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Are you interested in how social collectives and political communities are brought together by firearms? Are you particularly interested in how these communities (re)produce power structures through their everyday practices? Would you like to experiment with multisensorial methods? Do you have a background in cultural anthropology or a related discipline and ethnographic research experience in Brazil, South Africa or Germany? If you would like to be part of a dynamic team carrying out research on communities of arms, one of these positions may be right for you.
**Your job**:
- ARMIES_ is** **a five-year project supported by a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. The project aims to establish a new research agenda that centralises the firearm as a sensational actant that shapes everyday practices and relations, creates divergent communities, and (re)produces power structures within local and global spheres. The project centres around an ethnographic analysis of the everyday deployment of firearms and their societal impact. It examines and compares the various ways firearms produce communities and focuses on groups that are overlooked in the field of gun studies, such as gun owners' associations and hunting clubs. ARMIES hypothesises that these communities are disruptive and transformative ones that exert tremendous power.
The project members are guided by the following research question: 'How do firearms produce communities, how do these communities relate to one another, and what is their societal impact?' This question will be answered through a comparative and multiscalar analysis of such communities and their members in Brazil, Germany, and South Africa, and global communities, such as international disarmament organisations. Due to the highly embodied, sensational, and affective nature of firearms, ARMIES will use and develop a multisensorial ethnographic approach (and toolkit) that comprises ethnographic methods that explicitly target the senses.
Throughout this project, you will be well guided and supported by your supervisors. Your primary promotor is Dr Tessa Diphoorn, the PI of this project, and the co-promotors of each respective sub-project are Dr. Marlene Schäfers (sub-project Germany), Dr Willy Sier (sub-project South Africa), and Dr Martijn Oosterbaan (sub-project Brazil).
**Your qualities**:
We are looking for motivated, collaborative, and flexible team members who are also able to work independently and contribute to the broader team project. Besides that, you meet the following requirements:
- an MA degree in anthropology or a related discipline; preferably affinity with political anthropology;
- demonstrable relevant experience with ethnographic research, ideally in one of the locations (Brazil, Germany or South Africa);
- experience with multimodal anthropological methods (visual, sensorial, etc.) is appreciated;
- curiosity towards methodology and willing to experiment with new methods;
- well-developed analytical and writing skills;
- excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and one of the languages necessary to conduct the case study, such as Portuguese and German.
Note: If you do not meet the requirements, we encourage you not to apply.
**Our offer**:
We offer:
- a position for one year - after a positive evaluation, it will be extended for three more years;
- a working week of 38 hours and a gross monthly salary between €2,872 in the first year to €3,670 in the fourth year in case of full-time employment (salary scale P under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
- 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
- a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.
In addition to the terms of employment laid down in the CAO NU, Utrecht University has a number of schemes and facilities of its own for employees. This includes schemes facilitating professional development, leave schemes and schemes for sports and cultural activities, as well as discounts on software and other IT products. We also offer access to additional employee benefits through our Terms of Employment Options Model. In this way, we encourage our employees to continue to invest in their growth. For more information, please visit Working at Utrecht University.
**About us**:
A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major strategic themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Pathways to Sustainability. Sharing science, shaping tomorrow.
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