a long-standing strong and vibrant interdisciplinary research cluster in the School of Social Sciences which provides a strong research base within which the Studentship will be located.

To apply for this post please click on the Apply button below.

In order to qualify for this scholarship you will require an undergraduate degree with at least a 2.1, or equivalent in a relevant subject.

Full-time UK/EU PhD Scholarships will include fees at the ‘home/EU’ student rate and maintenance (£14,057 in 2015/16) for three years, depending on satisfactory progress.

Full-time International Fee PhD Studentships will include full fees at the International student rate for three years, dependent on satisfactory progress.

PhD students at the University of Hull follow modules for research and transferable skills development and gain a Masters level Certificate, or Diploma, in Research Training, in addition to their research degree.

Successful applicants will be informed of the award as soon as possible and by 30th April 2016 at the latest.

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Vacature: Nederlandstalige Coördinator/trice bij Sophia vzw

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Sophia vzw, Belgisch Netwerk voor Genderstudies

Zoekt iemand met:

• Een universitair diploma (je mag ook solliciteren als je laatstejaarsstudent bent en in januari 2016 zal afstuderen)
• Kennis van en belangstelling voor genderstudies en de vrouwenbeweging in Vlaanderen/België
• Een uitstekende kennis van het Nederlands, een goede kennis van het Engels en een goede passieve kennis van het Frans
• Een vlotte pen en goede mondelinge communicatievaardigheden
• Kennis van ICT en websitebeheer is een pluspunt
• Een ingesteldheid om zeer zelfstandig evenals in groep te werken

Functie:
• Opstellen en versturen van de elektronische nieuwsbrief en updaten van de website
• Medewerking aan de avonden, studiedagen en colloquia georganiseerd door Sophia
• Vertalen en editen van teksten
• Opvolging en ontwikkeling van Vlaamse en buitenlandse contacten in genderstudies
• Opvolging van de administratie van Sophia en deelname aan de vergaderingen van de Raad van Bestuur
• Opvolging ledenadministratie

Dit gebeurt in nauwe samenwerking met de Franstalige coördinatrice en in samenspraak met de voorzitsters van Sophia.

Aanbod:
• Een halftijdse aanstelling in een kleine, dynamische, tweetalige vzw vanaf 01/02/2016
• Een functie op het raakvlak tussen de academische wereld, het middenveld en de overheid
• Een aangename werkomgeving in de buurt van de Botanique in Brussel
• Redelijk flexibele werkuren
• Een verloning volgens PC 329.02 (Soc-­‐Cul.Frans Gem.)

Geïnteresseerd?
• Stuur voor 5 januari 2016 uw CV en motivatiebrief naar Petra Meier: petra.meier@uantwerpen.be
• Meer informatie voor 17 december: info@sophia.be of 02/ 229 38 69
• De gesprekken en een schriftelijke oefening vinden plaats op donderdag 21 januari 2016 in de lokalen van Sophia, Middaglijnstraat 10, 1210 Brussel.

 

The First Annual Machteld de Metsenaere Lecture

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RHEA  Centre of Expertise Gender,  Diversity & Intersectionality
is pleased to present

The First Annual Machteld de Metsenaere Lecture

Thursday, December 3, 2015, 5-7 pm
Promotiezaal  (Campus Etterbeek, room D.2.01 in building D)

Carrying as a Feminist Method
by Nirmal Puwar (Goldsmith College)

The body has a memory, and embodied sensibilities shape our research in ways that we yet have to fully understand. This paper unpacks the notion of “carrying” as an embodied set of experiences and influences that bear upon us in the selection or avoidance of research matters. This discussion considers the informative and affective properties of sensibilities that touch our research directions. It is well recognised that we acquire and carry a body of books for company. What is not so easily acknowledged is the small incidents that stay with us and which often unknowingly offer anchorage to our points of attention. Commonly we carry a set of aesthetics which we struggle to give legitimacy. Most often the risks of anthropological romanticism or scientific reductionism constrain our attempts to work with different ways of being, seeing and feeling. This lecture considers the example of Giddha (Punjabi song and dance between women) that provides an instance of embodied transnational carrying of stories, voice and humour. This however is not an exercise in museum preservation or a politics of salvation.

Nirmal Puwar is Reader in Sociology and Co-Director of Methods Lab at Goldsmith College, University of London. Her work explores postcolonialism, institutions, race and gender, and critical methodologies. She is author of the book Space Invaders: Race, Gender and Bodies out of place (2004) and co-editor of eighteen collections, including: Live Methods; Intimacy in Research; Post-colonial Bourdieu; Fashion and Orientalism and South Asian Women in the Diaspora. She is co-convenor of the Race Forum of the British Sociological Association. In her recent work she has collaboratively worked on a number of projects involved with inventive and public methods.

