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An Ethnography of Academic Job Position-Filling: The Case of the Brazilian "Concursos"
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Abstract This paper analyzes the system of academic job position-filling in Brazil, a country whose academic community has been steadily growing in recent times, with a 401% increase in MA and Ph.D titles over the last 20 years. The Brazilian system of academic job search, known as the concurso, is very diff... view more
This paper analyzes the system of academic job position-filling in Brazil, a country whose academic community has been steadily growing in recent times, with a 401% increase in MA and Ph.D titles over the last 20 years. The Brazilian system of academic job search, known as the concurso, is very different from those practiced in most countries, presenting mixed features of very strict rules on the one hand, and covert political patronage on the other. An ethnographic, “insider´s view” of the process will be provided, with an analysis of the main strategies used when different parties with conflicting interests try to manipulate or influence the outcome of a concurso.... view less
Keywords
research; science; academic career; Brazil; university; ethnography; staffing; university system; science policy; application; university teacher
Classification
University Education
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Free Keywords
academic job; academic politics; patronage
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
São Paulo
Page/Pages
19 p.
Status
Preprint; reviewed