The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) intend to appoint the Professorship of African Studies with effect from 1 October 2025 or as soon as thereafter.

The Professor of African Studies will be an academic leader who will be central to further development of the African Studies Centre within OSGA. In particular, the University seeks scholars whose methodological approach and disciplinary orientation augments existing strengths of the African Studies Centre. The University is also keen to expand the existing geographic and regional specialisms of the African Studies Centre.

You will be a scholar who has a broad-ranging approach to any related aspect of African Studies, with any regional expertise in sub-Saharan Africa. Applicants may come from any relevant discipline, including Anthropology, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Religious Studies, History, Human Geography, International Relations, Politics, Public Policy, Economics, Law and Public Health. You will be an inspirational teacher dedicated to delivering MSc in African Studies and engaged in enhancing the School’s teaching programmes, research, culture and community.

OSGA is committed to promoting a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Applications are particularly welcome and encouraged from women, black, and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. OSGA is determined to foster an academic environment in which everyone is included, respected and empowered to fulfil their potential.

If you would like to discuss this post, please contact the Head of OSGA, Professor Paul Chaisty at paul.chaisty@politics.ox.ac.uk or Director of African Studies Centre, Professor Rebekah Lee at rebekah.lee@africa.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Wednesday 27 November 2024.
Vacancy ID: 171337

More information here: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=171337

Arnold Bergstraesser-Institut, Freiburg: Two Postdocs and 1 PhD researcher

Arnold Bergstraesser-Institut, Freiburg: Two Postdocs and 1 PhD researcher for a new research project “The Political Lives of Migrants: Perspectives from Africa”. Focusing on Africa, PolMig considers how migrants define political agency, enabled or disabled by politicisation processes of belonging in postcolonial state contexts. Drawing on this research, PolMig advances an Afrocentric understanding of political migrant agency with global relevance.

Positions will be for four years starting from the 1^st May 2025 based in Freiburg, Germany.
Deadline for applications is the 27^th December 2024.

The full job ads are available here: https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/call-applications-two-post-doc-and-phd-position-project-polmig

If you have questions there will be an information event on the 12th December at 14h30 CEST, which is an opportunity to informally ask questions about the project or the application process (register here).