I am posting this on behalf of Dr Rivke Jaffe:
I am currently recruiting a fully-funded PhD for a project on digital urbanism in Kingston, Jamaica – a brief description of the project is pasted below. I would be very grateful if you could forward this to candidates who might be interested in doing a PhD on Kingston. And of course, please feel free to also share this with colleagues or on social media. The deadline for applications is September 1.
Job opening
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-Candidate-for-Research-Project-'Digital-Urbanism-in-Jamaica'/775147602/
Project summary
This PhD position develops research in Kingston, Jamaica to understand how everyday urban life in postcolonial contexts is co-produced by digital technologies. The project extends the growing engagement within urban studies and geography with digital transformations – often referred to as digital urbanism. Much recent scholarly debate within these fields has focused on understanding how urban life and socio-spatial patterns are being reshaped by digital technologies, platforms and infrastructures. Where much of this research on cities and digital technologies has concentrated on Euro-American cities, this PhD position aims to diversify such geographies of theory, focusing on the urban Caribbean and bringing discussions on digital urbanism into conversation with – for instance – Caribbean thought, Black geographies, and/or postcolonial studies. We invite PhD proposals that draw creatively on such a range of theory to explore how digital technologies are changing everyday geographies, and urban patterns of difference and inequality, in Kingston. We are especially interested in proposals that employ a mixed-method approach combining ethnography with digital methods; we welcome applications from candidates with a master’s degree in human geography, anthropology, urban studies, science and technology studies or other relevant social sciences.
Thanks very much, all the best,
Rivke
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Dr. Rivke Jaffe
Professor of Urban Geography
Dept. of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies
University of Amsterdam
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