Researcher in Surveillance and Health (re-advertisement)

The Department of Digital Design and Information Studies and the Center for Surveillance Studies within the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as researcher in surveillance and health. The researcher position is affiliated with the research project ‘Human Agency and Data-Intensive Surveillance (SURVEILLANCE AGENCY)’ funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.

The researcher position is a full-time and 4-year fixed-term position. The position begins on 01 January 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The School of Communication and Culture is committed to diversity and encourages all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their personal background.

Project

The position is associated with the Carlsberg Semper Ardens: Accomplish project SURVEILLANCE AGENCY, which aims to introduce a new perspective foregrounding the human condition that we are not just observed objects but also subjects who experience and practice data-intensive surveillance. The health domain is particularly relevant to focus on, as it intersects with many aspects of the broader surveillance landscape.

The project aims to gain valuable insights into the broader implications and challenges of surveillance technologies by scrutinising experiences and practices within the health domain. Gaining this insight requires thorough empirical research into surveillance’s subjective, cultural, and social situatedness and the technological designs and processes enabling it. Using case studies, the project examines how we encounter surveillance through different aspects of participation in the Danish welfare society as patients, citizens and private individuals.

The Center for Surveillance Studies will host the project. Proficiency in Danish is preferred for the position. 

Qualification requirements

Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent academic qualifications.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners: Relocation Services for Professors and Postdocs at Aarhus University (au.dk). Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here: http://international.au.dk/research/.

Formalities

• Faculty of Arts refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities (the Appointment Order).
• Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.
• Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities .
• Further information on the application and supplementary materials may be found in Application Guidelines.
• The application must outline the applicant's motivation for applying for the position, attaching a curriculum vitae, a teaching portfolio, a complete list of published works, copies of degree certificates and examples of academic production (mandatory, but no more than five examples). Please upload this material electronically along with your application.

If nothing else is noted, applications must be submitted in English. Application deadline is at 11.59 pm Danish time (same as Central European Time) on the deadline day.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Read the full posting and how to apply by clicking the 'Apply' button above.

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