PhD student in Gender Studies - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Centre for Gender Research was established in 2003 as an interdisciplinary unit within Uppsala University. We are placed within Humanities and Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts. Our education and research include a range of perspectives on sex and gender, and other dimensions of power. Close to forty researchers are employed at, or affiliated with, the Centre, and their research spans many research fields and disciplinary domains. We offer courses and degree programmes at undergraduate and advanced level. Eight PhD students are currently enrolled in PhD training at the Centre. Read more about our research here: www.gender.uu.se/forskning.

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The advertised position: PhD student in Gender Studies with an orientation towards the Technologization of Everyday Life

The Centre for Gender Research opens a position as PhD in Gender Studies, with an orientation towards the Technologization of Everyday Life, and more specifically gender-sensitive approaches to the design of social robots for real world applications. The PhD program spans four years of full-time work, and is financed with a salaried position as doctoral student. The PhD candidate is expected to work full time in the program, and contribute actively to the Centre’s and the program’s activities and milieu. Additional service at the Centre for Gender Research, in administration and/or education, may apply (max 20%) which then prolongs the duration of the PhD programme with the corresponding time. The orientation of the thesis project pursued by the PhD candidate must be situated within the field of Gender Studies.

Requirements
To be eligible for the position, you need to have completed an MA degree. For basic eligibility for the position, you need to have completed a degree at advanced (Masters) level, based on course study of no less than 240 credits, and with no less than 60 of these credits at the advanced level. Eligibility also applies to those who have acquired the equivalent of such education in Sweden or abroad. Preference will be given to candidates with a degree in Gender Studies at the BA or MA level and/or a degree relevant to the research topic, for example in human-computer interaction or interaction design. Preference will also be given to candidates with an equivalent education in other subjects with a gender studies orientation and/or computer science. The applicant must be proficient and have documented skills in both Swedish and English.

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.

Application: Your application must be written in English. It should contain your Curriculum Vitae, copies of degree certificate and grades, Master’s thesis, and possible publications. It must also contain a personal letter (max. 2 pages) describing: (A) the reason(s) why you want to pursue a PhD program in gender studies, and (B) any previous research experience. Furthermore, the application must include a brief project outline (max 5 pages, including bibliography) for the thesis project you wish to pursue as a PhD candidate. It is vital that the project plan reflects familiarity with the fields of gender studies and human-computer interaction and/or social robotics, and is based on research questions and perspectives of high relevance to those fields. The project plan should also indicate how the proposed project connects to existing research themes at the Centre for Gender Studies. Please include contact information for at least two references, preferably academic. Interviews and work samples will be part of the selection process.

For regulations regarding PhD training in Sweden, see Högskoleförordningen; see also the rules and regulations of Uppsala University and of the Faculty of Arts http://regler.uu.se

PhD training in Gender Studies is described in the general study plan for the PhD program.

http://www.gender.uu.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning.

http://www.gender.uu.se/admissions/postgraduate-studies/

https://www.uu.se/en/admissions/phd-studies/

Uppsala University values the qualities that an even distribution of gender and diversity brings. Therefore, applicants of all sexes and with different backgrounds, functionalities, and life experiences, are welcome to apply. The Centre for Gender Research works actively and continuously to promote equal opportunities and have a long-term goal to increase diversity in the workplace.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For questions about the PhD programme, please contact the Director of PhD Studies, Gabriele Griffin, Email: gabriele.griffin@gender.uu.se, tel: 018-471 5790.

For further information about the position please contact: The Director of the Centre for Gender Research, Helena Wahlström Henriksson, Email: helena.henriksson@gender.uu.se, tel: 018-4717298.

Please submit your application no later than 31 March 2022, UFV-PA 2022/528.

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