The Faculty of Sociology has the following job opening: 
Research Position
ID: Wiss23236
- Start: 01.10.2023
- Teilzeit 65 %
- salary depending on personal skills/qualification up to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- befristet
The project "Navigating University Spaces: Students’ Aspirations, Boundaries, and Transformations in India and the Philippines" enquires into the radical transformations at universities due to the striking increases in numbers of students, the magnitude of student mobilities, even under COVID-19-conditions, and the heterogenization of student backgrounds. The aim of this project is to explore the increasing heterogeneity of students and the disparity of their chances in student life, especially among minority or the so-called ‘non-traditional’ students. How are inequalities and exclusions experienced, tackled and overcome within the social spaces of the university? Research will be conducted at universities in two Asian countries - India and the Philippines.
This project focuses on how experiences of (non-)belonging affect the chances of successfully completing a study course as well as cultivating a career afterwards.
Employment is conducive to scientific qualification.
This project focuses on how experiences of (non-)belonging affect the chances of successfully completing a study course as well as cultivating a career afterwards.
Your Tasks
The candidate will deploy a mix of qualitative methods such as participant observation, different interview technics and a collection of visual materials to explore students’ trajectories through their study course. Experiences with symbolic and social boundaries and with constellations of (non)belonging will be in the forefront of enquiry. In particular, the following tasks are performed:
- empirical qualitative research at an Philippine university (40 %)
- data analysis and writing up of the work (40 %)
- systematic review of the literature on social dynamics at universites (10 %)
- participating in the collaborative research activities of the team (5 %)
- collaborating in the organization of workshops and conferences (5 %)
Employment is conducive to scientific qualification.
We offer
- salary depending on personal skills/qualification up to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- befristet (limited until 31.03.2026) (§ 2 (1) sentence 1 of the WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases)
- Teilzeit 65 %
- internal and external training opportunities
- amount of health, consulting and prevention services
- reconcilability of family and work
- flexible working hours
- job ticket for regional public transport network
- supplementary company pension
- collegial working environment
Your Profile
We expect
- university degree (Bachelor of Arts or equivalent) in Anthropology, Social Science, Sociology or related fields
- substantial experience in academic teaching and social research
- theoretical and empirical interest in the research fields of higher education, studying, belonging
- excellent knowledge of English (oral and written)
- knowledge of the language spoken in the research area
- field access
- academic publication experience
- very good organisational and communication skills
- ability to work in a team
Preferred experience and skills
- experience in qualitative research
- expertise in the literature of higher education, inequality, intersectionality
- interest in addressing comparative dimensions in order to co-develop a framework for studying the contemporary social spaces of universities together with the team-members
Application Procedure
We are looking forward to receiving your application. For full consideration, your application should be received via either email (a single PDF document is required) sent to joanna.pfaff@uni-bielefeld.de or post (see postal address). Please mark your application with the identification code: Wiss23236. Please note that the possibility of privacy breaches and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be excluded when communicating via unencrypted e-mail. For Information on the processing of personal data click here.
application deadline: 09.06.2023
Contact
Prof. Dr. Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka
joanna.pfaff@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Fakultät für Soziologie, AG Sozialanthropologie
Prof. Dr. Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka
joanna.pfaff@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Fakultät für Soziologie, AG Sozialanthropologie
Prof. Dr. Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Bielefeld University has received a number of awards for its achievements as an equal-opportunity employer and has been
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handicapped and severely handicapped persons are explicitly encouraged.
At Bielefeld University on request positions can be carried out with reduced working hours as long as this does not conflict with official needs.
