The Danish School of Education (DPU), Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University invites applications for a postdoctoral position related to the research project “Diverging Paths: Educational Choices and Social Divisions”, financed by the Independent Research Fund, Humanities. The project runs for three years beginning in January 2023.
The postdoc position is full time (37 hours/week), starting on 1 August 2023 and ending on 30 September 2025. The position is located at DPU within the Department of Educational Anthropology (Aarhus Campus or Emdrup Campus).Applicants are encouraged to contact project manager Eva Gulløv on +45 93 50 81 47 or at evag@edu.au.dk for further information about the project.
QualificationsApplicants must hold a PhD degree or equivalent qualifications in Anthropology, Educational Studies, Sociology or a related discipline within the Humanities or Social Sciences.
Applicants must be able to document solid experience of planning and carrying out ethnographic fieldwork, preferably with children or young people. As part of the application, applicants are asked to describe how their previous research experiences are of relevance for the position (1page). Furthermore, the application must include a project description (3-5 pages), detailing the research question, its conceptual and methodological foundation and a timetable. It must be possible to complete this project during the period of employment.
The application must also include the formal statement on your PhD project if you have completed your PhD degree.
Given the nature of the project’s empirical work, applicants must be fluent (or almost fluent) in Danish or another Scandinavian language. Furthermore, applicants should master spoken and written English at an advanced academic level. Experience of publishing in English will be an asset.
Please note that applications that do not include uploaded publications (maximum five) will not be considered.
Active participation in the daily life of the department is a high priority, and we emphasise the importance of good working relationships, both among colleagues and with our students. In order to maintain and develop the department’s excellent teaching and research environment, the successful applicant is expected to be present at the department on a daily, or at least weekly, basis.
We respect the balance between work and private life and strive to create a work environment in which that balance can be maintained. For further information, visit https://international.au.dk/life/lifeindenmark/familyworklife/.
For further information about the benefits of working at Aarhus University and in Denmark, including healthcare, paid holidays and, if relevant, maternity/paternity leave, childcare and schooling, international applicants are encouraged to visit https://international.au.dk/research/researcher-positions/workingconditions/. Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including a relocation service and career counselling for expat partners. For information about taxation, check the taxation aspects of international researchers’ employment by AU.
The Danish School of EducationThe School of Education at Aarhus University is Denmark’s largest centre for research and teaching in the fields of education, didactics and learning, with approximately 240 full-time researchers, including 80 PhD students, and 4,500 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students. The school’s activities are characterised by a high degree of interdisciplinarity and close interaction with society, including businesses, organisations, government agencies and institutions, both in Denmark and abroad.
For more information on the school’s research and educational profile, please visit: http://edu.au.dk/en/
Location: | Aarhus - Denmark |
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Salary: | in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 30th January 2023 |
Closes: | 6th March 2023 |
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