The Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Lucerne is looking for a doctoral student/ researcher, starting from February 2020.
You’ll find a detailed description of the position following this link
We offer
- A committed international team of colleagues interested in cooperation and academic exchange. The doctoral student will be supervised by Dr Sandra Bärnreuther (incoming assistant professor for medical anthropology)
- A dynamic and innovative research setting within a young university with a strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration
- International and national networks
- The opportunity to join the “Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences” at the University of Lucerne and the Swiss-wide “Swiss Graduate Program in Anthropology” (http://anthropology.cuso.ch)
Responsibilities
- Conceptualization and realization of an independent research project to achieve a PhD in social anthropology
- Teaching: one course per semester at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Assistance with organisational and administrative tasks
Requirements
- M.A. in social or cultural anthropology
- Strong theoretical and empirical interest in the field of medical anthropology and/or anthropology of science and/or political anthropology and/or or economic anthropology
- Regional specialization on South Asia is desired
- Ethnographic fieldwork experience
- Proficiency in English; fluency in German is an asset but not a condition
- Independence and ability to work in teams