Post-doctoral Research
Fellowship (3 yrs) in the Politics of
Development/State-building
Asia
Research Centre
· Fixed
term contract – 3 years.
· $68,052
to $92,319 including employer superannuation
contributions and an opportunity to salary package.
Dr Caroline
Hughes and Dr Shahar Hameiri at the Asia Research Centre are offering a
three year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in the area
of politics of development and/or state-building to assist
in the research and delivery of an Australian Government
funded research project that is investigating the politics
of public administration reform in the context of
state-building in the Asia-Pacific.
The work will
involve collaborating with Dr Hughes and Dr Hameiri in the
conduct of the project described below. The successful
candidate will also have the opportunity to develop and
pursue their own research project.
Project:
The Politics of Public Administration Reform: Capacity
Development and Ideological Contestation in the Context
of International State-building.
Summary:
Why do expensive international aid programs often fail
to achieve public administration reform in fragile
states? Prevailing explanations focus on civil servants’
lack of technical skills, or resistance from vested
local interests benefiting from poor governance. In
contract, this study focuses on the role of public
administrations in managing societal conflict.
Ideologies of bureaucratic organisation and functioning
emerge to justify modes of governance that legitimise
particular distributions of power and resources.
Understanding the political economy of state power and
its implications for ideologies of public authority can
inform donor efforts to promote reform, by identifying
mutually beneficial tactical alliances with local
actors.
The
successful applicant will have a PhD in Political Science
or a closely cognate field, a high level of written and
oral communication skills, and demonstrated interpersonal
skills. Applicants should have a demonstrated capacity to
undertake independent research and a record of refereed
research publications, relative to opportunity.
It is
essential that applicants can demonstrate skills in
qualitative research techniques, including elite
interviewing and experience of fieldwork in developing
countries, preferably in Asia or the Pacific. Of
particular interest will be applicants who can demonstrate
a commitment to publishing their research in international
journals.
For further
information about this position please contact Dr Shahar
Hameiri by phone on +61 (0) 8 9360 6228 or by email at s.hameiri@murdoch.edu.au. A
Full project
description and information about research at the Asia
Research Centre, Murdoch University, are available in this
Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/
All
applicants are required to address the selection criteria
within their application. Please send applications to recruitment@murdoch.edu.au.
Closing
date: Sunday 7th April 2013
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