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  *Society, Work and Development Institute* *(SWOP)*

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

*5 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Research and Social Justice (2 years)*

*An exciting new concept!*

This postdoctoral program, generously funded by Ford Foundation, provides
focused support for both *research publication *and concrete engagement
with *social justice *issues and campaigns. You will be located at a
Research Institute that combines cutting edge scholarly research with rich
experience of supporting labour, women’s, social and environmental
movements, as well as progressive government institutions, engaging in
struggles to change the world we live in. You will have the time and
support to conduct and publish research and lay the foundation for your
academic career, as well as participate in an innovative social justice
program. You will participate in a collegial and progressive community of
scholars.

*The Institute *

The Society, Work and Development Institute (SWOP) conducts relevant and
exciting research on work, labour and social movements, mining and social
transformations, environmental crisis, gender orders and contestation, the
informalisation of work, society and politics, protest movements, patronage
and civil society, collective and political violence, and the challenges of
citizenship and democracy. The Institute collaborates with academics,
grassroots organizations and government across South Africa and
internationally, and is a collegial, team-working organization committed to
developing a new generation of researchers and intellectuals. It is located
in the most vibrant Humanities Faculty in South Africa, in a university
known for cutting edge social sciences research.

*The Program*

The Fellowship program will include mentoring by experienced scholars,
training in writing and presentation skills, research opportunities
including research funding, and the opportunity to discuss your work in a
vibrant network of scholars. The social justice component will include
critical seminars on the interface between academic research and public
engagement, and include a social justice project linked to work in labour
and broader social movements, grassroots organising and advocacy, public
interest litigation/transformative constitutionalism, and efforts to
progressively influence policy-making and legislative processes.

This is a full-time programme and is not compatible with other employment.
Fellows will be expected to work closely with research staff, and to
participate fully in the intellectual life of the institute. Each Fellow’s
work programme will fit their specific goals, whether this means focusing
on translating PhD research into publications, or undertaking new research
and taking this through to publication. Candidates will explain how their
own (completed or planned) research is linked to or has implications for
social justice. It is preferable that applicants’ work should be broadly
aligned with the thematic focuses in SWOP, which include:

·         extractive industries, labour regimes and rural transformations

·         precarious work and social protection

·         environment and society

·         democracy, violence, community formation, movements and
citizenship

·         informalisation of work, society and politics

·         changing gender regimes.

The emphasis is on ‘broadly’, such that candidates are able to explore
their own interests and adopt fresh perspectives.

*Period of Fellowship:*

Applications are invited from all continents. The Fellowships will start on
1 May 2015 and cover a period of two years. Fellows will receive funding of
R220 000 per year plus medical insurance, and in addition substantial
research funding. The second year is conditional on performance in the
first year. Applicants must have completed and been awarded their PhDs
(though not necessarily graduated) in the social sciences or related
fields. There will be two calls for applications, the first closing on 15
December, the second closing 30 February 2015. Potential applicants who
anticipate being awarded their PhD’s by 30 February should forward their
applications for pre-selection by 15 December as well.

*To apply, please submit the following: *

1.    A detailed cover letter motivating your application, including a
statement of your current research interests, its relevance to social
justice concerns, and outlining what you wish to do with your postdoc
Fellowship, should it be awarded to you. Also indicate what publications
you might produce during your fellowship, and whether these are to be drawn
from completed research or would require additional research.

2.    A brief essay (2 pages) problematising the relationship between
academic research and social justice activism, including reflections on
your own research field.

3.    A detailed and updated CV.

4.    A copy of two recent publications, or two chapters of your PhD.

5.    Names and contact details (including email addresses) of three
referees.

Applications and enquiries should be sent to Mondli.hadebe at wits.ac.za  or
posted to Mondli Hadebe, Society Work and Development Institute, University
of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag 3, Wits, 2050, South Africa

*Closing date for applications: 15 December 2014*

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