PhD Candidates in Social Anthropology - 4 positions
Applications are invited for four Research Fellowship as PhD Candidate in Social Anthropology to be based at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo.
https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/139287/phd-candidates-in-social-anthropology-4-positions
Job description
AnthoTox is a new cross-disciplinary platform at the Institute of Social Anthropology, under the University of Oslo’s Life Science initiative, linking Social Anthropology and the Institutes of Bioscience, of Health and Society and the Center for Technology, Innovation and Culture. It engages social anthropology, STS, history, environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology to understand and manage global human-made toxicants and their origins, trajectories and effects - biological, social, cultural, economic, political, ethical. AnthroTox focuses initially on electronic waste and associated persistent organic pollutants in East Africa. Other world regions and pollution problems will become subjects for new projects, broadening AnthroTox’ scope.
The four social anthropology PhD projects will be developed with the project team, focusing on the following nodes and connections between them:
industry, waste import, disposal and recycling, informal waste economies, exposure and risk
national regulation, local monitoring and mitigation, local toxicology capacity, international policy
local and global activisms, political controversies, North-South and South-South activist and regulatory collaboration
food production, trade and export, food consumption, and related public debates,
Please see the project’s webpages for further details.
The subject areas above are indicative of our interest only, and we invite potential applicants to contact the AnthroTox team and discuss their own ideas before submitting their applications. While overall coherence of the project group is a key consideration for the project’s interdisciplinary potential, so is the project’s grounding in independent and creative anthropological inquiry, combined with historical and STS approaches. We therefore hope for an interactive pre-application process. The PhD candidates will form part of a research group and will collaborate in research preparation, fieldwork and writing-up, and jointly organise workshops and conferences. The proposed projects should commence in late autumn 2017 or early 2018.
The positions are either for a period of three years (with no compulsory work), or for a period of four years including compulsory work (primarily teaching). A decision regarding the duration of employment will be made by the Department Board upon appointment to the position and in light of the Department's teaching needs.
The research fellow must take part in the Faculty’s approved PhD program and is expected to complete the project within the set fellowship period. The main purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.
The applicant must, in collaboration with her/his supervisor, within three months after employment, have worked out a complete project description to be attached to the application for admission to the doctoral program. For more information, please see our web site.
Contact persons:
About AnthroTox and project development: Professor Wenzel Geissler
About the application process and employment questions: Head of Department Knut Gunnar Nustad or Head of Administration Nina Rundgren
Qualification requirements
Applicants should hold a 2-year Master’s degree or equivalent, in social anthropology; other degrees in related disciplines can be considered.
Fluent oral and written communication skills in English
We offer
salary NOK 436 900 – 490 900 per annum depending on qualifications
academically stimulating working environment as part of a cohort of anthropology PhDs
opportunities to work interdisciplinary with colleagues in the natural sciences and STS
funds for research, travel, conference participation and dissemination, books and equipment
attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement, in addition to Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities
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