ERC project CowDom - Human-cattle relations in Brazil through a historical and ethnographic perspective

25 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Department

Department of Humanities

Research Field

Anthropology » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Italy

Application Deadline

29 Feb 2024 - 12:00 (Europe/Rome)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Other

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE / ERC

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The ERC project CowDom aims at understanding how different configurations of human-cattle relations reflect social, economic and political dynamics in four countries in post-colonial South America. It will answer this question by analyzing the values, practices and colonial legacies related to human-cattle relationships in four South American countries - Brasil, Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia - by focusing on the opposite poles of the domestication process: genetically improved races and feral or semi-feral creole cattle. Through long-term ethnographic fieldwork, interdisciplinary teams of zoologists and anthropologists will delve into cattle fairs and historical feral cattle territories.
The anthropologist will work in close collaboration with a zoologist, with whom s/he will carry out long term fieldwork periods in Brazil. More broadly, s/he will be part of a team of six people who will work in close coordination with each other, and will meet them regularly every six months in South America or Venice. The researcher is also requested to spend an initial period of time (about 1 month) in Venice, before the beginning of the fieldwork.

Requirements

Research Field

Anthropology » Cultural anthropology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The interview aims to assess the candidates’ skills and expertise on the following subjects:

• Familiarity with the following research fields: critical race, class, ethnicity and gender theories; interspecies ethnography; political anthropology; STS literature;
• Familiarity with the anthropological literature on the socio-political dynamics in Brazil;
• Language proficiency in both English and Portuguese.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Languages

PORTUGUESE

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

The research fellowship amounts to 27,000 Euros, including taxes and social charges

Eligibility criteria

The following qualifications are considered as evaluation criteria:
a) Specialization diplomas and certificates of attendance of post-graduate specialization courses, obtained both in Italy and abroad, in subjects related to the research field and other academic titles;

b) Publications (a list)
c) Electronic submission of at least of 2 publications (in PDF format), which will be evaluated by the
commission;
d) Documented research activities at public and private entities with contracts, research grants, scholarships
or assignments both in Italy and abroad;
e) Documented periods of ethnographic research;
f) Documented collaboration with international and interdisciplinary research groups;
 

 

Selection process

The short-list of the candidates admitted to the interview and the related calendar, or any postponement, will be published on the University’s webpage on 15/03/2024. The interview will be held in remote with Google Meet.

Website for additional job details

https://www.unive.it/data/28825/?chiavi%5Bglobale%5D=humanities&cerca=cerca#281…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Country

Italy

City

Venezia

Postal Code

30123

Street

Dorsoduro 3246

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://apps.unive.it/domandeconcorso-en/accesso_cf/2023-dsu-ar-31

Contact

City

Venice

Website

http://www.unive.it

Street

Dorsoduro 3246

Postal Code

30123

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED