All Things Urban

Universidade de São Paulo (USP) is the oldest University in Brazil and one of the most prestigious higher education and research institutions in Latin America. Its first school, the Law School was established in 1827 and the University was founded in 1934 upon the unification of several pre-existing schools. USP is located in the state of São Paulo, the richest and most developed region of Brazil, with campuses distributed over eight cities: Bauru, Lorena, Piracicaba, Pirassununga, Ribeirão Preto, São Carlos, Santos and São Paulo. Its academic structure is organized into 42 schools, 6 specialized institutes, and four important museums. USP has quickly achieved a leading role in many different fields as a research centre and is responsible for around 20% of all Brazilian academic output. At the same time, undergraduate and graduate courses have always improved their quality and attracted the best students.

Learning with the Commons: Housing for an Urban Social Revolution. Supervisor: Professor Leandro Medrano (FAUUSP) Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo (FAUUSP) This is a call for a postdoctoral position at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo. The selected candidate will conduct a collaborative study with researchers from the Critical Thinking and Contemporary City (PC3) group at FAUUSP [www.pc3.fau.usp.br], within the subproject "Learning from the Commons: Housing for an Urban Social Revolution" of the Thematic Project "Architecture and Urbanism, addressing the social space in the 21st century: segregation strategies and appropriation tactics", funded by FAPESP. This project receives the special assistance from Professor Tom Avermaete from ETH Zurich. The project involves the participation of FAUUSP (Brazil), GSD Harvard (USA); Polytechnic University of Madrid / UPM (Spain), Delft University of Technology / TU Delft; Royal Institute of Technology / KTH (Sweden); ETH Zurich (Switzerland). The aim of this research project is to discuss the possible relationships between the "spatial models" applied to housing production and the concept of the "commons". This will be done through detailed analysis from selected case studies and critical reflection upon the evolution of housing concepts. Thus, it is expected that it contributes to the development of a collective knowledge base.

Planned Activities - Mentoring of Undergraduate Research students; - Participation in weekly meetings with the PC3 Research Group; - Assistance in teaching activities at FAUUSP; - Full willingness to research; - Support and collaboration in academic events held by the PC3 Research Group; - Cooperation in composing articles

In addition to being familiar with this field of research’s references and theoretical frameworks, the candidate should also be able to search and map original projects either in publications or at the archives of research centers or institutions and architectural offices involved in the projects. The candidate is expected to have experience of the critical analysis of architecture and urbanism projects. It is also important to have previous experience of publications in peer-reviewed indexed scientific journals. The candidate should still fulfill the requirements and compromises established by FAPESP, according to the norms available at its official website (http://www.fapesp.br/270). Candidates having good social relationships and ability with interpersonal communication, as well as fluency in English, are welcome.

The postdoctoral fellowship is available for an initial 12 months’ period, starting from the first semester of 2020, renewable for an additional 12 months’. The monthly fee is R $ 7,373.10 / month (about 7.4 minimum wages / month), in addition to the Technical Reserve that may be used in research-related activities, according to FAPESP's table of values.

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