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The Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale, based at the Collège de France in Paris, will hire a researcher for a one-year post-doctoral contract starting 1st January 2015 to study the perception of animal diseases in Australia.This position takes part to the project « Social representations of pathogens at the frontiers between species », sponsored by the Axa Research Fund and led by Philippe Descola and Frédéric Keck. The goal of this three-year project is to compare the perception of animal diseases by breeders and health authorities in different parts of the Asia-Pacific area. In the course of this project, three positions will be available: Central Asia, South-East Asia and Australia.Requirements :Applicants must have been awarded a PhD before the start of the contract.Language skills and expertise related to the area of concernExperience in ethnographic description and comparative theoryAbility to engage in a collaborative research with publications and participation to scholarly activityKnowledge in human/animal relationships and/or medical anthropology would be appreciatedIn the framework of this post-doctoral contract, the applicant will :Receive a 2100 euros net salary from 1st January 2015 to 31 December 2015Benefit from the environment of the Collège de France : high-quality libraries, research seminars and teaching at the centre of Paris.Have the financial means to do fieldwork in the area of concern under the tutorship of renowned experts of this field.Acquire knowledge on animal diseases and participate to the activities of the team « Relations hommes/animaux : questions contemporaines » (http://las.ehess.fr/document.php?id=663).Organize a workshop to maintain the international network of the project created by the launching workshop : « Zoonoses and emergence of new infectious diseases : when biology meets anthropology » http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/philippe-sansonetti/symposium-2012-2013.htmCandidates must send before September 10 a CV, a sample of writing (article or PhD chapter) and a statement of suitability (less than 3000 words)Contact : Frédéric Keck –  Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale – 52 rue Cardinal Lemoine – 75005 Paris – frederic.keck@college-de-France.fr&#160;Source: Somatosphere.net