Message posted on 14/03/2019

to publish in list: CFA: Post-Doctoral and Visiting Fellowships – 2019-2020 TraffLab: LABOR PERSPECTIVE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Hello, I kindly ask to publish the bellow CFA in the mailing list.

Regards,

Shahar Shoham

PhD candidate, Area and Global Studies The Institute for Asian and African Studies

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

Doctoral Scholarship holder, Hans-B=C3=B6ckler-Stiftung , Germany

TRAFFLAB: LABOR PERSPECTIVE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING European Research Council (ERC) Research Project Call for Applications For Post-Doctoral and Visiting Fellowships =E2=80=93 2019-2020

TraffLab: Labor Perspective to Human Trafficking, a research project funded by a European Research Council Grant (ERC Stg) and directed by Dr. Hila Shamir at the Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, invites candidates from a variety of disciplines to submit their applications to become a part of the project. We are looking for:

=E2=80=A2 One-two post-doctoral fellows (approx. $30,000 per year) =E2=80=A2 Visiting faculty/researchers ( approx. $1000-$1,500 per month, be= tween 1-3 months). We invite applications from fellows at different stages of their academic career, including doctoral students, post doctoral students, and faculty at other universities.

TraffLab (ERC), a five-year research project (2018-2023), studies the causes of human trafficking and its regulation, in order to develop a labor approach to human trafficking. The project explores the underlying structures that sustain the market for human trafficking and considers methods and possibilities to restructure them. The project expands the existing anti-trafficking tool kit =E2=80=93 made up of mostly criminal law= , migration restrictions, and human rights-based mechanisms =E2=80=93 to incl= ude effective regulatory and market-based responses to severe labor market exploitation. More information is available on the project=E2=80=99s websit= e: www.trafflab.org

Applicants should have knowledge and experience in relevant fields of research (e.g., law, sociology, anthropology, geography, political science, labor and migration studies, international relations), and the ability and desire to work as part of a scholarly community and a research team. Fellows will be required to take residence in the vicinity of TAU for the duration of the fellowship, and participate in workshops and seminars on a regular basis.

Key selection criteria for the positions are previous research experience relating to migration, labor, or human trafficking and modern slavery, analytical skills, methodological abilities, and the capacity for team-work as well as independent research. Successful applicants will be expected to both develop and pursue their own research within the overarching research agenda of the TraffLab project, as well as take part in an existing ongoing research project led by the Dr. Shamir.

We welcome research applications focused on: =E2=80=A2 Migration regimes and specifically bilateral migration agreements =E2=80=A2 Regulation of recruitment agencies =E2=80=A2 Application and enforcement of national protective employment and= labor laws to workers in sectors prone to severe forms of labor market exploitation =E2=80=A2 Unionization and organization (including alt-labor) of workers in= labor sectors prone to trafficking =E2=80=A2 Corporate responsibility and voluntary codes of conduct adopted b= y corporations expressing commitment to combat trafficking in their supply chain or line of business =E2=80=A2 Theoretical contributions to the understanding of vulnerability i= n a globalized labor market and of its regulation

While we are looking for scholars in all the above fields of research, in the coming year we particularly invite applicants researching issues relating to unionization and organization of workers, worker driven social responsibility, and critical approaches to corporate responsibility in relation to modern slavery. The working language at the TraffLab research project is English.

Application and Fellowship Information for post-doctoral students: =E2=80=A2 Fellowship starting date: October/November 2019. There is some flexibility for a slightly earlier or later starting date. Later dates are possible for short-term visitors. =E2=97=8F Fellowship period is for one academic year, with a possible optio= n of extending the fellowship to two years. =E2=97=8F Scholarship rate: Approx. $30,000 per year. Rates are determined according to Tel Aviv University (TAU) regulations: For more information please visit http://www.tau.ac.il/acad-sec/postgo/index.htm. =E2=80=A2 Application Deadline: April 10, 2019.

=E2=80=A2 All applications should be submitted to the Project=E2=80=99s PI = Dr. Hila Shamir at hshamir@tauex.tau.ac.il and to the project=E2=80=99s administrative dire= ctor Debbie Siton trafflabor@gmail.com ; and should include the following documents:

  1. Cover letter describing your interest in the project and stating the nature and duration of position you seek with us.
  2. Detailed CV (including a list of publications).
  3. A preliminary research proposal (in English; up to 3 pages) for a research project you hope to pursue during your TraffLab fellowship.
  4. An example of academic writing (article, research paper, or dissertation chapter).
  5. Three letters of recommendation that speak to the applicant's qualifications for postdoctoral research, respectively (in English or Hebrew). These may be sent directly to hshamir@tauex.tau.ac.il, with the applicant=E2=80=99s name in the subject line.
  6. An authorization that the candidate is entitled to a PhD degree, noting the date it was awarded, or an administrative authorization that the doctoral thesis was forwarded to the referees.

    Application and Fellowship Information for visiting researchers(visiting from outside of Israel):

    =E2=80=A2 Fellowship rates range from $1,000-$1,500 per month, depending o= n alternate sources of funding. =E2=80=A2 Fellowship duration: between 1-3 months. =E2=80=A2 Fellows need to be affiliated with a university outside of Israel= and can be at different stages of their academic career, including doctoral students, post- doctoral students, and faculty at other universities. =E2=80=A2 Application Deadline: We will begin review of a first round of applications on April 10 2019, and will continue to review applications on a rolling basis. =E2=80=A2 All applications should be submitted to the project=E2=80=99s PI = Dr. Hila Shamir at hshamir@tauex.tau.ac.il and to the projects=E2=80=99 administrative dire= ctor Debbie Siton trafflabor@gmail.com ; and include the following documents:

  7. Cover letter describing your interest in the project and stating the nature and duration of position you seek with us.
  8. Detailed CV (including list of publications).
  9. A preliminary research proposal (1-3 pages) for a research project you hope to pursue during your visit.
  10. Doctoral candidates who are interested in visiting us are required to send two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from their dissertation supervisor.

For more information about this call for applications, you may contact Dr. Hila Shamir at hshamir@tauex.tau.ac.il; or the projects=E2=80=99 administra= tive director Debbie Siton trafflabor@gmail.com. For information about TraffLab research, researchers and events, visit our website: www.trafflab.org

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