PhD Fellowship in Gender Studies

Doctorat / PhD Profil chercheur : First Stage Researcher (R1) Type de contrat : Temporary Date limite de candidature : 1 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Oslo) Programme UE : Other EU programme Département : Department of media and society, Centre for Gender Studies Domaine : Other

The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a PhD Fellowship in Gender Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of media and society, Centre for Gender Studies The position is vacant from 01.02.2027 This is a trainee position that will give promising researchers an opportunity for academic development through a PhD education leading to a doctoral degree. The hired candidate will be admitted to the PhD program in social sciences. The education includes relevant courses to about six months of study, a dissertation based on independent research, participation in national and international research environments, relevant academic communication, a trial lecture and public defence. The Ph.d.-program in social sciences at UiS is organised in five research schools, and the PhD candidate will be a member of the research school in politics and society, PolSoc. Read more about the PhD education at UiS on our website. The appointment is for three years with research duties exclusively, or four years with both research and other career-promoting work. This will be clarified in the recruitment process. A career plan will be prepared that specifies the competencies that the Research Fellow will acquire. Access to career guidance will be provided throughout the doctoral education. The appointment is for three years with research duties exclusively, or four years with both research and other career-promoting work. This will be clarified in the recruitment process. A career plan will be prepared that specifies the competencies that the Research Fellow will acquire. Access to career guidance will be provided throughout the doctoral education. Research Topic The PhD Fellow will be affiliated with the research group Feminist Knowledge Production. The subject area for the position is (feminist) futures. In the ongoing shift towards green transitions, questions regarding sustainability, the environment, ecology, technology, and humanity’s footprint in the Anthropocene are central. In gender studies, these perspectives and questions concerning the future (or futures) are linked to issues of justice, redistribution, gender equality, and diversity. This PhD position combines perspectives on climate justice and environmental sustainability within the social sciences in general, and feminist perspectives on livable futures in particular. The PhD project aims to generate new knowledges about what kinds of understandings of the future that circulate in society during our Anthropocene era. More specifically, the project will examine how the concept of "the future" is defined, maintained, and negotiated through current discourses related to sustainability and social justice. Possible approaches include: Document analysis of policy documents related to sustainable development or strategic foresight, e.g., within the context of the welfare state Discourse analysis of current debates and discussions in the Norwegian, Nordic, or international public sphere Media analysis of media coverage, news reporting, or discourses Analysis of popular culture—including film, literature, and TV—across genres ranging from documentary to science fiction Empirical studies of attitudes, expectations, and narratives regarding futures, for example through interviews or surveys Analyses of or with artistic expressions Interdisciplinary combinations of the above suggestions or other

The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a PhD Fellowship in Gender Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of media and society, Centre for Gender Studies

The position is vacant from 01.02.2027

This is a trainee position that will give promising researchers an opportunity for academic development through a PhD education leading to a doctoral degree.

The hired candidate will be admitted to the PhD program in social sciences. The education includes relevant courses to about six months of study, a dissertation based on independent research, participation in national and international research environments, relevant academic communication, a trial lecture and public defence. The Ph.d.-program in social sciences at UiS is organised in five research schools, and the PhD candidate will be a member of the research school in politics and society, PolSoc. Read more about the PhD education at UiS on our website.

The appointment is for three years with research duties exclusively, or four years with both research and other career-promoting work. This will be clarified in the recruitment process.

A career plan will be prepared that specifies the competencies that the Research Fellow will acquire. Access to career guidance will be provided throughout the doctoral education.

Research Topic

The PhD Fellow will be affiliated with the research group Feminist Knowledge Production. The subject area for the position is (feminist) futures. In the ongoing shift towards green transitions, questions regarding sustainability, the environment, ecology, technology, and humanity’s footprint in the Anthropocene are central. In gender studies, these perspectives and questions concerning the future (or futures) are linked to issues of justice, redistribution, gender equality, and diversity. This PhD position combines perspectives on climate justice and environmental sustainability within the social sciences in general, and feminist perspectives on livable futures in particular. The PhD project aims to generate new knowledges about what kinds of understandings of the future that circulate in society during our Anthropocene era. More specifically, the project will examine how the concept of "the future" is defined, maintained, and negotiated through current discourses related to sustainability and social justice. Possible approaches include:

Document analysis of policy documents related to sustainable development or strategic foresight, e.g., within the context of the welfare state

Discourse analysis of current debates and discussions in the Norwegian, Nordic, or international public sphere

Media analysis of media coverage, news reporting, or discourses

Analysis of popular culture—including film, literature, and TV—across genres ranging from documentary to science fiction

Empirical studies of attitudes, expectations, and narratives regarding futures, for example through interviews or surveys

Analyses of or with artistic expressions

Interdisciplinary combinations of the above suggestions or other

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