Postdoctoral Researcher Digital Migration Studies

Job

Your future position is at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology. As a Postdoctoral Researcher, you will work in the project team "Enacting (digital) citizenship from below: A study on care and the uses of digital infrastructure by refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina", funded by the Austrian Science Fund (https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/) and led by Dr. Monika Palmberger (Principal Investigator, PI) (https://www.monikapalmberger.eu/). The project "Enacting (digital) citizenship from below: A study on care and the uses of digital infrastructure by refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina" focuses on exploring how refugees at the borders of the EU care for themselves and others through digital infrastructure. It also examines how this engagement shapes their political subjectivities and holds the potential to enact citizenship from below. The project is based at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology and is situated within the emerging field of digital migration studies. As part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology not only brings together renowned scientists and students, but also different research areas, a variety of ethnographic methods, a large number of outstanding research projects and appreciative collegial exchange. The employment duration is initially limited to 1 year. By mutual agreement, the contract can be extended to a max. of 3 years. Your future tasks: - Conduct ethnographic fieldwork in Bosnia and Herzegovina and develop and deliver high-quality, innovative research outcomes on the topic of the project - Work closely with the PI and the other members of the project team to assist in research and outcome delivery, and other tasks as agreed with the PI - Produce research publications for leading international peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in the context of the project - Involvement in supervising of students, project and research administration - Present research findings at relevant national and international conferences and workshops - Produce research dissemination materials for the project's website and social media - Involvement in the organization of meetings, workshops, conferences

Initiator(s):
University of Vienna

Deadline: 09.12.2024
Start date: 01.02.2025
Location: Vienna, Austria

https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoctoral-Researcher/1142677201/

Post created by: Lymor Wolf Goldstein