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Comments about 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. Some aspects of the process will be commented, 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
science; academic career; university; ethnography; university teacher; university system; staffing; science policy; research; application; Brazil
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
University Education
Free Keywords
academic job; academic politics; patronage
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
São Paulo
Page/Pages
15 p.
Status
Preprint; reviewed