Zusammenfassung
- Was Stellenangebot — Academic staff member
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- Wo Mainz — Deutschland
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Beschreibung
Faculty 05: Philosophy and Philology / Institute for Film, Theatre, Media and Cultural Studies / Department for Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology
Academic staff member [full-time] (75%)
The Role
Applicants are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Post to work with the PI Čarna Brkovićon the CHANSE-funded project examining the role of the digital in emergent redistributive imaginaries in Europe.
“Redistributive imaginaries: digitalization, culture and prosocial contribution”(Redigim) is supported by the Economic and Social Research Council under the CHANSE ERA-NET Co-fund programme. The project investigates the role of the digital in collective, common-sense understandings of societal giving and redistribution (e.g. philanthropy, charity, mutual aid, humanitarianism, taxation, etc.). The Research Post is in the duration of 30 months be-ginning on 01 April 2023. The Post can be extended, subject to evaluation. For more details on the project, see: https://chanse.org/redigim/
The postdoctoral researcher will work with PI Brković at the University of Mainz, and the Redigim consortium, which is composed of research teams in University of Zürich, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, University of Lapland, and University of Arts London. The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for carrying out their own research project in Montenegro, within the analytical and methodological framework of the project. The research will involve the application of multiple research methods including textual analysis, analysis of digital platforms/tools, individual and group interviews with research participants, digital ethnography, and long-term participant observation.
For further information regarding the project and this role, please contact Čarna Brković (brkovicc[ at ]uni-mainz.de).
The closing date for applications is 18 February 2023. It is anticipated that interviews for this position will be conducted in the week beginning 20 February 2023.
Project summary
Redigim examines the impact of digitalization on European citizens’ understanding of what it means to contribute to society. Taxation, philanthropy, charity and mutual aid are redistributive forms that enable individuals to ‘pay in’ to their societies. They invite or compel citizens to make payments with a view to sustaining their social worlds, supporting others, or transforming their societies. Digitalization processes are rapidly reconfiguring access to and engagement with these redistributive forms, initiating more social forms of payment and contribution. The emergence of new forms of contribution fostered by digital platforms point to novel modes of participation, solidarity, and care for others, but they are also disruptive of established state-mandated forms of social provisioning, raising questions about the future of taxation systems in European welfare states.
Redistributive imaginaries are semiotic systems that give meaning and shape to the structures which enable prosocial contribution. They provide collective, common-sense ways of understandingthe relationship between economic contribution and social solidarity. Redigim investigates the role of the digital in emergent redistributive imaginaries. It will develop case studies in five national contexts –the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Finland, Spain and Montenegro –representing different welfare state models and philanthropic traditions. Redigim will identify local, national and transnational tendencies at a European level, and will use project findings to build scenarios for the future of prosocial contribution in Europe.
Located in cultural sociology, media and cultural studies and social and cultural anthropology, the project team is uniquely placed to deliver qualitative research that foregrounds the role of cultural, signifying practices in economic processes and practices. Redigim will pursue an innovative mixed-methods approach to the study of digitalization, incorporating discourse analysis, affordance analysis of digital platforms and ethnography of everyday prosocial practices. Redigim will significantly advance the study of redistributive imaginaries, and it will deliver qualitative case studies and scenarios which will be of value to a range of stakeholder audiences in civil society, government and business.
Your tasks:
The postdoctoral researcher will:
- undertake fieldwork research on Montene-gro; field research will encompass textual analysis of public discourse; analysis of relevant digital platforms; long-term participant observation of everyday practices of redistribution, and interviews;
- contribute to the refinement of the analytical framework of the project through monthly project meetings, workshops, and other project activities;
- share insights and findings with other team members and the wider public through project deliverables, reports, and research out-puts;
- produce research outputs in the form of conference presentations, web material, blogs, journal articles, and chapters for edited volumes;
- represent the project at workshops, confer-ences, and other project activities as rele-vant;
- support and participate in any additional tasks or documentation as required by the project.
Your profile:
In addition to the general requirements accord-ing to public services law, applicants must meet the recruitment requirements stipulated in § 57 of the Hochschulgesetz of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Essential:
- A PhD in cultural anthropology, European Ethnology, social anthropology, or a related discipline
- Experience conducting ethnographic re-search in former Yugoslav countries;
- Experience of publishing articles or book chapters in peer-reviewed venues;
- Excellent spoken and written academic English;
- Excellent Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian language skills;
- Willingness to work collaboratively in research team;
- Willingness to undertake ethnographic fieldwork of 6-12 months in Montenegro, anticipated for the academic year 2024-2025.
Desirable:
- German language skills;
- Expertise in one or more substantive research areas relevant to the project, such as digital anthropology; digital ethnography; the anthropology of taxation, philanthropy, charity, humanitarianism, mutual aid; imagined economies; political imagination;
- Experience of working with interview mate-rial from the former Yugoslav region, including with local language sources.
What we have to offer (career development):
- The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in some teaching activities at the University of Mainz. They will participate in academic self-administration and support the Institute in the organization of events and seminars that lie within the scope of their research expertise. The postdoctoral researcher is expected to conduct long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Montenegro from April 2024. The post-holder will be supported in their own career development also through training for multiple research methods and tools (e.g. digital ethnography; affordances analysis; textual analysis, long-term participant observation, NVivo software), mentoring and encouragement to develop publications from their previous research (e.g. doctoral research). It is possible to extend the research position after the end of the Redigim project, subject to evaluation.
The position is paid according to EG13 TV-L and to be filled on01 April 2023. The position istem-poraryforthe duration of 30 months.
JGU is diverse and welcomes qualified applications from people with varied backgrounds.We aim to increase the number of women in the field of research and teaching and therefore encourage fe-male researchers to apply. Candidates with severe disabilities and appropriate qualifications will be given priority.
The application should include:
- CV including the list of publications;
- Motivation letter with descriptions of previ-ous research and experience that demon-strates your suitability for the position;
- A copy of one representative publication or dissertation chapter.
If you are interested in this position, submit your full application by 18 February to brkovicc[ at ]uni-mainz.de
Forquestions and further information please contact Čarna Brković (brkovicc[ at ]uni-mainz.de).
