PhD Position: Women Building Cities

The Department of Anthropology and Development Studies (ADS) at Radboud University invites applications for a fully salaried PhD position within the NWO-funded project ‘Women building cities: Overcoming violence and transforming the city with communities of care’ (WECARE). WECARE is a comparative participatory and co-production research project led by Dr Sonja Marzi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies.

You will investigate how marginalised communities in Latin America transform their urban environments to become more liveable, sustainable, safe and democratic. In particular, you will focus on women’s everyday grassroots place-making, local leadership and their right to the city, examining how they create alternative urban spaces and governance systems. The project aims to deepen understanding of how forms of alternative urbanism and city-making are rooted in reciprocal practices of care and how these (predominantly informal) communities are created, function on an everyday basis, and why they thrive. The project explores how women’s urbanism and city-making contribute to making these spaces more liveable, safe and sustainable. The research compares four case studies across cities in Colombia and one other Latin American country, potentially, Peru, using a qualitative participatory and co-production research approach.

The research will be conducted by you and the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr Marzi. Together, you will further develop and refine the PhD case studies, the research approach and the various work packages, as well as analyse data, participate in conferences and author publications. Dr Marzi will conduct fieldwork in Colombia, and you will do the same in Peru, and an additional case study in another Latin American context may also be considered.

You will be based at Radboud University and conduct several months of in-depth fieldwork in low-income neighbourhoods in Lima, Peru (and potentially another city in Latin America). Your research will focus on how women residents overcome different forms of violence through place-making and local leadership, and how they create more safe, sustainable and liveable communities through self-organised, alternative forms of urbanism and governance. The specific focus will depend on the selected case study, but it will involve working with communities that often consist of migrants and displaced people who develop networks and collective practices to improve their living conditions, largely independent of the state. You will analyse how relationships are formed and sustained, how life histories shape these networks, how leadership emerges, and what enables these communities to thrive in contexts of violence and limited state support.

To address these questions, you will study everyday practices and perspectives using a participatory research approach, including audio-visual participatory methods, in order to co-produce knowledge together with women in these communities. Training in these advanced methods will be provided by the principal investigator. Strong knowledge of qualitative research methodologies and familiarity with participatory research approaches are required.

Your duties and responsibilities include:

• Setting up and carrying out in-depth and independent participatory fieldwork.
• Setting up and completing a PhD dissertation within four years.
• Authoring and co-authoring publications with other team members.
• Participating in conferences, workshops, seminars and other scholarly activities.
• Being part of the research team and contribute to the overall organisation and strategy of the team.
• Being an active member of the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies.
• As part of your PhD position, you will also contribute to teaching and will have the opportunity to work on components of your University Teaching Qualification portfolio.

You will be part of the WECARE research team, led by Dr Sonja Marzi (PI). Your supervisors will be Dr Sonja Marzi, Dr Tine Davids and Dr Edwin de Jong.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

PhD Position: Women Building Cities

The Department of Anthropology and Development Studies (ADS) at Radboud University invites applications for a fully salaried PhD position within the NWO-funded project ‘Women building cities: Overcoming violence and transforming the city with communities of care’ (WECARE). WECARE is a comparative participatory and co-production research project led by Dr Sonja Marzi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies.

You will investigate how marginalised communities in Latin America transform their urban environments to become more liveable, sustainable, safe and democratic. In particular, you will focus on women’s everyday grassroots place-making, local leadership and their right to the city, examining how they create alternative urban spaces and governance systems. The project aims to deepen understanding of how forms of alternative urbanism and city-making are rooted in reciprocal practices of care and how these (predominantly informal) communities are created, function on an everyday basis, and why they thrive. The project explores how women’s urbanism and city-making contribute to making these spaces more liveable, safe and sustainable. The research compares four case studies across cities in Colombia and one other Latin American country, potentially, Peru, using a qualitative participatory and co-production research approach.

The research will be conducted by you and the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr Marzi. Together, you will further develop and refine the PhD case studies, the research approach and the various work packages, as well as analyse data, participate in conferences and author publications. Dr Marzi will conduct fieldwork in Colombia, and you will do the same in Peru, and an additional case study in another Latin American context may also be considered.

