[H-verkko] Työpaikkailmoitus: Avoin työpaikka väitöstutkijalle: Doctoral researcher in Gender Studies, University of Oulu

Pe Marras 14 10:50:40 EEST 2022

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Avoin työpaikka väitöstutkijalle: Doctoral researcher in Gender Studies, University of Oulu
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Doctoral researcher position in Gender Studies in a research project ’A Spitting Image: Direct-to-consumer DNA testing and new networks of kinship (A-SPIT)’ in the unit Values, Ideologies and Social Contexts of Education and Eudaimonia institute, University of Oulu

We are now looking for

A Doctoral researcher in Gender Studies

for a maximum of four years, starting at the earliest on 01.01.2023 in a research project of ’A Spitting Image: Direct-to-consumer DNA testing and new networks of kinship (A-SPIT)’ lead by associate professor/docent Johanna Hiitola, Gender Studies, Faculty of Education. The applied position is under the Emerging projects programme 2023-2026 within the context of Eudaimonia Institute, which offers a high-level international multidisciplinary environment supplied with cutting-edge infrastructures in the strategic focus area Humans in Change.

The research project investigates how the new availability of direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing shapes the way in which kinship ties and collectives are formed. By utilising the sociology of association and critical and queer kinship studies, we seek to follow the traces of DNA tests from test tubes to databases and, finally, into people's intimate relationships. In addition, we examine how Finnish Sámi indigenous communities perceive these new technologies. Our team also interrogates the complex ethical issues surrounding DTC DNA testing, such as situations in which tests reveal sexual violence or other unsettling information.

We are looking for a doctoral researcher to carry out their independent research on the effects of DTC DNA testing. You are free to choose your own focus. For example, new kinship ties, emerging ethnic or community belonging, indigenous DNA (with an ethical approach emphasizing self-determination), adoption or donor-conceived children and adults, to name a few possibilities.

The position is supervised by associate professor/docent Johanna Hiitola who is a feminist family sociologist and the director of Gender Studies as well as the founder of the Research Group for Epistemic Matters (REM). The supervisory team will also include Senior Research Fellow Pauliina Rautio who is an expert in post-qualitative and multispecies methodologies and hosts several projects on citizen science and multispecies education. The doctoral researcher will also have a third supervisor from the REM research group.

Requirements

You must hold a Master’s degree or an equivalent degree (e.g. licentiate) preferably in gender studies, social sciences (sociology, anthropology, social work, social policy, political science, etc.), education or other relevant field. The relevance may also come through your focused studies. In addition, you must be knowledgeable of some of the following fields or fields closely related to these approaches: feminist science and technology studies (STS), new materialist or post-qualitative methodologies and/or sociology of associations (also called actor-network theory).

Your Master’s degree must have been completed with good grades (at least 60% of maximum grade, or 3/5, in both the taught studies and the Master’s thesis). Ability to pursue independent research and excellent writing and fluency in English is expected. The doctoral researcher position is intended for an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) who, according to the ”European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers”, is defined as a researcher in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research activity, including the period of research training. Applicants will either be starting their doctoral training or have completed no more than two full years of training (adjusted for possible previous part-time status) at the time the position is filled. You will carry out your doctoral studies in the Human Sciences Doctoral Programme of the University of Oulu Graduate School (or one of the other UniOGS Doctoral Programmes, if appropriate) and you must meet the minimal requirements to receive doctoral study rights as defined in UniOGS.

What we offer

We offer you a place in a highly talented research group, working to solve globally significant research problems in the field of gender studies.

University's wide variety of support services are at your disposal, allowing you to focus on your studies and research.

In addition to modern research facilities, we offer you personnel benefits such as free occupational healthcare, support for sport services and endless opportunities to develop your skills and competences.

Regular salary is paid 12 months per year, including paid leave and an additional holiday bonus in the summer.

The employed person will be insured by the university and provided occupational healthcare. The Finnish government provides benefits to residents and their families, for example possibility to the national healthcare system and high-quality affordable childcare and school services.

Salary and key terms

The salary of selected doctoral researchers will be initially set on level 2, and later on levels 2 – 4 of the national salary scale for the teaching and research staff of Finnish universities. In addition, a supplementary remuneration is given for personal achievement and performance (max. 50 %). In practice, the salary is roughly 2200 – 2700 € (before taxes) per month for an early-stage researcher, depending on the appointee’s qualifications and progress of the doctoral thesis.

Mobile work is possible in this position, but you do need to have or be willing to apply for residency in Finland for this position.

The position is fixed term for maximum of four years starting earliest on 1st of January 2023. A trial period of 6 months is applied to the position.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted through the online system by 6 November 2022, 23:59 (Finnish local time), with the following attachments as separate pdf files (please note that the online system has a maximum size limit of attachments):

 	Complete CV containing contact information of at least two referees and a list of journal and conference publications (if any). A recommended CV template can be found on the webpage of Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (http://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae).
 	Motivation letter describing prior knowledge and your motivation for applying for this position (1 page)
 	A brief research statement containing your research idea and title, a description of your theoretical and methodological approaches, the data for the study, (if applicable) methods of data analysis and the significance of your research (2 pages + references).
 	Certificates/Diplomas: scanned electronic copies of diplomas and transcripts of the records of relevant previous degrees (MSc and BSc or equivalent). If the original documents are not in English, Finnish or Swedish, each document must be accompanied by an official certified translation into English or Finnish.

Applications sent by email will not be considered.The eligible applicants fitting best in the research profile expected for the position may be invited to a remote interview. All applicants will be notified when the selection process is completed.

For further information please contact

Dr. Johanna Hiitola, johanna.hiitola(at)oulu.fi

Apply here:
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Lisätietoja:
Seija Jalagin
seija.jalagin at oulu.fi
0407789021
https://www.oulu.fi/fi/tutkimusryhmat/sukupuolentutkimus

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