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LSE, London - PhD opportunities

2012-01-23T15:08:00.001-08:00

LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies organizes acompetition for doctoral dissertations completed on contemporary Turkey during the calendar years 2010 and 2011. Dissertations must have been written in English and the candidate must have obtained the PhD degree from a social sciences or humanities department/programme of a university in the UK or any other European country during the calendar years 2010 and 2011. Dissertations submitted to a university in Turkey are not eligible.

The dissertation can deal with any aspect (politics, economy, society, international relations, culture, etc.) of contemporary Turkey defined as Turkey since the end of World War II. Part of the dissertation can deal with the earlier period.

Comparative doctoral dissertations which include contemporary Turkey as part of a two or three- country study are also eligible.

A jury of three academic experts including Professor Sevket Pamuk will evaluate the dissertations.

To apply, please send by e-mail a PDF copyyour doctoral dissertation and a scanned copy of the official university document indicating the receipt of the PhD degree between the dates 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2011 to Umit Sonmez at the e-mail address below. Submissions without this degree document cannot be considered.

The deadline for applications is 31 March, 2012.

Results will be announced at the LSE Turkish Chair website and e-mailed to all the applicants on or before 10 May, 2012.

The award winning dissertation(s) will be invited to LSE for a presentation and the ceremony in June 2012.

Please feel free to circulate this announcement and the attached advert to anyone who might be interested.

With many thanks,

Umit SonmezResearch Officer: Turkey and European Union
Contemporary Turkish Studies
European Institute
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street WC2A 2AE
London, United Kingdom

E-mail: u.sonmez@lse.ac.uk

Jobs in Kazakhstan

2012-01-23T15:02:00.001-08:00

JOBS- Multiple Positions in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev U.

Posted by: Steven Green 

The School of Humanities and Social Science is seeking applicants who
hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree, preferably from a Western or leading
international university, at all ranks for positions in a wide range
of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences such as:
Political Science, International Relations and Comparative Politics,
History, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Religion, Philosophy and
Ethics, World Literatures and Business/Financial Management.
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to teaching classes,
curriculum and program development, research, providing departmental
guidance and leadership. We plan to hire 25 faculty and the positions
are scheduled to start in August 2012.

Open in 2010 in Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev
University is designed to operate on a Western educational model, with
instruction in English and faculty recruited worldwide. Its goal is
nothing less than to create an elite institution of higher education
for Central Asia and all of Eurasia. The international partners for
our undergraduate programs include the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, iCarnegie (a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon
University), and University College London. We are using their
standards for hiring faculty.

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers degree programs in
political science and international relations, economics,
anthropology, sociology, history, and languages and literature.

Benefits offered include an internationally competitive salary, full
medical benefits, housing, and travel. Faculty will also be provided
free training in Kazakh or Russian languages.

Applicants should send a C.V., three reference letters, transcripts,
and supporting materials to Dr. Steven Green (hiring_shss@nu.edu.kz).
For additional information about the university or positions, please
visit our website (www.nu.edu.kz).

Nazarbayev University is an equal opportunity employer and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender,
marital status, or disability.

The Sarmatian Connection

2011-11-27T12:19:00.000-08:00

An interesting article about King Arthur...

http://www.hungarianquarterly.com/no144/p113.html

Eric Ravillous

2011-10-07T09:44:00.000-07:00

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Environmental Blog: Asia Region

2011-10-07T09:33:00.000-07:00

Environmental Blog based upon Asian region:

http://www.ecowalkthetalk.com/blog/

Bishkek Urban Landscape and the Return of Nature

2011-10-07T09:29:00.000-07:00

Photographs of the ruralisation and return of nature within the context of a Soviet city:

http://www.neweurasia.net/culture-and-history/bishkek-in-ruins-humanization-naturalization/

Sevket Akyildiz's talk on Olympic Culture in Soviet Uzbekistan: Values, Multiculturalism, and Prestige

2011-07-16T07:43:00.000-07:00

Sevket Akyildiz's talk - see Seminar Session 7 on the page: http://www.ipr.mmu.ac.uk/conference/podcasts-and-presentations/

Just a minute...: Egypt and Libya: Two Adjoining Countries and Two P...

2011-03-01T06:25:00.000-08:00

Just a minute...: Egypt and Libya: Two Adjoining Countries and Two P...: "Hardest testing has come for authoritarian Arab regimes. The challenge is single and common for all – people tiredness of long last..."

2011 Postgraduate Symposium on Central Asia, the Caucasus and Eurasia

2011-02-21T04:29:00.000-08:00

8.50am-6pm Saturday 26^th February.

Room B104 Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Russell Square, London.

Convener: Sevket Akyildiz
Moderators: Dr. Otambek Mastibekov, Diana Ibanez-Tirado, Gaigysyz Jorayev, Richard Carlson, Kenan Aksu.

Speakers:

IDENTITY THEMES:

Katherine Hughes (SOAS)

Diana Ibanez-Tirado (SOAS)

Anya Munster (SOAS)

Gokhan Alper Ataser & Leyla Sayfutdinova (Middle East Technical)

Diana Kudaibergenova (Cambridge)

Timothy Alexander Nunan (Oxford)

ECONOMIC & NATURAL RESOURCE THEMES:

Dr. Bolormaa Shagdar (Cambridge)

Giulia Prelz Oltramonti (Brussels University)

Kenan Aksu (Goldsmiths)

Alex Calvo (European University, Barcelona)

Ali Fathollah-Nejad (SOAS)

ALL WELCOME.

Sevket Akyildiz: Uzbekistan 2009 Gallery

2011-01-19T14:16:00.000-08:00

The Empire that was Russia

2010-08-04T04:13:00.001-07:00

Unique photographs:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

Karakalpakstan site

2010-08-02T13:00:00.000-07:00

See images of Soviet Karakalpakstan:

http://www.karakalpak.com/index.html

Sevket Akyildiz: Radio Prog: Central Asian Soldiers in WW2

2010-07-27T09:41:00.000-07:00

Interesting and unusual programme on Central Asian and Bosnian Soldiers fighting in world war two available here for one week:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
Originally broadcast on 26th July 2010 BBC Radio 4 at 8pm.

2007-01-02T14:16:00.000-08:00