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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Dear Colleagues and Friends, <BR>
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Apologies for the impersonal email but could you please pass on the information below (or attached) to any outstanding early-career researchers you know who are working on indigeneity-related topics in the fields and regions specified.<BR>
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Many thanks, Helen<BR>
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Helen Gilbert<BR>
Professor of Theatre<BR>
Royal Holloway, University of London<BR>
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX<BR>
Ph: +44 (0)1784 443 931<BR>
Fax: +44 (0)1784 431 018<BR>
Email: <a href="helen.gilbert@rhul.ac.uk">helen.gilbert@rhul.ac.uk</a> <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B>Indigeneity in the Contemporary World: Performance, Politics, Belonging<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>A unique opportunity exists for <B>four</B> outstanding post-doctoral scholars to join a dynamic interdisciplinary team investigating how Indigeneity is expressed and understood in our complex, globalising world. With funding of €2.36M over five years from the European Research Council, this frontier research, led by Professor Helen Gilbert at Royal Holloway (University of London), focuses on performance in relation to four conceptual themes: ‘Commodity and Spectacle’, ‘Heritage and Material Culture’, ‘Reconciliation and Social Cohesion’ and ‘Mobility and Belonging’. Applicants will be considered from across a range of disciplines including, but not limited to theatre and performance studies, film, cultural geography, anthropology, history, indigenous studies, sociology, politics, dance, ethnomusicology, international relations. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Suitable applicants will have some knowledge of performance studies, an outstanding research record relative to opportunity and a sound understanding of specific indigenous cultures in one or more of the following regions: the Americas, the Pacific, Australia, Southern Africa. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Applicants should have gained a PhD in a relevant discipline before the interview dates on 25–26 November 2010. Exceptions for candidates very close to completing their doctoral studies will be only made in cases where there is an extensive track record of high-quality research publications in one of the project fields. <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Full details are available at <<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Personnel/Ads/x0810-5989.html">http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Personnel/Ads/x0810-5989.html</a></U></FONT>><BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B>Salary: </B>£31,987 per year (including London allowance) plus limited travel support<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B>Starting date: </B>1 April 2011 (posts are for <B>two</B> years with possible short-term extension)<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B>Applications close: 12 Noon Wednesday 13 October 2010 <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B>Queries: </B>please check the full details pertaining to this advertisement on the website listed above before sending queries. Further information about the Indigeneity in the Contemporary World project can be found at <www.indigeneity.net>.<B> </B>For specific queries only, email<B> </B><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="helen.gilbert@rhul.ac.uk">helen.gilbert@rhul.ac.uk</a></U></FONT>. General queries can be sent to<FONT COLOR="#1F1F1F"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="recruitment@rhul.ac.uk">recruitment@rhul.ac.uk</a></U></FONT><FONT COLOR="#1F1F1F"> <</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="mailto:recruitment@rhul.ac.uk">mailto:recruitment@rhul.ac.uk</a></U></FONT><FONT COLOR="#1F1F1F">> or tel: 01784 414241. Please quote the reference: X0810-5989.<BR>
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