New invitation to apply for GEXcel visiting fellowships

By Malena Gustavson on 05 Dec | 0 comments

The research theme is "Sexual Health, Embodiment and Empowerment. Bridging Epistemological Gaps" (Theme 4-5), jointly directed by
* Nina Lykke, Professor of Gender and Culture, Department of Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden,
* Barbro Wijma, Professor of Gender and Medicine, Division of Gender and Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.

Apply before Jan 20, 2009 (for Spring and Autumn 2009)

See detailed theme description at:  http://www.genderexcel.org/node/107

Announcement:

Linköping and Örebro Universities, Sweden, are the base for the “Centre of Gender Excellence - Gendering Excellence (GEXcel): Towards a European Centre of Excellence in Transnational and Transdisciplinary Studies of Changing Gender Relations, Intersectionalities and Embodiment”. With support from the Swedish Research Council, GEXcel is carrying out new research and seeks to become the foundation for a more permanent Sweden-based European Collegium for Advanced Transnational and Transdisciplinary Gender Studies.

A Visiting Fellows Programme has been organized to attract scholars at different career stages from Sweden and abroad with a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. The visiting fellows will carry out thematically organized, joint gender research, under the direction of one  or two of the professors, responsible for the programme,  and collaborate with invited senior researchers.

In 2009, one of the research themes is “Sexual Health, Embodiment and  Empowerment. Bridging Epistemological Gaps”, directed by
* Nina Lykke, Professor of Gender and Culture, Department of Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden,
see also: http://www.tema.liu.se/tema-g
* Barbro Wijma, Professor of Gender and Medicine, Division of Gender and Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden,
see: www.hu.liu.se/ike/genus_medicin/amnet

Positions for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to participate in thematic research on “Sexual Health, Embodiment and  Empowerment. Bridging Epistemological Gaps" are now open for competition. Postdoctoral researchers may or may not have graduated recently.

Proposals are invited from doctoral students outside Sweden for up to 8 one or two-month fellowships (in Nov-Dec 2009, including Nov 23-Dec 6, 2009, and a shorter 1-2 weeks stay in Spring 2009, including June 15-17, where a joint kick-off conference for all fellows of Theme 4-5 will take place). Fellowships include salary (with a deduction for existing doctoral salary), housing stipend and travel to Sweden.

Proposals are also invited from postdoctoral scholars (priority given to applicants from Europe, including Sweden) for at least 3-4 fellowships of up to 6-8 months’ duration (preferably starting May-June 2009 including June 15-17 + Nov 23-Dec 6, 2009). Applications for periods less than 6 months are also welcome. Fellowships include salary (with a deduction for existing salary), housing stipend and travel to Sweden.

It is also possible for successful doctoral and postdoctoral candidates to extend their stay at Linköping University with their own funding.

Proposals must include a current CV, an abstract of the proposed project, a description of the project (maximum: 5 pages) to be undertaken during the fellowship, and a short bibliography.

Applicants should explain how their project will contribute to the understanding of at least one of the three sub-themes of the “Sexual Health, Embodiment and  Empowerment. Bridging Epistemological Gaps" research theme. The three sub-themes are:
* sex education and sexual empowerment
* critical sexology
* gendered violence

Preferably, applicants should also reflect on the ways in which their contribution will interact with the cross-cutting theme:
* cross- and transdisciplinary, feminist approaches to gendered, sexualised and racialised bodies and ethics.

Doctoral Candidates must include the name and contact information for their research supervisor(s). Postdoctoral applicants must include two samples of their work (published or unpublished) on the topic in their application.

All proposals and supporting materials should be submitted electronically to:
GEXcel Academic Coordinator Katherine Harrison application@genderexcel.org , marked application for GEXcel Research Theme 4-5.

A committee will evaluate all applications and select those who are successful, with the approval of the GEXcel Board.

Application Deadlines:
Jan 20, 2009, for 2009 (Awards Announced in March 2009)