I am pleased to inform you that the advertisement for a two-year PhD fellow position at the University of Barcelona in the area of Social Anthropology, and, more specifically, studies related to bordering, migration, and urban studies, has now been published on EURAXESS: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/274424
The framework of the Ramón y Cajal project entitled Urban B/ordering in the EU. A project that will tackle the ongoing local-global processes of urban b/ordering in the EU, by analyzing how socio-legal practices produce urban borders and sociocultural boundaries. It will focus on the actual workings and implementation of urban b/ordering on the ground. It will do this comparatively by providing a theoretically informed, in-depth ethnographic account of the implementation and the socio-political consequences of b/ordering practices in different social, political, and economic contexts. This will include an integral analysis of the interplay between the different scales, agents, narratives, and interests. The purpose is to offer a field-based theory that contributes to our understanding of the actual working of urban b/ordering, that is both the role it plays in managing marginal social activities and groups and its (un)intended societal and political consequences.
Within this framework, the tasks to be carried out during the doctoral period will consist of:
- Preparation and execution of the PhD research project closely linked to the framework of the project.
- Collaborate in the coordination of the research line Migrations and Racial Capitalism, as well as in the seminar derived from it.
- Collaborate in the preparation of an ERC Consolidator proposal and other similar calls.
- Actively contribute to the rest of the activities of the project.
A full-time work contract (37.5 hrs/week). The position is strongly research-oriented with very limited organizational duties and no teaching obligations. The annual salary offered is around 22.400,04€.
Apart from the monthly allowance (we offer a competitive remuneration package including, tuition fees, social security, and insurance expenses) as well as funding for research-related activities (participation in conferences and research missions in selected developed and developing countries). The research fellowships are granted for 2 years but the duration is expected to be extended for up to two more years if the needed funding is attained.
For further information or enquiries please contact me at martinlundsteen@ub.edu