As PhD-candidate you are part of the joint programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Utrecht University/Faculty of Social Sciences/Cultural Anthropology. This programme is known as the IS-academy.

The subject of research is `Poverty reduction and good governance’. Within the wide scope of research on this subject is chosen for research on two themes: `the political dimension of poverty reduction and `drivers of change’ with a focus on two core questions:

What are the political dimensions of poverty reduction and what factors determine shifts from exclusion to inclusion of poverty concerns in political arenas and policy agendas? What are the political dimensions of so-called „failing states”,
particularly in relation to intrastate social violence and political conflict?
The project is situated within the research programme `Political conflict, cultural trauma and social reconciliation’ (CTR) which is part of the Research Centre CERES. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be involved in the guiding and supervision of the research projects.

Requirements

University Graduate
MA/Msc in one of the social sciences or any related academic study;

Fieldwork experience during MA/Msc preferably in a non-western country;

Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative social science (field) research methods;

Ability to function in international scientific circles;

Capable of designing an original research proposal;

Knowledge of the Portuguese and English language.

Additional information about the job:
We are looking for a PhD candidate on the following project:

Peace, social reconstruction and collective trauma in post-war Mozambique