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The Department of Geography, Planning and Environment is looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to explore the social, technological and cultural dimensions of space exploration and colonisation. If you have a strong background in social sciences or humanities, with a particular interest in the study of outer spaces, they want to hear from you! You will have the opportunity to conduct independent research, participate in collaborative projects, and contribute to the geography of outer spaces.<\/strong><\/p>\n The research is funded by an incentive grant and will be conducted under the supervision of Dr Alana Osbourne.<\/p>\n Dr Osbourne\u2019s research explores the link between extractivism, colonialism and outer space. It departs from the observation that mining on earth is essential for devising the technology to go into space. Simultaneously, outer space quarrying is pitched as a solution to earthly resource scarcity. Yet, both on earth and in space, the extraction of natural resources is rooted in Euro-American colonialism. Focusing on earthly and alien rock displays in museums, her project shows how, far from being a closed historical chapter, colonial logics of resource mining extend into the future and beyond our orbit. A sub-part of the project explores the relationship between oceans and outer spaces as seafaring was crucial to colonial expansion and to the development of technologies used for space voyage. Studying colonial continuities through rock and maritime exhibitions, the project shapes debates around the \u2018decolonisation\u2019 of museum collections, mining and space travel.<\/p>\n To complement this research project, you will be expected to design and conduct an original, rigorous ethnographic study exploring the connections between terrestrial and extraterrestrial colonial endeavours. The project is intended to be flexible, allowing you to shape it according to your specific interests and conduct the research independently.<\/p>\n Based on your fieldwork, and in collaboration with Dr Osbourne, you will engage with critical, timely and decolonial conceptual frameworks. You will write and co-author scientific articles and complete a PhD dissertation within four years. You will also participate in conferences, workshops, seminars and other scholarly activities, and contribute to the teaching programme of the department of Geography, Planning and Environment (about 10% of your contract).<\/p>\n Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n Organization\/Company<\/b> \u2013 Radboud University.<\/p>\n Research field<\/b> \u2013 Geography \u00bb Human geography<\/p>\n\n
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