Join the University of Oslo as a PhD Research Fellow, focusing on DataMines, governing biodiversity in a digital world

PhD Research Fellowship in Science & Technology Studies

Candidates are invited to apply for a three-year PhD Research Fellowship associated with the DataMines project (Governing data infrastructure and clouds in digitally mediated natural resource extraction and exploitation).

The position is for three years, with the possibility of extension for teaching activities.

The successful PhD candidate will define and carry out an individual subproject on the politics of bioprospecting in Norway, with a focus on legal and scientific practices. More information about the project is available in the project’s website and upon

The appointed candidate will be part of the TIK Centre’sSTS research group .The STS group at TIK analyses the relations between science, technology and society; how scientific knowledge and technologies emerge a...