You will be based at Radboud University and conduct several months of in-depth fieldwork in low-income neighbourhoods in Lima, Peru (and potentially another city in Latin America). Your research will focus on how women residents overcome different forms of violence through place-making and local leadership, and how they create more safe, sustainable and liveable communities through self-organised, alternative forms of urbanism and governance. The specific focus will depend on the selected case study, but it will involve working with communities that often consist of migrants and displaced people who develop networks and collective practices to improve their living conditions, largely independent of the state. You will analyse how relationships are formed and sustained, how life histories shape these networks, how leadership emerges, and what enables these communities to thrive in contexts of violence and limited state support.

To address these questions, you will study everyday practices and perspectives using a participatory research approach, including audio-visual participatory methods, in order to co-produce knowledge together with women in these communities. Training in these advanced methods will be provided by the principal investigator. Strong knowledge of qualitative research methodologies and familiarity with participatory research approaches are required.

Your duties and responsibilities include:

• Setting up and carrying out in-depth and independent participatory fieldwork.
• Setting up and completing a PhD dissertation within four years.
• Authoring and co-authoring publications with other team members.
• Participating in conferences, workshops, seminars and other scholarly activities.
• Being part of the research team and contribute to the overall organisation and strategy of the team.
• Being an active member of the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies.
• As part of your PhD position, you will also contribute to teaching and will have the opportunity to work on components of your University Teaching Qualification portfolio.

You will be part of the WECARE research team, led by Dr Sonja Marzi (PI). Your supervisors will be Dr Sonja Marzi, Dr Tine Davids and Dr Edwin de Jong.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

PhD Position: Women Building Cities

The Department of Anthropology and Development Studies (ADS) at Radboud University invites applications for a fully salaried PhD position within the NWO-funded project ‘Women building cities: Overcoming violence and transforming the city with communities of care’ (WECARE). WECARE is a comparative participatory and co-production research project led by Dr Sonja Marzi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies.

You will investigate how marginalised communities in Latin America transform their urban environments to become more liveable, sustainable, safe and democratic. In particular, you will focus on women’s everyday grassroots place-making, local leadership and their right to the city, examining how they create alternative urban spaces and governance systems. The project aims to deepen understanding of how forms of alternative urbanism and city-making are rooted in reciprocal practices of care and how these (predominantly informal) communities are created, function on an everyday basis, and why they thrive. The project explores how women’s urbanism and city-making contribute to making these spaces more liveable, safe and sustainable. The research compares four case studies across cities in Colombia and one other Latin American country, potentially, Peru, using a qualitative participatory and co-production research approach.

The research will be conducted by you and the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr Marzi. Together, you will further develop and refine the PhD case studies, the research approach and the various work packages, as well as analyse data, participate in conferences and author publications. Dr Marzi will conduct fieldwork in Colombia, and you will do the same in Peru, and an additional case study in another Latin American context may also be considered.

You will be based at Radboud University and conduct several months of in-depth fieldwork in low-income neighbourhoods in Lima, Peru (and potentially another city in Latin America). Your research will focus on how women residents overcome different forms of violence through place-making and local leadership, and how they create more safe, sustainable and liveable communities through self-organised, alternative forms of urbanism and governance. The specific focus will depend on the selected case study, but it will involve working with communities that often consist of migrants and displaced people who develop networks and collective practices to improve their living conditions, largely independent of the state. You will analyse how relationships are formed and sustained, how life histories shape these networks, how leadership emerges, and what enables these communities to thrive in contexts of violence and limited state support.

To address these questions, you will study everyday practices and perspectives using a participatory research approach, including audio-visual participatory methods, in order to co-produce knowledge together with women in these communities. Training in these advanced methods will be provided by the principal investigator. Strong knowledge of qualitative research methodologies and familiarity with participatory research approaches are required.

Your duties and responsibilities include:

• Setting up and carrying out in-depth and independent participatory fieldwork.
• Setting up and completing a PhD dissertation within four years.
• Authoring and co-authoring publications with other team members.
• Participating in conferences, workshops, seminars and other scholarly activities.
• Being part of the research team and contribute to the overall organisation and strategy of the team.
• Being an active member of the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies.
• As part of your PhD position, you will also contribute to teaching and will have the opportunity to work on components of your University Teaching Qualification portfolio.

