Dear colleagues,
The project MARBLOOM (More-than-human Aquatic Relations and Algal Blooms) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher on Aquatic Science and Technology Studies and More-than-human relations for a fixed term period for the duration of 1.10.2025-31.08.2029 or as agreed.
The project is funded by the Research Council of Finland and linked to the Centre for the Social Studies of Microbes at the University of Helsinki. MARBLOOM analyses algal blooms from a social scientific perspective with emphasis on the changing relationship between humans and the environment. The objective is to understand how algal blooms and the changing conditions around them contribute to the reconfiguration of human-environment relations in the context of the ecological crisis using Finland as an exemplary case.
An ideal candidate will have defended their doctoral thesis in the field(s) of science and technology studies, anthropology, sociology, social psychology, environmental sciences, or equivalent. They will have training and/or experience in ethnography, qualitative analysis, and the use of non-textual/sensory methods. They should have excellent command of English for academic purposes. Additionally, conversational level of Finnish and/or Swedish for fieldwork purposes is desirable.
You can find the full job advertisement following this link: https://jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Postdoctoral-Researcher-on-Aquatic-Science-and-Technology-Studies-and-More-than-human-relations/824060802/
Deadline is the 14th of August 2025.
Feel free to share with your networks. If you have any questions, please get in touch with jose.a.canada [at] helsinki.fi