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Postdoctor in Critical Sociolinguistics UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Norway
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Anthropology
Funding
Available
Deadline
Dec 13, 2026
Country
Norway
University
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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About this position
This postdoctoral position is based at the Department of Language and Culture, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. The project is situated within critical sociolinguistics and is affiliated with Living Arctic Colonialities, a project examining how coloniality continues as an ongoing, situated process in northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
The successful candidate will investigate the interplay between coloniality, capitalism, and the management of common natural resources in the context of growing demand for renewable energy, climate change, and geopolitical tensions. The work is designed as an ethnographic study of a self-selected empirical case in the Arctic regions of Norway, Sweden, or Finland, allowing the fellow to contribute original field-based research to the project’s broader analytical framework.
The position is embedded in a broad and active research environment with approximately 140 employees and around 500 students, primarily located at the Tromsø campus with additional activity at Alta. The department works across a wide range of academic disciplines, and the postdoctoral fellow will collaborate methodologically and theoretically with RiverPulse, an ongoing ERC Advanced Grant project at UiT.
The advert emphasizes research on how colonial conditions are lived, discussed, and resisted today, especially in relation to the majority population, the Sámi, and national minorities. The position is intended as a career-building research appointment within an interdisciplinary Arctic university setting.
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Available
What's required
Applicants must hold a Norwegian doctoral degree (PhD) in the subject, for example critical sociolinguistics or critical human geography, or an equivalent foreign doctoral degree. Previous experience with ethnographic research in the northern regions of Norway, Sweden or Finland is required. English proficiency and proficiency in the local language relevant to the case are required, and fluency in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language is an advantage. Applicants at the final stage of the PhD may apply if the thesis has been submitted for doctoral degree evaluation by the deadline, but the completed PhD degree must be documented before commencement.
How to apply
Apply through Jobbnorge by the deadline and ensure the full application is submitted online. Include the application letter, 5-7 page project proposal with references, CV, diplomas and transcripts, language documentation, references, educational competence documentation if available, academic production description, and up to five works for assessment. If your English proficiency is not already documented in the application, provide it before starting.
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Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Norway
Research Interests
Energy Engineering
Natural Resource Management
Sociolinguistic
Anthropology
Minority Studies
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