Design for Bæredygtighed Aalborg - Forskning

Your work tasks

• amplify local, urban circularity through repair and care-centred practices,
• sustain social and cultural capital via object heritage and collective meaning-making,
• support social resilient behaviours as global resource access becomes increasingly unstable.

The overarching aim is to investigate the link between social resilience and circularity, connecting the product to people and places, opening the realm of social interactions, relations, rituals, habits, values, and ethical commitments. The postdoc will contribute to developing a theoretical framework for design, bridging material practices, social interdependence, and long-term resilience. This work could concern: 1) Material Practice such as everyday maintenance, repair, and adaptive use of objects in urban settings. 2) Affective Involvement such as emotional durability, attachment, and the transfer of significance of objects. 3) Ethical Intentions on dimensions of circular design in an era of resource scarcity or questions on collective care of products, people and places. Considering a collective responsibility for shared material heritage. Within these lenses, the candidate may explore questions such as: How do design practices sustain emotional and ethical investment in objects over time? How urban communities maintain their socio-cultural and material heritage despite rapid consumption cycles? How designers create conditions for social resilience and material flows between people in a city?

Your competencies

Qualification requirements

Who we are

How to apply

• Application, stating reasons for applying, qualifications in relation to the position, and intentions and visions for the position
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Diplomas (master’s degree diploma and PhD diploma)
• List of publications, with an indication of the attached publications that you wish to be taken into account in the assessment. You may attach a maximum of five publications.
• Documentation of teaching qualifications if relevant.
• Dissemination qualifications, including participation on committees or boards, participation in organisations etc.
• Additional qualifications in relation to the position
• References/recommendations

You can read more about the requirements for your application here.

The application must be submitted via Aalborg University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aalborg University’s website.

Aalborg University wants to reflect the surrounding society and has diversity as a core value. Therefore, everyone, regardless of personal background and orientation, is encouraged to apply for the position.

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Further information

The appointment process at Aalborg University involves a shortlisting process. You can read more about the shortlisting and appointment process here.

The hiring process at Aalborg University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires, ensuring the safety, compliance, and integrity of the workplace.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the collective agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the state (AC collective agreement) (only in Danish) and protocol on certain terms of employment of academic staff at universities (only in Danish).

There is a mutual probationary period of 3 months for the position.

Aalborg University

Denne stilling er publiceret af Aalborg Universitet via jobnet.dk