The lecture is followed by a response by Sarah Bracke (RHEA)

Master Class with Nirmal Puwar

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Master Class with Nirmal Puwar

Friday, December 4th, 2015
9.30 am – 1 pm, Campus Etterbeek

The Machteld de Metsenaere lecture is followed by a master class, which offers interested graduate students the opportunity to explore the notion of carrying more in depth together with Nirmal Puwar.

The master class is open to doctoral students and advanced MA students. Participation is free of charge, but conditional upon application (see below). Participation to the master class requires attending the public lecture, reading the assigned readings, and preparing a brief (10 minutes) presentation of one’s research project. This presentation should focus on (feminist) methodological issues and embodiment, and might reflect on how an understanding of “carrying” plays out in one’s own research.

PhD students from any Flemish university receive one credit (1 ECTS) upon completion of the master class. Other PhD students receive, on completion, a ‘proof of successful participation’, which can be recognized by their home PhD programme. MA students can apply for registration on an individual basis and receive ‘proof of successful participation’.

How to apply?
Send us a brief statement of interest by October 31, 2015.

The statement should include a presentation of your research, with special emphasis on methodological and epistemological issues, as well as present questions that you would like to see addressed during the master class. The statement should not exceed 1000 words, and should be sent to sarah.bracke@vub.ac.be

You will be notified by November 10 about your participation to the master class. A brief reading list will be available from that date onwards.

The public lecture and master class are sponsored by: Doctoral School for Human Sciences,  Expertisecentrum Gender, Diversiteit & Intersectionaliteit

Judith Van Schuylenbergh creëerde webpagina over seksualiteit en transgenders

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Judith Van Schuylenbergh deed een stage bij het Transgender Infopunt van het UZ Gent. Ze deed een literatuuronderzoek naar seksualiteitsbeleving van transvrouwen en transmannen en verwerkte de resultaten tot een informatieve webpagina met onderwerpen zoals lichaamsbeleving, seksuele orientatie, relaties, etc. De webpagina ‘seksualiteit’ kan via deze link gevonden worden, alsook andere informatieve luiken van het Transgender Infopunt.

Vacature: Projectcoördinator v/m bij Vrouwenraad

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‘Empowerment alleenstaande moeders met een leefloon in ocmw’s’

De Vrouwenraad is de overkoepelende organisatie voor alle verenigingen die werken aan gelijke kansen voor vrouwen en mannen. Organisaties met verschillende achtergronden zijn bij ons aangesloten. Meer info op www.vrouwenraad.be
De Vrouwenraad zoekt voor onmiddellijke indiensttreding een
voltijdse projectcoördinator op universitair niveau.

Takenpakket
Coördineren van het project (Vlaanderen, Brussel, Wallonië,) vanuit genderperspectief
(planning, organisatie en opvolging)
Ondersteunen en organiseren van de projectstuurgroep
Samenwerking met een wetenschappelijke instelling, case-managers in ocmw’s, vrouwen- en armoedenetwerken
Opstellen eindrapport

Profiel

  • Masterdiploma
  • tweetalig (Nl. en Fr.)
  • ervaring als projectcoördinator is een pluspunt
  • vertrouwd zijn met de werking van ocmw’s
  • interesse voor de link tussen gender, armoede, alleenstaande moeders
  • erkennen van diversiteit in de samenleving
  • inzicht in de meerwaarde van gekruiste expertise (gender en interculturaliteit)
  • zelfstandig kunnen werken
  • feeling met armoedeproblematiek en positie alleenstaande moeders met een leefloon

Vereiste kennis

  • kennis van gender en empowermentprocessen van vrouwen, interesse voor feminisme
  • kennis van projectcoördinatie
  • ICT: reguliere programma’s

Vaardigheden

  • efficiënte werkorganisatie: verantwoordelijk voor eigen planning en in staat prioriteiten te bepalen
  • redactionele vaardigheden
  • communicatieve vaardigheden
  • deadlines respecteren

Wij bieden

  • contract van bepaalde duur van 15.10.2015 tot 14.10.2016
  • niveau Master (max. 5 jaar anciënniteit wordt meegenomen)
  • gratis openbaar vervoer van en naar het werk
  • maaltijdcheques
  • werkomstandigheden die rekening houden met combinatie van job en privéleven

Voor meer informatie over deze functie kan u vanaf 16 september 2015 terecht bij Leen Scheerlinck op 02/229 38 19 of via nvr.lscheerlinck@amazone.be.

Zij verwacht uw sollicitatiebrief met CV vóór 10 oktober 2015.

Vrouwenraad
t.a.v Leen Scheerlinck
directeur
Middaglijnstraat 10
1210 Brussel
02/229 38 19

De eerste selectie gebeurt op basis van CV en motivatiebrief.

De kandidaten die het best beantwoorden aan de vereisten voor de functie zullen uitgenodigd worden voor een gesprek.