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Mediated Arctic Geographies is a four-year research project funded by the Academy of Finland (https://www.mediatedarcticgeographies.com/). It is based in the Languages Unit in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences) at Tampere University. Mediated Arctic Geographies is an interdisciplinary and collaborative project that explores the poetics and politics of Arctic geographies in contemporary fiction and art. It investigates how elements of Arctic geography are aesthetically shaped and mediated to become vehicles of environmental, (geo)political, and social concerns. The project focuses on mediations of the circumpolar North in twenty-first-century fiction and art while also being attentive to how these imaginaries transform earlier discourses, from global anxieties and fantasies projected onto the High North to the revival, reinvention, and remediation of Indigenous storytelling traditions and ancestral knowledge in contemporary fiction and art from the circumpolar Arctic. 

Job Description

The successful candidate will conduct research (and/or engage in artistic practice) on a topic connected to the project. The research should result in at least two article publications (or equivalent) or in substantial creative output. They will also co-edit and contribute to the project's second book publication, a multilingual volume on contemporary geographical imaginaries from the circumpolar Arctic. Further, they will be responsible for planning, conceptualising, and curating a creative online atlas. In addition, the successful candidate will do a small amount of teaching (max. 10% of the overall workload). 

Requirements

We welcome applications from candidates with a variety of disciplinary backgrounds (including, for instance, literary and cultural studies, film studies, Indigenous studies, media studies, art history, and cultural geography), ideally holding a PhD (or equivalent qualification) from a relevant field. Candidates should have a strong research and/or artistic profile in circumpolar studies and an interest in Arctic imaginaries. They are expected to have an ongoing research and/or artistic project that connects with the Mediated Arctic Geographies project. We especially welcome applications from candidates with in-depth knowledge of Indigenous cultures and/or languages from the circumpolar Arctic. The project promotes equity among different knowledge systems and traditions. We therefore also welcome applications from candidates whose qualifications are different from those attained on the paths of the Western academy. We appreciate some teaching experience in relevant fields. 

We offer

We offer a fixed-term employment of 24 months (1 September 2021 – 31 August 2023; the trial period is 6 months). The salary will be based on the job requirements and the employee’s qualifications and personal performance in accordance with the Finnish University Salary System. The position of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow is placed on the job demands level 5 (teaching and research staff). A typical starting salary is around 3500-4000 EUR/month.

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How to apply

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system (link below). 

The closing date for applications is 30 April 2021 (at 23.59 EEST, UTC +3). Please write your application and all accompanying documents in English and attach them in PDF format.

Please include the following documents: 

• Curriculum Vitae (see https://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae)
• List of publications according to Academy of Finland guidelines and/or a description or portfolio of creative/artistic output 
• A description (3-5 pages) of a research or artistic project that the candidate plans to conduct during the two-year period 
• A one-page letter of motivation 

For more information, please contact:

Professor Johannes Riquet, Principal Investigator of the Mediated Arctic Geographies project, tel. +358 50 437 70 60, johannes.riquet@tuni.fi 

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Suomen Akatemian rahoittama Mediated Arctic Geographies  projekti hakee tutkijatohtoria tai tutkijaa kaksivuotiseen  työsuhteeseen ajalle 1.9.2021-31.8.2023

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Lisätietoja

Johannes Riquet, Principal Investigator of the Mediated Arctic Geographies project, tel. +358 50 437 70 60, johannes.riquet@tuni.fi