Dear all,
Hereby a friendly reminder of the job opening below, and of the due date for
applications on the 4th of March:
Apologies for cross-posting, and please feel free to circulate widely
(especially to MA-students)
Job opening: We are looking for a motivated colleague to join us in the
project Testing (Bio)Governance as a doctoral student or a post-doctoral
researcher at the University of Klagenfurts Department of Society, Knowledge
and Politics
The project Testing (Bio)Governance will explore the uses of tests during
the COVID-pandemic, focusing on and comparing sites in Austria, the
Netherlands, and England. It seeks to contribute to our understanding of the
uses of technologies in the governance of human health and illness. We are
specifically interested in exploring how distinct moralities both sustain and
are sustained by the uses of (testing) technologies. The project is funded by
the FWF, the Austrian Science Fund. It will commence in April 2024 and run
until March 2028.
Your responsibilities in the project:
* You will participate in a collaborate research project and project
meetings.
* You will be responsible for planning and conducting empirical research
within the project and for publishing and disseminating research results.
* Some empirical research will involve travelling to sites in Austria, the
Netherlands, and England.
Your qualifications:
* We expect applicants to have training in Science and Technology Studies,
Sociology, Political Science, or a related discipline.
* Experience with qualitative methods are a requirement.
* Further requirements include familiarity with two of the three languages
used in the projects case studies (i.e., English, German, and Dutch).
The position will be funded for 36 (doctoral) or 24 (postdoctoral) months,
with the possibility for an extension of 12 months.
It will be paid according to the Collective Bargaining
Agreement for Austrian universities.
To apply for this position:
Please prepare the following documents and information and send them to
erik.aarden@aau.at by the 4th of March 2024.
* A motivation letter, in which you outline your motivation to join the
project team and how you envision to contribute to the project (maximum 2
pages)
* An academic CV (maximum 3 pages)
* Certificate of completed studies
* A writing example (which can be a part of your Masters/PhD thesis);
* Contact details for one referee
Please note that there will be an opening for a second position in this
project in 2024. The second position will be affiliated at the Karl
Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems.
For any questions on the project and the advertised position(s) please reach
out to the project leaders, Erik Aarden (University of Klagenfurt;
erik.aarden@aau.at) or Ingrid Metzler (Karl
Landsteiner University of Health Sciences Krems;
Ingrid.metzler@kl.ac.at ).
Dr. Erik Aarden
Assistant Professor
Department of Society, Knowledge and Politics
Universitt Klagenfurt
Lakeside Park B07 b
Universittsstrae 65-67
9020 Klagenfurt am Wrthersee, Austria
+43 463 2700 6118
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