[ecrea] Two postdoc positions-Max Planck Institute-New media and religious politics

We are hiring two postdoctoral fellows for the project on new media
and religious politics.
Please see the call for applications below (also in the attached pdf):

The Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic
Diversity, Department of Religious Diversity in Göttingen is offering


Two Postdoc Positions
The Department of Religious Diversity invites applications for two
full time funded postdoctoral positions for the research project on
new media and religious politics. This project is investigating new
media dynamics, political Islam and political Hinduism in South Asia
and among the South Asian diaspora in EuropeThe objective is to
examine the ways that the Internet media facilitates and reshapes new
transnational networks of religious politics, and its ramifications
for South Asian politics and diaspora cultures.

Postdoc 1
The successful candidate will explore Internet enabled new media
practices and political Islam among the South Asian diaspora in the UK
and Germany. Ethnographic fieldwork among the diasporic Islamic
communities and major organizations for political Islam connected to
South Asia is expected. A background in Islamic studies or proficiency
in Urdu/Arabic is desired.

Postdoc 2
The researcher will carry out an ethnographic study of online
practices among the Indian diaspora and major organizations for
political Hinduism in the UK.
The postdoctoral fellows will design the study concerning these
themes, lead fieldwork, and collaborate with other researchers working
on the project. Candidates with a PhD or close to finishing a PhD, and
with research interests in media and South Asia are encouraged to
apply.

This full time fixed-term post for two years will begin in July 2015
or as soon as possible after this date.

The Max Planck Society wishes to increase the participation of women
wherever they are underrepresented; therefore, applications from women
are particularly welcome.
Following its commitment to an equal opportunities employment policy,
the Max Planck Society also especially encourages persons with a
disability to submit their applications.

The complete application, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae,
writing sample, a two-page research proposal must be sent by email or
mail before 15 May, 2015 to:

Professor Peter van der Veer
Managing Director
Max Planck Institute for the
Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Hermann-Foge Weg 11
Goettingen, Germany
(vdvoffice /at/ mmg.mpg.de)
Enquiries may be made to Dr Sahana Udupa at (udupa /at/ mmg.mpg.de)

Please see the link for more information on the institute: www.mmg.mpg.de


Best
Sahana Udupa


Research Fellow
Max Planck Institute for the Study
of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Hermann-Föge-Weg 12
37073 Göttingen
Germany
Tel.: +49 (551) 4956 – 244
Homepage:http://www.mmg.mpg.de

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