Aarhus University, School of Culture and Society
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Anthropology (941922)
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Denmark |
Position: | Post-Doctoral Fellow |
The School of Culture and Society at Aarhus University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in anthropology. The position is full-time, and available from 1 January 2018. The position is topically very closely associated with the research project “What Social Robots Can and Should Do—Towards Integrative Social Robotics”, supported by the Carlsberg Foundation (Semper Ardens Grant).
Place of employment: Jens Chr. Skous Vej 3-7, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
Research Context
The research project “What Social Robots Can and Should Do—Towards Integrative Social Robotics” will define and implement a new paradigm for developing social robotics applications. “Integrative Social Robotics” (ISR) tightly integrates robotics research with a wide scope of research disciplines that investigate human social interactions, including empirical, conceptual, and value-theoretical research in the Humanities. To investigate the performance of the new method, the team will design and test several innovative social robotics applications that promote socio-cultural values and norms of personal well-being, such as fairness, authenticity, autonomy and creative self-realisation.
The successful applicant will be a member of a project team of 25 international researchers from 11 disciplines (philosophy, robotics, anthropology, psychology, linguistics, education, communication, management, cognitive science, computer science and sociology). The project is coordinated by professor MSO Johanna Seibt at the Department of Philosophy and History of Ideas, and will run from 2016 until 2021.
For more information see:
http://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en/Forskningsaktiviteter/Forskningsprojekter/Semper-Ardens-forskningsprojekter/Johanna-Seibt_Integrative-Social-Robotics
The Felowship is affliated with the Department of Philosophy and History of Ideas.
Research Profile
The research tasks of this position will centre on qualitative empirical research regarding human-robot interaction. The research tasks in this complex, interdisciplinary project are partly pre-defined, but it is expected that all the project members will contribute additional supplementary research ideas. The successful applicant must have teaching experience and will be expected to contribute to team-taught courses at the BA and MA levels in her or his area of expertise (a maximum of nine hours per semester).
The successful applicant should have documented expertise in all of the following areas:
• anthropological research in and on social robotics
• cultural anthropology
• conflict research and conflict mediation/facilitation.
The successful applicant should be capable of presenting and critiquing the methodological foundations of qualitative empirical research methodology, and should have experience of work in highly interdisciplinary teams. Since the research tasks will involve studies at public institutions, experience of research organisation and research communication is important. Native knowledge of Danish and near-native proficiency in academic English is a strict prerequisite.
For further information about the position, please contact the project manager, professor MSO Johanna Seibt, e-mail filseibt@cas.au.dk.
Qualifications
Applicants for this position should hold a PhD degree or equivalent qualifications in anthropology.
The successful applicant must document the ability to conduct empirical research, preferably including ethnographic fieldwork, as well as the ability to produce research publications of a high international standard.
Applicants should - apart from the demands listed further below - submit:
• a concise description of their research profile (max. two pages)
• a research proposal in the area of robo-anthropology (max. three pages).The description and the proposal must be uploaded together with the letter of application.
The application must be submitted in English.
For more information about the application, please contact HR supporter Marianne Birn, e-mail mbb@au.dk.
Institutional context
The Faculty of Arts at Aarhus University is one of the largest environments for research and education in Northern Europe. We investigate human cultural and social forms of expression and practice.
For more information on the research activities of the School of Culture and Society at AU / Arts, see: http://cas.au.dk/en/about-the-school/school-profile/.
Deadline: 7 December 2017.
Qualification requirements
Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent academic qualifications.
Formalities
- Faculty of Arts refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities (the Appointment Order).
- Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.
- Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities .
- Further information on the application and supplementary materials may be found in Applicant Guidelines.
- The application must outline the applicant's motivation for applying for the position, attaching a curriculum vitae, a teaching portfolio, a complete list of published works, copies of degree certificates and no more than five examples of academic production. Please upload this material electronically along with your application.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background.
Deadline
All applications must be made online and received by: 7/12/2017
Read the full job description and apply online here
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Website: | http://cas.au.dk/en/about-the-school/school-profile/ |
Primary Category: | Anthropology |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 11/17/2017 |
Closing Date | 12/07/2017 |