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Description

The Centre for Gender Studies (CGF) at Karlstad University is one of the most profiled national and international research environments in the field of men and masculinities. At CGF, this field has been a prominent research theme since the mid-1990s. In the 2010s, men and masculinity research at CGF has expanded within the GEXcel International Collegium in association with Tema Genus at Linköping University and the Centre for Feminist Social Studies at Örebro University.

The research theme is one of nine fields in GEXcel. The CGF houses the editorial board of Norma: International Journal for Masculinity Studies (Taylor & Francis), one of the leading international journals in the field.

Duties

Duties involve conducting research in the field of men and masculinities with a focus on one or several of the following, and partly overlapping themes:

* The gender segregated labour market

This theme has a long tradition at CGF in collaboration with Working Life Science at Karlstad University. The development potential is considerable, preferably with a focus on intersectional dividing lines where, for example, ethnicity and gender interact in new ways.

* Men and masculinities in academia, research and innovation

Research is scarce on inequality in academia, research and innovation with a focus on men and masculinities. Our ambition is to initiate new studies of masculinities, academia, research and innovation as well as to develop this research area in GEXcel.

* Technology and masculinity

Several CGF researchers have for an extended period of time investigated the strong and enduring connection between masculinity and technology. The combined research expertise at CGF welcomes and enables several developments in relation to contemporary feminist theorising.

* Masculinity, risk and safety

We have seen that risk-taking emerges as a central dimension of masculinity construction. At CGF the relation between risk-taking and masculinity has been the object of study in several projects and the area deserves further attention.

* Transmasculinities

As the first gender studies environment in Sweden, CGF has established a profile of transgender and masculinities studies. We plan to further develop masculinity and trans studies in the interface of these two areas.

Besides being a part of the CGF and GEXcel environment, the successful candidate is expected to attend the workplace and contribute to the development of the CGF research environment as well as at the Faculty of Arts and Social Studies, and to teach courses in Gender Studies at undergraduate and doctoral levels.

Qualification requirements

Applicants who have a Swedish doctor’s degree in a discipline relevant to the position, or a foreign degree deemed equivalent, are eligible for the position. The Doctor’s degree must not be older than three years at the application deadline. Applicants holding older degrees may be considered in special circumstances, which may be leave because of illness, parental leave, clinical service, or union assignments or similar appointments of trust.

Assessment criteria

We are seeking a person with experience of one or several of the research themes listed above. A background in gender studies or equivalent is a requirement. Special weight is given to the applicants’ ability to combine independence, theoretical awareness and empirical thoroughness. Special weight is also given to ability to cooperate and to take initiatives in national and international research environments. Very good command of written and spoken English is a requirement.

Terms of employment

The postdoc position is a full-time, fixed-term employment, normally two years starting from the autumn 2016, by agreement.

Employment is on condition that you have not been employed as a postdoc fellow under central agreement for more than one year in the same or closely related disciplinary area at the same institution of higher education/authority.

Application

Application should include well-documented qualifications, and preferably two references. Applicants are responsible for documenting qualifications in a way that allows for an objective and qualitative assessment of candidates. We expect a complete application before the last day of application.

Application should include:

- personal letter briefly describing yourself and your research plans for the next two years in relation to the area of the position (2-3 pages)

- CV with verified copies of records, degree certificates etc.

- copy of your doctoral thesis and other relevant publications

- any other submissions.

Application should be made electronically via the university’s web-based recruitment tool. All documents and publications submitted for assessment must be attached to the electronic application. Do not provide links to them.

Exception: One copies of documents that cannot be sent electronically should be sent to:

Karlstads universitet
Registrator
651 88 KARLSTAD
State ref.no: REK 2016/65
Last day of application: May 29, 2016