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Postdoc in Climate/Environmental Anthropology at the Institute for Social Anthropology, Austrian Academy of Sciences Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Social Anthropology in Austria

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Postdoc

Field of study

Anthropology

Funding

Available

Deadline

Nov 30, 2026

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Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Vienna

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Anthropology
Environmental Science
Geography
Architecture
Ethnography
Environmental Anthropology

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About this position

This postdoc position is based at the Institute for Social Anthropology (ISA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. It sits within the ERC-funded project “Climate and contemporary transformations of vernacular architecture”, led by Hubert Feiglstorfer, and focuses on climate/environmental anthropology in relation to architectural and social change.

The project examines how climate shapes the transformation of vernacular architecture across Alpine and Himalayan regions. The successful researcher will work on climate and climate change in selected regions, settlements, and houses, contributing ethnographic and interdisciplinary perspectives to a collaborative research environment.

Core tasks include working with interview transcripts in French or Italian, translating them into English, and conducting further interviews mainly in the Alpine region when required. The role also involves transcription, coding, analysis, interpretation, and relating ethnographic findings to broader research outputs across European and Asian contexts.

The postdoc will help contextualise qualitative findings within the project’s interdisciplinary framework and contribute to the development of a profile of vernacular architecture alongside colleagues from engineering and natural sciences. The position is research-only and embedded in a group project with a predefined research agenda, while still allowing scope for independent theoretical development.

The advertised appointment is part-time and fixed term, offering an international and interdisciplinary research environment at one of Austria’s leading non-university research institutions.

Funding details

Available

What's required

A PhD in Anthropology, Architecture, Human Geography, or a closely related discipline is required. Applicants must have fluent English and German, with French and/or Italian strongly preferred; the advert specifies French and Italian for the 40% role or French/Italian for the two 20% roles. Candidates should have previous research experience in Europe/Alpine regions, in-depth knowledge of the history and politics of Alpine regions, familiarity with anthropological literature on climate and environmental change, ability to work independently on fieldwork, analysis and writing, willingness to collaborate with the PI and team, awareness of ethical issues in fieldwork, understanding of personal and participant security, and readiness to reside in Austria during the appointment and contribute to project events.

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Submit a single PDF file (max. 5 MB) via the online portal and upload it under the CV field. Include a cover letter, academic CV, and scanned copies of all higher education diplomas. Apply by 30 November 2026, 23:55 (Europe/Brussels).

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