[Commlist] PhD position at UiT (campus Alta)

Please take note of the following PhD position available at UiT – The 
Arctic University of Norway (campus  Alta).

The PhD position in Media Studies will focus on indigenous art and 
issues of representation. The position will be associated with the 
research group Narrating the Postcolonial North: Travel, Writing, 
Performance.

Deadline for applications is April 19.

More info here: 
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/241076/phd-fellow-in-media-studies

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The position

A PhD position in media studies is available at the Department of 
Tourism and Northern Studies with the research group Narrating the 
Postcolonial North: Travel, Writing, Performance.

The objective of the position is to complete research training to the 
level of a doctoral degree. Admission to the PhD programme is a 
prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on 
commencement of the position.

The position is located at the Department of Tourism and Northern 
Studies (IRN) in Alta. The appointed person must have their daily 
workplace at the Alta campus. IRN is part of the Faculty of Humanities, 
Social Sciences and Education. The institute has 16 permanent employees, 
and conducts teaching, research and communication within tourism 
studies, northern studies and media production.

The Department has a strong research profile and extensive experience 
with major research projects, including through the research group 
Narrating the Postcolonial North: Travel, Writing, Performance (NTPN) 
which research field as tourism, media and new interaction practices in 
an Arctic context.

The PhD Fellow will be part of an active and engaged environment with 
good national and international collaboration partners.

The PhD Fellow position is for a period of three years’ full-time study, 
with the possibility of of extended employment if the doctoral 
dissertation is submitted within the standard time. If the doctoral 
dissertation is submitted along with a written recommendation from the 
supervisor within 3 years or 3 1/2 years from the start date, the PhD 
Fellow will be receiving a completion grant offer of 12 or 6 months 
respectively. More information about the completion grant scheme here.

The doctoral project is carried out during the appointment period. A 
6-12 month stay at a foreign university is encouraged during the 
scholarship period.

The workplace is at UiT in Alta. You must be able to start in the 
position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer.
The position’s field of research

The PhD fellow will be affiliated with the research group Narrating the 
Postcolonial North: Travel, Writing, Performance. This research group 
explores media, tourism, and experience production via interdisciplinary 
approaches, and addresses interaction practices in the North.

Applicants are asked to design a PhD project in media studies within the 
following context:

Sámi as well as Kven artists have taken a prominent position in 
reclaiming visibility and there is a national and international interest 
in Sámi and Kven literature, art, popular culture, television shows, 
films, and music. Simultaneously, there is racism, conflicts, and at 
times turbulent political debates in Sápmi/the North. There are on-going 
discussions concerning majority – minority relations, Indigenous and 
minority rights, and racism, but also regarding identity and representation.

Relevant topics for the PhD project can for instance be, but are not 
limited to, media and intercultural dialogue; diversity, and freedom of 
speech; representations in media and public discourse; historical and 
contemporary narratives in film, television, and social media; memory, 
identity politics, and public debate; or activism, power, and political 
resistance.

The applicants must present a proposal outlining the academic basis of 
the PhD project. The project proposal shall not exceed five pages, 
literature references included. It must include a description of the 
theme, research question(s) and a reasoning of the choices. It should 
also indicate the methodologies to be used. The final project 
description will be developed in cooperation with the supervisor. 
Template for project description can be found here.
Contact

For further information about the position, please contact:

    Professor Trine Kvidal-Røvik
        +47 78 45 03 30
        (trine.kvidal /at/ uit.no)
    Professor Stine Agnete Sand
        +47 78 45 01 27
        (stine.sand /at/ uit.no)
    Head of office Gøril Johansen
        +47 78 45 01 32
        (goeril.johansen /at/ uit.no)


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