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Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management

Department of Social Anthropology

There is a temporary 2-year position available at the Department of Social Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management (NTNU) as Postdoctoral Fellow in social anthropology. This fixed-term position has the primary goal of qualifying for work in professional academic chair positions.

The Department of Social Anthropology currently consists of 9 associate professors, 2 professors, and 13 PhD scholars. The Department has a large Bachelor programme in Social Anthropology, while the master programme recruits approximately 15 students each year.

The Department of Social Anthropology also hosts the interdisciplinary bachelor programme of African Studies. Ethnographically, department research spans parts of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Scandinavia. In addition to the classical themes of social anthropology, recent research interests have focused on processes of objectification, measurement and standardization (the CUFF project), global inequality, mobility and migration, and African (especially Ethiopian) peasant adaptations.

Obligations

The postdoctoral position forms part of a research project called Energy Futures: Assessing Intermediary Expertise that Guides Arctic and Global Hydrocarbon Development and is associated with the department's ongoing specialization in Organizational Anthropology.

The objective is to improve knowledge in relation to how intermediaries (energy consultants) generate learning environments across the energy industry. Research objectives of the project include building a conceptual terminology and typology of the kinds of assessments that consultants produce, as well as the visualizing practices developed in the creation of energy futures. The project will focus on aspects of ethnographic research that relate to the creation and performance of expertise, expert knowledge, and elite cultures more generally. More information on the research, including project description, can be obtained here: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1417570

The Postdoctoral Fellow will be part of the research group in organizational anthropology at the department and is expected to take part in seminars, workshops and conferences convened as part of the project. It is also expected that the postdoctoral fellow will conduct ethnographic research.

Qualifications

• The applicant must hold a Norwegian PhD or an equivalent degree within social anthropology or related fields (STS, cultural geography, visual anthropology). It is a condition of employment that the PhD has been awarded prior to employment start date.
• Experience with ethnographic research is desirable.
• Ability to work independently.

Employment will be activated in accordance to existing regulations of 31.01.2006.

Personal skills and motivation to contribute to a good working environment will be ascribed high importance. In addition, good cooperation and communication skills, a strong research network, as well as ability to initiate research projects will be regarded positively in the evaluation process.

Application

Applications should include:

• Cover Letter (1-2 pages).
  
  Minstelønn: 0
  
  Maksimal lønn: 0
  
  Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig
  
  Arbeidsgiver adresse: NTNU Sosialantropologisk institutt 7491 TRONDHEIM
  
  Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers
  
  Land: Norge
  
  Region: Sør-Trøndelag
  
  Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge
  
  Lønn valuta: NOK
  
  Lønn periode: Pr. år
  
  
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