Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked as one of the world’s leading universities. There are approximately 45,000 students and more than 8,000 employees in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our quest to understand, explain and improve our world and people’s conditions.
Lund University welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Equality, equal conditions and diversity are fundamental principles for all parts of our business.
Duties:
The doctoral program amounts to 240 credits (corresponding to four years of full-time studies). It formally ends with the doctoral student publicly defending his printed doctoral thesis. The primary obligation of the holder of a doctoral position is to successfully complete the training at research level that ends with a doctoral degree. Provisions on employment as a full-time doctoral student can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance ch. 5 §§ 1-7.
The holder of a doctoral position is expected to participate actively in the department’s research and teaching environment and may be required to perform department duties, above all teaching, up to approximately 20 percent of full time.
This call welcomes PhD proposals that aim to explore postal development and pluriversal transformation based on empirical case study research grounded in a specific society or territory in the Global South and theoretical and conceptual developments, for example of the pluriverse; prefigurative politics; the politics of hope; and real utopias. A commitment to decolonial and feminist practices would be an advantage.
But there is an increasing emergence and visibility of a vast array of radical alternatives to this dominant regime, questioning its roots in capitalist, patriarchal, racist, statist and anthropocentric forces. We are looking for PhD students who are interested in researching the broad question: What does the anti-colonial/capitalist/patriarchal transformation look like and how are human-nature relations reconfigured to support this?
Common alternatives “from below”, although different in scale and scope, constitute multiple forms of resistance and struggles for re-existence that reveal other horizons of the possible – a world in which many worlds fit. These include initiatives with a specific focus such as sustainable and holistic agriculture, community-led water/energy/food sovereignty, solidarity and sharing economies, worker control of production facilities, resource/knowledge commons and inter-ethnic peace and harmony, to more holistic or rounded transformations such as those of the Zapatistas in Chiapas and the Kurds in Rojava tried to do. The alternatives also include the revival of old traditions and the emergence of new worldviews that restore humanity’s place in nature, as a basis for human dignity and equality. This call welcomes PhD proposals that aim to explore postal development and pluriversal transformation based on empirical case study research or theoretical and conceptual development, for example of the pluriverse; prefigurative politics; the politics of hope; and real utopias.
The holder of the position should direct research into the fields of human ecology, human geography, sustainability science, anthropology or a related field. More information about the doctoral program at the department of human ecology is available at https://www.keg.lu.se/en/research/phd-education/phd-human-ecology
Eligibility/eligibility requirements:
In order to be eligible for graduate level education, an applicant must:
– Have completed a degree at advanced level
– Have completed studies corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, or
– Have acquired comparable education in other ways in Sweden or abroad.
Those who have completed course requirements of at least 30 credits in the subject area (or equivalent) or areas of relevance to the subject area, of which at least 15 credits consist of independent work at an advanced level, or equivalent knowledge acquired in Sweden or abroad, meet the special eligibility requirements for postgraduate education in human ecology. The applicant must also have knowledge of spoken and written English equivalent to English B from a Swedish high school. The assessment will be based on national guidelines.
Employment as a doctoral student is regulated in Författningsamlingen 1998: 80. Only those who are or have been admitted to doctoral education may be employed for the doctoral position. When appointing such a position, the student’s ability to benefit from the postgraduate education must be taken into account in the first instance. In addition to devoting himself to studies, the person appointed to a doctoral position may be required to work with educational tasks, research and administration, according to special regulations in the regulation.
Assessment basis:
In accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance ch. 5 5 pcs. special emphasis on admission must be placed on the applicant’s ability to successfully complete the doctoral program, as evidenced by academic qualifications and merits.
Applications will further be reviewed in accordance with relevant research interest and profile in relation to the above-mentioned research area. Previous papers and published material are important documents for assessing this ability. Particular emphasis is placed on experience in the application of qualitative field methods related to the subjects of human ecology or equivalent. As the candidate is being hired for a project that relies on original data collection through fieldwork and interviews, proficiency in the language of the proposed work is preferred.
Application:
The application must contain:
• A cover letter of a maximum of 700 words, which contains a brief presentation of you as an applicant and your qualifications that relate to the above-mentioned project. Upload as a pdf file.
• Concise research proposal (max. 2000 words including references) including literature review, purpose, research questions and methodology. The proposal must clearly show how it relates to the above-described research field on mail development and pluriverse. Upload as a pdf file.
• Curriculum vitae. Upload as a pdf file.
• An example of independent written academic work (in English). This will usually be a master’s thesis. Upload as a pdf file.
• If possible, copies of scientific publications in English authored or co-authored by you. Upload as a pdf file.
· Names and contact details of 2-3 people we can contact for personal references (in question box)
· Copies of test certificates and grades. Upload as a pdf file.
The application must be in English and entered into Lund University’s job application portal.
Type of employment:
Time limit, four years according to HF ch. 5 § 7.
Form of employment | Temporary employment |
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Access | 1 September 2024 |
Salary form | Monthly salary |
Number of vacant positions | 1 |
Employment rate | 100% |
Place | Grove |
County | Skåne County |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | PA2024/488 |
Contact |
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Published | 2024-03-08 |
Application deadline | 2024-05-01 |