Category Archives: Universities

Two Teaching Fellows in International Relations / International Security at Warwick

Posted on July 17, 2013 by stuartelden

Vacancy Type/Job category – Teaching Only Department – Politics & International Studies Salary – £27,854 – £36,298 pa Location – University of Warwick Fixed Term Contract (Post 1 – 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2015)  (Post 2 – 1 September 2013 to 31 … Continue reading →

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Three post-doc positions at Durham

Posted on July 15, 2013 by stuartelden

Please contact Lynn Staeheli (lynn.staeheli@dur.ac.uk) with questions.  Applications are made on-line at http://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs The Department of Geography at Durham University is offering three post-doctoral research positions.  The posts are associated with the European Research Council project “Youth Citizenship in Divided … Continue reading →

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International Scholar post with Al-Quds Bard Honors College renewed

Posted on July 14, 2013 by stuartelden

I’ve had my post as International Scholar with Al-Quds Bard Honors College, Al-Quds University renewed for the 2013-14 academic year. This is part of the Academic Fellowship program of the Open Society Institute in Budapest. I’ll be working again with two early-career Palestinian academics, … Continue reading →

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Advice for (post)graduate students

Posted on July 11, 2013 by stuartelden

Advice for (post)graduate students on advisors in the Times Higher Education. (A good counter-balance to previously linked advice.)

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A critical path: Securing the future of higher education in England

Posted on July 2, 2013 by stuartelden

IPPR report A critical path: Securing the future of higher education in England – free to download and summary here.

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Advice for PhD Students

Posted on July 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Nick Hopwood has some interesting advice for PhD students – though the title is needlessly provocative.

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Learn to Write Badly

Posted on June 27, 2013 by stuartelden

Michael Billig offers some cautionary advice – Learn to Write Badly: How to Succeed in the Social Sciences. Modern academia is increasingly competitive yet the writing style of social scientists is routinely poor and continues to deteriorate. Are social science … Continue reading →

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Judith Butler’s Honorary Doctorate Address at McGill University

Posted on June 6, 2013 by stuartelden

Judith Butler’s Honorary Doctorate Address at McGill University. A powerful defence of the humanities and reading texts.

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On refusing unpaid work

Posted on June 5, 2013 by stuartelden

I was recently asked to write an entry on a topic I’m very interested in, for another multi-volume Encyclopedia. I’ve written about my doubts about yet more of these ventures before here and here. This one wants a 4,500 word … Continue reading →

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Postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Copenhagen

Posted on May 20, 2013 by stuartelden

Posted on behalf of Ben Rosamond – br@ifs.ku.dk: Three postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Copenhagen ‘EuroChallenge’ Interdisciplinary Research Programme Department of Political Science, Facuty of Law, Faculty of Humanities ‘EuroChallenge’ is a major new interdisciplinary project, financed by the … Continue reading →

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