Ph.D. student and research assistant in Intercultural Communication and Migration, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland. Deadline: 15 December 2024 (but open until filled).
The Institute of Communication and Public Policy at the Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland invites applications for a fully funded Ph.D. position in Intercultural Communication and Migration to conduct research for the project entitled “Relational integration in place: affect and power in everyday practices,” funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The candidate will join the research team of Prof. Jolanta Drzewiecka, conduct research for the project and carry our their PhD dissertation within its framework.
The project advances understanding of migrant integration as an affective process of negotiating difference and power in social relations and everyday practices in neighbourhoods. The project is interdisciplinary in nature as informed by scholarship in communication, discourse studies, cultural geography and cultural studies. It employs qualitative ethnographic and affective methods. Fieldwork will be conducted in Ticino, Switzerland.
The requirements include a master’s degree in communication, ethnic studies, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology or related disciplines; knowledge of qualitative methods, excellent English academic writing skills, and fluency in Italian.
Center for Intercultural Dialogue 