You will be part of the WECARE research team, led by Dr Sonja Marzi (PI). Your supervisors will be Dr Sonja Marzi, Dr Tine Davids and Dr Edwin de Jong.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

Postdoctoraal onderzoeker: Think Loud Young

Met Think Loud Young bouwen we aan een platform waar we onderzoek doen mét jongeren. We willen hen een actieve stem en rol geven binnen onderzoek naar maatschappelijke kwesties waarmee zij geconfronteerd worden. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan zorgen rond de 'manosphere’, social media gebruik, mentale gezondheid of klimaat. Door jongeren actief te betrekken bij het onderzoek zorgen we ervoor dat de wetenschappelijke inzichten en oplossingen beter aansluiten bij hun ervaringen. Om hiermee aan de slag te gaan bouwen we de komende jaren een duurzaam netwerk van jongeren, jongerenwerkers en professionals die met jongeren werken, beleidsmakers en wetenschappers.

In het afgelopen jaar hebben we onder jongeren (16-25 jaar), hun ouders, professionals die met de doelgroep werken en onderzoekers uitgevraagd welke thema’s er volgens hen belangrijk zijn in het leven van jongeren en welke zorgen ze hebben. Dit hebben we gedaan door middel van een delphi studie.

Als postdoc ga je de komende drie jaar verder onderzoek doen naar een aantal van de thema’s die uit de delphi studie naar voren zijn gekomen. De specifieke thema’s en insteek van het onderzoek bepalen we in samenwerking/in co-creatie met jongeren zelf. De projecten die gaan ontstaan zijn zowel kwalitatief als kwantitatief van aard.

• Het opbouwen en onderhouden van een netwerk van stakeholders.
• Het opzetten, uitvoeren en analyseren van focusgroepen en/of co-creatiesessies.
• Het opzetten, uitvoeren en analyseren van kwantitatieve (vragenlijst)studies.
• Het integreren van informatie afkomstig uit beide typen studies.
• Het trainen van jongeren om de focusgroepen en/of co-creatiesessies uit te kunnen voeren met hun peers.
• Het schrijven van wetenschappelijke artikelen en maatschappelijke rapporten voor bijvoorbeeld beleidsmakers en jongerenwerkers.

Postdoctoraal onderzoeker: Think Loud Young

Met Think Loud Young bouwen we aan een platform waar we onderzoek doen mét jongeren. We willen hen een actieve stem en rol geven binnen onderzoek naar maatschappelijke kwesties waarmee zij geconfronteerd worden. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan zorgen rond de 'manosphere’, social media gebruik, mentale gezondheid of klimaat. Door jongeren actief te betrekken bij het onderzoek zorgen we ervoor dat de wetenschappelijke inzichten en oplossingen beter aansluiten bij hun ervaringen. Om hiermee aan de slag te gaan bouwen we de komende jaren een duurzaam netwerk van jongeren, jongerenwerkers en professionals die met jongeren werken, beleidsmakers en wetenschappers.

In het afgelopen jaar hebben we onder jongeren (16-25 jaar), hun ouders, professionals die met de doelgroep werken en onderzoekers uitgevraagd welke thema’s er volgens hen belangrijk zijn in het leven van jongeren en welke zorgen ze hebben. Dit hebben we gedaan door middel van een delphi studie.

Als postdoc ga je de komende drie jaar verder onderzoek doen naar een aantal van de thema’s die uit de delphi studie naar voren zijn gekomen. De specifieke thema’s en insteek van het onderzoek bepalen we in samenwerking/in co-creatie met jongeren zelf. De projecten die gaan ontstaan zijn zowel kwalitatief als kwantitatief van aard.

• Het opbouwen en onderhouden van een netwerk van stakeholders.
• Het opzetten, uitvoeren en analyseren van focusgroepen en/of co-creatiesessies.
• Het opzetten, uitvoeren en analyseren van kwantitatieve (vragenlijst)studies.
• Het integreren van informatie afkomstig uit beide typen studies.
• Het trainen van jongeren om de focusgroepen en/of co-creatiesessies uit te kunnen voeren met hun peers.
• Het schrijven van wetenschappelijke artikelen en maatschappelijke rapporten voor bijvoorbeeld beleidsmakers en jongerenwerkers.