Ghent University and University for Continuing Education Krems are recruiting one Postdoctoral and two PhD researchers in migration studies to work on an interdisciplinary, mixed-methods project on the ‘Development implications of involuntary immobility’, lasting 4 years and involving fieldwork in Senegal.
For further inquiries, please contact us : sorana.toma@ugent.be or mathias.czaika@donau-uni.ac.at
Deadline for applications : 27 June 2023
Project description
Large numbers of young people around the world, particularly in developing countries, wish to migrate but lack the capacity to do so. This project will investigate conceptually and empirically the extent to which this phenomenon, which has been called ‘involuntary immobility’, affects human development, focusing on three dimensions : individuals’ subjective well-being and mental health, their life aspirations, and behavioural responses and alternatives for migration. The PhD candidate is expected to work and conduct research on the dynamic nexus between aspirations and behaviour triggered by involuntary immobility, focusing on youth in Senegal. The PhD candidate will further contribute to the administrative tasks of the project and conduct a PhD project that relates to and uses the data of the project.
Tasks Postdoc (50%)
- Interdisciplinary, mixed-methods research in the “Development implications of involuntary immobility” project
- Being in charge of the collection of quantitative data in Senegal
- Contributing to the analyses drawing on these quantitative data
- Publishing research findings in international, peer-reviewed scientific journals
Tasks PhDs (100%)
- Interdisciplinary, mixed-methods research in the “Development implications of involuntary immobility” project
- Conducting qualitative fieldwork in Senegal in duo with the other PhD student
- Contributing to the collection and analysis of quantitative longitudinal survey data in Senegal
- Publishing research findings in international, peer-reviewed scientific journals
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After careful consideration of the applications, shortlisted candidates will be invited for an online interview with a small committee (Prof. Mathias Czaika, Prof. Ilse Ruyssen, Prof. Sorana Toma) on 13 or 14 July 2023 (tentative dates).