CAS - Postdoc in African Anthropology: Environment and Health

CAS - Postdoc in African Anthropology: Environment and Health

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation with a focus on Africa.

Intitulé de l’offre Postdoc/ Title of the Postdoc offer: African Anthropology: Environment and Health

Summary of the subject :

One of the missions of the Center for African Studies is to archive contemporary research on the African continent. The candidate must know Arabic and be familiar with the work of Mokhtar Soussi. This work focuses on southern Morocco and Souss culture. It mentions links with sub-Saharan Africa. The post-doctoral candidate will need to identify all these links.

Responsibilities and tasks planned:

The work will focus on:

1. Bibliographic review,
2. Report and scientific publications.
3. Organizing workshops.
4. Courses.

Skills required for the position :

The candidate must have:

1. PHD with skills in one of the following fields: history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology.
2. An appropriate scientific background allowing him to deal with research questions, being able to mobilize the main approaches available in the field.
3. Sufficient scientific and methodological hindsight to understand the level of relevance of research approaches and to be able to combine them in an astute way in the analysis, definition, and resolution of project problems.
4. A minimum experience (professional or research) allowing him to move forward quickly and efficiently in a bibliographic analysis on a given theme and in the writing of scientific journals and articles.