Postdoctoral researcher Global Warming & Heat in the MENA.

at  Universiteit Gent

APPLY BEFORE 31/10/2024 (DD/MM/YYYY) 23:59 (BRUSSELS TIME)

• Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
• Department: PS05 - Conflict- en Ontwikkelingsstudies
• Occupancy rate:20%
• Number of positions: 1
• Type of employment: Contract of limited duration
• Term of assignment: 10 months
• Wage scale: PD1 to PD4 (doctoral degree)
• Required diploma:PhD

• You will develop a new research line concerning an understudied aspect of global warming: heat and how heat impacts in work. You will look into how heat governs social, political and economic relations and shapes workers’ lived geographies in three different sectors (construction, agriculture and mining) in three distinct national contexts (Tunisia, Palestine-Israel and Qatar) using an interdisciplinary approach combining insights from postcolonial studies, political ecology and science studies.
• At least 70% of your assignment will be spent on academic research
• You will assist in teaching activities at the Master’s level