Postdoc fellowship in design and gender
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hela Sverige Linnaeus University is a modern, international university with Småland as its base and the world as its stage. We combine curiosity, creativity and utility with an entrepreneurial thinking in education and research. Seeing possibilities and believing in the future is part of what we do every day.
We now strengthen our prominent research by recruiting 21 postdoctoral fellows.
The Department of Design, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and the Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences work together to form a research environment at the cross-section of design and gender studies.
Curious Design Change, Department of Design, and The Centre for Gender and Language, hosted by Gender Studies are two research platforms at Linnaeus University working in close collaboration. Curious Design Change is a new, local and international research platform, focusing on design as an agent of change for futures of sustainability, and is characterized by curiosity, creativity and transdisciplinary collaboration. The Centre for Gender and Language is an international research environment at Linnaeus University. It is interdisciplinary and faculty transcending, offering an innovative research environment for researchers with an interest in the complex relations and issues that exist between gender and language. The centre has a special interest in artistic research as an important part of contemporary and interdisciplinary studies.
These two research platforms are now announcing a postdoctoral position; open for scholars with a focus on design and transgender studies within the field of design, artistic research, gender studies and norm creativity. The position will be shared between Department of design (70%) and Gender Studies (30%). The post-doctoral researcher will also contribute to The Bridge environment. The Bridge is Linnaeus University's collaboration with IKEA, and gathers the disciplines of design, technology and economy. This environment delivers master's programme, Business, Engineering and Design, and a doctoral programme.
Field of subject for the position: Design, with specialization in Gender
Placement: Växjö
Extent and period: Full-time for two years
Context of position
The primary responsibility is to conduct research. The applicant is expected to contribute to the development of the platforms through research and publications in research fields such as design, artistic research and gender studies. The applicant is also expected to participate in seminars and other activities in design and gender studies, and to strengthen the transdisciplinary profiles of the platforms, through collaboration with other scholars and graduate students on local, national and international levels.
A maximum of 20 % of the time is dedicated to teaching and administration.
The position is limited to two years fulltime.
Qualification requirements
To be eligible for the position as postdoctoral researcher, the applicant must have completed a Ph. D. in design or the arts, cultural studies or gender studies, no earlier than three years prior to the application deadline.
In addition applicants must not previously have held a similar position for more than one year at a university.
Applicants should have a good command of English and an ability to work in a multi-lingual environment.
Assessment criteria
It is deemed meritorious to have developed research projects specifically in the transdisciplinary areas of design, gender studies and artistic research. Since the platforms now are shaping knowledge and methods connected to norm creativity, the applicant ought to exhibit elaborated ideas on this topic. Experience from interdisciplinary networks is an advantage, as well as international experience. Documented skills in collaboration and teamwork will be valued highly in the selection process.
Primary emphasis is placed on the quality of the applicant's research publications, documented work and skills in design or in the arts, and on the proposed research project.
Further information
Please contact:
Mathilda Tham, Head of Research, Department of Design
Phone: +46 72 536 94 66, email:
mathilda.tham@lnu.seHanna Hallgren, Co-director of The Centre for Gender and Language
Phone: +46 470 70 8316, email:
hanna.hallgren@lnu.seBodil Karlsson, Human Resources Consultant
Phone: +46 470 70 83 74, email:
bodil.karlsson@lnu.seLinnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.
Please apply by clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the ad. Your application should be designed according to the Template for application which can be found in the Guide to Appointment procedures under attachments on the right. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. Other documents, including various types of scientific works, must be submitted digitally along with the application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 on the closing day.
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Publiceringsdatum2016-02-11ErsättningMånadslön
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2016-03-31
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