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    Department of Political ScienceNational University of Singapore

    POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS!P !N POL!T!CAL TEOR"

    The Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore,announces a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship (Teaching in Political Theory!The fellowship will support a "eginning scholar who might eventually #oin theDepartment faculty as a tenure-trac$ %ssistant Professor! &ith a teachingresponsi"ility of two courses per year, the Fellow will have ample time forresearch and pu"lication!

    The successful candidate will hold a PhD degree (or "e e'pecting imminentconferment and have e'pertise in political theory, "roadly defined! This couldinclude the history of political thought, political philosophy, comparativepolitical theory, or some com"ination of these and other concerns! Theposition is open to scholars of any of field of political theory, in any period,including "ut not limited to the ancient and modern &estern or %siantraditions! The foremost consideration in ma$ing the appointment will "e thesignificance of a candidates research and the promise of productiveengagement with colleagues and students at NUS!

    The Department is a leader in research and education in political science in%sia! )ts students and faculty can ta$e advantage of opportunities toparticipate in symposia and seminars with distinguished visitors andresources in the Faculty of %rts and Social Sciences, the *ale-NUS +i"eral%rts ollege, the +ee uan *ew School of Pu"lic Policy, and other institutionsin Singapore! The University respects and protects academic freedom andwelcomes applications from .ualified scholars regardless of nationality,gender, or other .ualities unrelated to academic performance! )nformationa"out the Department can "e found on its we" site/http/00www!fas!nus!edu!sg0pol0

    The terms and conditions for the 1234 Postdoctoral Fellowship (Teaching inPolitical Theory are as follows/

    3! ontract to "e awarded "eginning from 5anuary 1234 tena"le for twoyears!

    1! %n %nnual 6ase Salary of up to S788,222 per year! Fellowship holders can"e considered for performance-"ased "onuses and salary ad#ustments!

    9! %n allowance of S7422 a month as contri"ution towards housing e'pensesfor non-citi:ens (that is, non-Singaporeans and their spouses who do not own

    any property in Singapore and whose spouses are not receiving any form ofhousing "enefits from their Singapore employers!

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    ;! Foreign Fellows granted Singapore Permanent ! Bacation leave of 1> days per calendar year!

    C! The teaching responsi"ility for this appointment is 1 modules per academicyear!

    %pplication dossiers should include a B with details of pu"lications, grants,awards, research interests, teaching areas and e'perience, and no more thantwo samples of the candidates "est academic wor$! andidates should alsoarrange for letters from at least three academic referees to "e sent to theDepartment (if letters are not in the dossier! For fullest consideration,application materials should reach the Department "y #$ %arc& '($)! Thesearch will continue until an appointment is made! Please sendcorrespondence (including en.uiries and dossiers "y email to/pol"o'32nus!edu!sg

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    Post-doctoral Fellowship (Political TheoryDepartment of Political ScienceNational University of Singapore33 %rts +in$Singapore

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