Post-doctoral Scholarship Holder in Visual and Digital Cultures

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The Department of Communication Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences is looking for a **full-time (100%) post-doctoral scholarship holder in the field of Visual and Digital Cultures.**

**Position**
- You will work actively on the ERC CoG project **_ReWorkChange_** -** **Remote Work and Social Change: An Anthropological Approach**, under the supervision of Prof. Elisabetta Costa. The objective of the project is to investigate the social consequences of remote work. The project will conduct a comparative study of the consequences of remote work on people’s everyday lives in six countries: China, India, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands and Turkey. It will provide rich and compelling ethnographic evidence of everyday practices and will generate theories of social institutions and a broader theory of remote work and social change. What are the consequences of remote work and always-on-connectivity on people's everyday lives? How do these affect social institutions such as the home, family, household and friendship, as well as broader processes of social change? _ReWorkChange_ aims to answer these questions by delivering a comparative ethnographic study of the societal consequences of remote work. The project is grounded in long-term ethnographic fieldwork. It builds on the methods of anthropology and digital anthropology that emphasize direct observation of places, media, technologies, and practices. You will conduct ethnographic research in **Mexico**.
- As part of an international research team you will conduct ethnographic research in Mexico.
- You will develop your own post-doctoral project and write a monograph related to the topic of _ReWorkChange_. The project will be supervised by Professor Elisabetta Costa.
- You will jointly draft articles, books, and other outputs for scholarly publication.
- You will present your work at national and international conferences.
- You will gain insights into and support the management of an ERC funded project.
- You will be member of the vibrant community of ViDi (Visual and Digital Cultures Research Centre).

**Profile**
- You hold a PhD in in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, Media and Communication Studies, Visual and/or Digital Cultures or related disciplines, or will have obtained it by the time you start the project.
- You have a solid background in qualitative research methods and are willing to carry out ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico.
- Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and university research policies.
- Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s educational vision.
- You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.
- You speak and write fluently in English
- You speak Spanish.

**What we offer**
- We offer a full-time appointment as a postdoctoral scholarship holder for a period of three years.
- The planned start date is **1**st** October 2025**.
- Your monthly scholarship amount is calculated according to the scholarship amounts for postdoctoral scholarship holders on the pay scales for Contract Research Staff (Dutch: _Bijzonder Academisch Personeel_, BAP).
- You will receive ecocheques, Internet-connectivity allowance and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
- You will do most of your work at City Campus in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
- Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here.

**Want to apply?**
- a motivation letter
- your academic CV
- 2 published journal articles
- a one-page proposal for a potential research project related to the overall topic of _ReWorkChange_
- The University of Antwerp received the European Commission’s _HR Excellence in Research Award_ for its HR policy. We are a sustainable, family-friendly organisation which invests in its employees’ growth. We encourage _diversity_ and attach great importance to an inclusive working environment and equal opportunities, regardless of gender identity, disability, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orie