A PhD position is available at the Department of Technology and Safety (ITS), Faculty of Science and Technology for candidates interested in technology, natural hazards, and the lived experience of communities. This position offers the opportunity for a candidate to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) working as part of a project funded by the Faculty of Science and Technology.
The position is for a period of four years. The nominal length of the PhD programme is three years. The fourth year is distributed as 25 % each year and will consist of teaching and other duties. 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.
This PhD position is funded by the Faculty of Science and Technology (NT Faculty) to pursue cutting-edge research aligned with the Faculty Strategy. The project takes as its starting point the idea that instrumentation in the context of disaster risk and high-visibility early warning systems (EWS) reveals the world anew and is therefore both a generative and a revelatory force in the social realm. The candidate is invited to formulate a proposal that zooms in on one or more aspects of the social lives of catastrophic scenarios and prognoses, and how these travel, or are represented, produced, perceived, negotiated, denied, amongst other dynamics. Cases may be based on Norwegian sites continuously monitored by NVE, or on comparable cases globally, including in more resource-constrained settings. More specifically, of key interest is the interface between technical knowledge production and everyday life in communities at risk.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in societal security, risk management, geography, sociology, anthropology, science and technology studies (STS), environmental studies, global development studies, philosophy of technology, or related fields.
- Experience with fieldwork research and methodologies is an asset.
- Applicants must document fluency of in English and be able to work in an international environment. Nordic applicants can document their English capabilities by attaching their high school diploma.
In addition, it would be advantageous for the candidate to have relevant work-experience from scientific projects or research.
Benefits
- Involvement in an interesting research project
- Good career opportunities
- A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues
- Flexible working hours and a state collective pay agreement
- Pension scheme through the state pension fund
- PhD Fellows are normally given a salary of 550 800 NOK (47380,59 €) (/year with a 3% yearly increase
- If you have to relocate to Tromsø then the Faculty of Science and Technology may reimburse your moving costs. Further details regarding this matter will be made available if you receive an offer from us.
Organization/Company – UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Research field –Sociology
Research profile – First Stage Researcher (R1).
Country – Norway.
Application Deadline – 23 Oct 2025 – 23:59 (Europe/Oslo).
More information: Euraxess
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