Postdoc: Embodiment & Equity in Danish Education (Fieldwork)

Arts - Afdeling for Uddannelsesvidenskab; København; On-site; DKK 450,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Arts - Afdeling for Uddannelsesvidenskab at Aarhus University invites applications for a full‑time postdoctoral position on the Diversifying Embodiment in Education project. The role focuses on overcoming inequity in embodied learning in Danish vocational education and beyond, combining ethnography, embodiment studies, and disability studies across four vocational programmes.

The successful candidate will conduct fieldwork, develop two subprojects, and publish in international journals while

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, conducting, analysing and disseminating ethnographic fieldwork.
• An internationally oriented research profile with a PhD and/or publications.
• Experience in independently managing research projects.
• Teaching experience at university level.
• Advanced English language skills for academic work.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the PI on one subproject examining interactions among students, teachers, and nonhuman actors during four vocational programmes.
• Lead a second subproject focusing on apprentices, workplace instructors, and nonhuman actors in workplaces.
• Conduct approximately three months of ethnographic fieldwork and disseminate findings through publications and seminars.
• Publish one single‑authored peer‑reviewed article and one co‑authored article in international journals.
• Engage in dissemination activities and undertake a research visit outside Denmark.
• Contribute to the academic environment within the Department of Education Studies.

Skills

Ethnographic fieldwork

International collaboration

Academic writing

University teaching

Education

PhD in Education/related field

Job description

Arts - Afdeling for Uddannelsesvidenskab at Aarhus University invites applications for a full‑time postdoctoral position on the Diversifying Embodiment in Education project. The role focuses on overcoming inequity in embodied learning in Danish vocational education and beyond, combining ethnography, embodiment studies, and disability studies across four vocational programmes.

The successful candidate will conduct fieldwork, develop two subprojects, and publish in international journals while