Sweden : The Department of Social and Economic Geography is recruiting 4 post-doctoral fellows

With about 50 employed, the Department of Social and Economic Geography offers a world-class, international, and  interdisciplinary research environment.  Following years of influential research, the department continues to expand.  As a result, we now announce  for the recruitment of four new post-doctoral research scholars within the following research areas:

1. Resource use conflicts in Northern Europe (2 years – 100%). The successful applicant is expected to contribute to a project dealing with resource conflicts related to restructuring, mining, nature protection and tourism development. Applicants with experiences and interest in one of these fields and knowledge of quantitative methods and ArcGIS are welcomed particularly. Moreover, good knowledge of Northern societies and previous work experience in the field of Northern studies are desirable (Contact: Professor Dieter K. Müller, e-mail: dieter.muller@geography.umu.se).
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2. Resources and competitiveness in northern peripheries  (2 years – 100%). The successful applicant will develop a quantitative and qualitative research on alternative resource utilizations and their competitiveness in a global perspective, in collaboration with researchers included in the research programme “Northern Studies”. Applicants with experiences of quantitative data bases are particularly welcomed. (Contact: Professor Ulf Wiberg, e-mail: ulf.wiberg@geography.umu.se)
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3. Attitudes and values to forest resources (1 year – 100%). The successful applicant will focus on demographic change and population distribution and its effects on people’s attitudes, values and utilization of the forest landscape for different purposes. Based on cohort specific surveys and interviews, the position will identify specific focus areas of the framework, such as for instance the potential conflict between different objective and perceived values related to the forest resource. The specific in-depth study areas will be defined in cooperation with the Future Forest programme at large, in order to view areas that may be of particular importance in adapting Swedish forest use to future stresses such as climate change and globalisation. (Contact: Professor Kerstin Westin, e-mail: kerstin.westin@geography.umu.se)
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4.  Urban geography with special focus on the countries of post-socialist Central Europe or the former Soviet Union (1 year – 100 %). The successful applicant will be expected to focus primarily on the experience of small and medium-sized cities (including monoindustrial centres), emphasizing the characteristics of these places’ spatial restructuring (or destructuring?) since the demise of central planning. An adequate comprehension of the ongoing urban processes requires deep understanding of the socialist past and of of its legacies. Therefore, an additional task will be to explore the working of the housing (and other infrastructure) construction and allocation system during the socialist epoch across the region.  Quantitative methods and GIS skills are desired, but not necessarily required.Contact: Associate Professor Michael Gentile, e-mail: michael.gentile@geography.umu.se)
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Candidates who have a PhD in Geography or a related field and an interest in interdisciplinary research with no more than three years postdoctoral experience prior to the application date, are eligible to apply. While pursuing a strategy of high profile international publication, the successful applicants should be committed to contribute to the scientific discourse within the department and are thus expected to be at the Umeå campus most of their time.

The positions are chiefly intended for research, but a limited teaching effort might be required.

The application should include three signed copies of your resumé and certified copies of any degrees and grades. Provide a short written description of your scientific work and teaching experience. In addition, provide two copies of your scientific work and other documentation as desired (no more than five major publications). Please, also state the desired date for commencing the position.

When considering the applicants the equality law, the university equality policy and the department policy will be followed.

For more information, contact Head of Department Kerstin Westin, Department of Social and Economic Geography, Umeå University (+46-(0)90-786 96 34, e-mail kerstin.westin@geography.umu.se) or the contact person for the relevant position.

Union information is available from SACO, +46-(0)90-786 53 65, SEKO, +46-(0)90-786 52 96 and ST, +46-(0)90-786 54 31.

Documents sent electronically should be in MS Word or PDF format. If you are applying to several positions with diferent reference numbers, you must submit a separate application for each position.

Your complete application, marked with reference number, should be sent to jobb@umu.se (state the reference number as subject) or to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive October 16, 2009 at the latest.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Application Deadline : 16 October 2009

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