Hosting Offer at Sabancı University Gender and Women’s Studies Center of Excellence (SU Gender)

Sabancı University Gender and Women’s Studies Center of Excellence (SU Gender) is looking for outstanding post-doctoral researchers who are willing to apply for Marie Sklodowska – Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) 2023 call.

HOST: Sabanci University Gender and Women’s Studies Center of Excellence (SU Gender) is a research center with extensive experience in research on gender and sexuality in Turkey and beyond. The center produces cutting-edge research on gender and sexuality in relation to vast areas of social sciences and humanities, focusing on issues such as gender and cities, climate and environment, migration, political participation and governance, social movements, education, labor, memory, health and care, literature, among others. The center also runs various educational activities for mainstreaming gender equality in different levels of education, institutional development activities geared towards gender mainstreaming in institutions as well as civic engagement and outreach programs, and maintains close collaboration with diverse societal actors.

OFFER DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS: Researchers of any nationality holding a doctoral degree and those who have not resided in Turkey for more than 12 months in the three years before the call deadline (13 Sept 2023) are eligible to apply. Please check the conditions and your eligibility in the following link.

https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships.

The potential applicants are expected to have a strong background in gender research in social sciences, in particular in relation to gender and politics, feminist theory and politics, gender and democracy, gender equality, social movements, among others. The successful candidate is expected to work closely with the SU Gender director Zeynep Gülru Göker, associate professor of political science. Candidates should have a strong research motivation with the enthusiasm to bring scientific questions to successful conclusions.

Research interest: • Gender and politics, gender and democracy, representation, governance
• Feminist and queer politics, social movements, civil society • The politics of gender equality, anti-gender mobilizations • Ethics and politics of care

HOST INSTITUTION: Sabanci University (SU) is one of the leading research universities, ranking 1st in Turkiye in THE World University Rankings in 2023 and ranking 3rd in Turkiye in the QS World University Rankings in 2023.

In QS World University Rankings 2023 by subject, SU was ranked among top 500 universities in Social Sciences & Management (6th in Turkey). FASS has multiple graduate programs in economics, psychology, political science, conflict analysis and resolution and European studies, visual arts and communications design, history, cultural studies, and gender studies. The pre-existing cooperation schemes with EU-funded projects allow significant research collaboration with multiple international partners and different stakeholders. FASS has a highly competitive graduate student training and public outreach in multiple disciplines in social sciences and is a visible actor in social sciences and humanities nationally and internationally. Research at SU is an interdisciplinary effort extending across all branches of science, technology and arts, taking place in various centres and institutions of the research process, with 3 faculties and 8 research centers. On a national level, SU has been one of the most successful universities in Turkey in terms of the number of EU Framework Programmes funded projects per faculty member.

How to apply? For applications, the expression of interest should be submitted by email to gokcin.ardakoc@sabanciuniv.edu with the subject “Expression of interest for the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 – SU Gender - name of the candidate”.

For your detailed questions about the scope of the postdoctoral fellowship, please feel free to contact Dr. Zeynep Gülru Göker (gulru.goker@sabanciuniv.edu) or Gokcin Ardakoc from Project Development Office (Gokcin.ardakoc@sabanciuniv.edu).

The Expression of interest should include following information:

• Curriculum Vitae • A brief outline of the proposed research project with defined objectives (max two pages) • Motivation letter (max one page)

Hosting Offers:

• Proposal writing / full review support by the Social Science and Business School Project Office • Full support for project administration • On-campus housing and office space • Access to key databases, software, and labs • Full access to the university Information Center, Sports Center and other available facilities and Research Centers