Urban Frontiers Research Associate

1 week ago


Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Københavns Universitet (KU) Full time

The Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen invites applicants for a postdoctoral research position in urban frontiers. The project, part of the research program Urban Frontiers, focuses on understanding how land is accessed, coded, and controlled in urban peripheries.

Applicants will work within the theoretical framework of the programme as described on www.urbanfrontiers.eu. They must propose a country and an urban research site and describe how the research priorities of the programme will be relevantly addressed in the project. Significant fieldwork is envisaged.

We are looking for candidates with a PhD degree in anthropology, development studies, economics, geography, political science, sociology, or similar fields. Relevant qualifications include professional experience with qualitative research methods, familiarity with quantitative research methods, and a curious and collaborative mindset.

The selected candidate will be working within the Global Development Section in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen. The section conducts inter-disciplinary research on economic, political, environmental, and institutional dynamics in developing countries.

Terms of employment cover the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff. Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.



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