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NICE Welfare
Narratives, Indicators and Concepts in Changing European Welfare Societies
The University of Southern Denmark invites applications for three
positions as Assistant Professor and two positions as Postdoc within the
project NICE Welfare, with appointment from February 15, 2014.
NICE Welfare is a newly established interdisciplinary research project
that seeks to examine connections between welfare concepts, narratives
and indicators. The common point of departure is the perceived mismatch
between the principal social narratives, welfare concepts and the
welfare indicators used. A number of radical social changes, such as
globalization, individualization, immigration, demographic changes,
etc., mean that there is a need for rethinking what ‘the good life’ is,
the relationship between state and society as well as between
citizenship and participation. The aim is to contribute to creating a
more qualified research basis for solving the major social challenges
that face us. This is done through empirical examinations of the
relationships between narratives, concepts, indicators and social
experiences in a multi-disciplinary setting, addressing the same issues
from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches.
For a more detailed description of NICE Welfare, please go to:
www.sdu.dk/nicewelfare
For a full description of all five positions please visit:
www.sdu.dk/stillinger
One of the five positions offered is a 3-year Assistant professorship in
Political Science or Social Sciences with a special focus on the
construction and use of welfare indicators. Applicants are expected to
have a PhD in Social Science and to have demonstrated research
competences within the following areas:
• Indicators on social and health welfare and well-being
• Conceptualization and measurement
• Construction and test of indicators
• Assessment of data sources
• Comparative methodology
The position is linked to the Department of Political Science and Public
Management in Odense. For more detailed information about the Department
of Political Science and Public Management, please go to:
http://www.sdu.dk/politics
For more detailed information about the position, please contact
Professor Jon Kvist, [log in to unmask]
All five positions will, in addition to being situated within their
respective departments, be linked to the Centre for Welfare State
Research: www.sdu.dk/welfare.
(The deadline is 15 November 2013.)
Best,
Peter
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Peter Starke
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management
Tel. +4565504307
Email [log in to unmask]
Web http://www.sam.sdu.dk/ansat/starke
Addr. Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK
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Campusvej 55 * DK-5230 * Odense M * Denmark * Tel. +45 6550 1000 * www.sdu.dk
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