Postdoctoral Fellow in Cultural Geography

Göteborgs Universitet · plný úvazek

Viktoriagatan 13, Göteborg, Švédsko

Gothenburg University meets society's challenges with diverse expertise. 58,000 students and 6,800 employees make the university a large and inspiring workplace. Strong research and attractive education programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, Gothenburg University contributes to a better future. The Department of Economics and Society, School of Business, Economics and Law at Gothenburg University, is advertising 1 postdoctoral position in the Division of Cultural Geography. The division offers courses at undergraduate and advanced levels. For more information: https://www.gu.se/ekonomi-samhalle/handelshogskolan/ekonomi-samhalle/om-oss/vara-avdelningar/avdelningen-for-kulturgeografi. The postdoctoral position is connected to the ongoing research project "Screen Time in Transition: A Study of the Long-Term Trends and Significance of Digitalization in Young People's Everyday Lives," financed by the Swedish Research Council. Field Cultural Geography Field Description Cultural geography is about how people, companies, and regions develop in relation to the wider world. We study geographical conditions, relationships, and change processes, as well as all the factors that influence societal development in different places around the world. In other words, we take a comprehensive approach to understanding societal development—locally, regionally, and globally. Job Duties The postdoctoral position aims to provide, after completion of a doctoral degree, an early opportunity for the employee to develop their independence as a researcher and create conditions for further career advancement. The position is part of promoting future competence supply. Independent research and publication activities, initiation of new projects, and preparation of project proposals are central job duties. In the postdoctoral position, work duties are primarily focused on research, but teaching up to 20% may be included. Teaching may consist of lectures with examination, seminars, or supervision of theses. The advertised postdoctoral position has a special focus on the relationship between screen time/digital media and young people's outdoor activities, with particular emphasis on time spent in nature areas and nature contact. The study examines how digital media can compete with, encourage, or otherwise influence and reshape young people's outdoor activities and nature contact. Job duties include research studies within the research project "Screen Time in Transition: A Study of the Long-Term Trends and Significance of Digitalization in Young People's Everyday Lives," financed by the Swedish Research Council. The project's overarching purpose is to track long-term trends in how digital practices reshape young people's priorities and use of time and place for various everyday activities and social relationships. Through repeated surveys of upper secondary school students, the project follows developments over a 25-year period, from stationary internet use and texting with basic mobile phones to today's smartphone-based and increasingly AI-integrated everyday life. The project is based on time geography as a theoretical framework and uses time-geographic diaries and in-depth interviews as data collection methods. Job duties include, first and foremost, data collection using time-geographic diaries and in-depth interviews with upper secondary school students recruited at two upper secondary schools in the Gothenburg area. This also includes time-geographic coding and analysis of diaries as well as qualitative analysis of interview material, with special focus on the relationships between screen time and digital media and young people's leisure habits, outdoor activities, and nature contact. For information about eligibility requirements and assessment criteria, see the complete advertisement at https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-anstallningar. Employment The position is fixed-term (according to collective agreement) for two years with a possible extension of one year. The position is full-time (100%) and based in the Division of Cultural Geography, Department of Economics and Society. Start date: October 1, 2026, or by agreement. Selection Process The selection process will include, among other things, interviews and review of the applicants' references. External evaluators may be used. More information about the recruitment process at the university can be found here: https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-goteborgs-universitet/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#S%C3%A5-h%C3%A4r-g%C3%A5r-rekryteringsprocessen-till%20%] Contact Information for the Position If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Professor Eva Thulin, mailto:[email protected]. If you have questions about the employment procedure, you are welcome to contact Division Head, University Lecturer, Jonas Lindberg, mailto:[email protected]. Trade Union Representatives Trade union representatives at Gothenburg University can be found here: https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare Application You apply for the position through Gothenburg University's recruitment portal by clicking the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is submitted to the university by the final application deadline. Attach to your application: CV Cover letter Diploma/degree certificate References Other documents relevant to the application Publications that cannot be attached to the application digitally should be sent to: Department of Economics and Society Attn: Hanna Bogren Box 625 405 30 Gothenburg Publications must be received by: September 24, 2026 Application deadline: September 24, 2026 The university actively works for a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to our operations. The university applies individual salary determination. According to the regulations of the Swedish National Archives, the university is obligated to retain application documents for two years after the appointment decision. 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