Political economy of rural transformation: understanding the emergence and differentiation of househ

Political economy of rural transformation: understanding the emergence and differentiation of househ

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

PhD Researcher
Political economy of rural transformation: understanding the emergence and
differentiation of household-enterprises in Khorezm, Uzbekistan
(PhD fellowship)

ZEF (CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH), BONN, GERMANY
Department of Political and Cultural Change

Applications before 1 March 2007

Description:
The PhD researcher will conduct PhD research as part of ZEF's long-term
interdisciplinary research project on sustainable land and water use in that the
Khorezm province, which is part of the Amu Darya basin, Aral sea region (full project
title Economic and Ecological Restructuring of Land and Water Use in the Khorezm
Region (Uzbekistan): A Pilot Project in Development Research)
https://www.khorezm.uni-bonn.de/). The PhD researcher will develop a relational
typology of farm household-enterprises in order to map and monitor dynamic changes
in the agrarian structure in the research area.
Tasks:
-    Conduct PhD research (shorter or longer fieldwork period in all project years)
-    Actively participate in project activities
Start and duration:
>From 1 March 2007, for four years, including one year of project-related tasks other
than the PhD research. (Subject to final approval of project funding.)
Duty station:
-    During fieldwork: Khorezm province, Uzbekistan
-    Otherwise: Bonn, Germany
Requirements:
-    Relevant Masters degree (rural development, rural sociology, development
economics, political economy of agrarian change, etc.)
-    Previous experience in Uzbekistan and/or the Central Asian region preferred
-    Excellent writing skills in English
-    Uzbek and/or Russian language skills are a recommendation
-    Good team member
In case of equal suitability female candidates will be preferred. OFFICIAL SENTENCE
More information:
Background information available on request is the executive summary of the third
phase of the project, of which this research is a component, and the text of the
relevant work package.
Dr Peter P. Mollinga, ZEFa, Bonn

Phone: 00-49-228-734918; 00-31-70-3253257