Open Position: Researcher at OsloMet

There is an open position at the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) at OsloMet for a researcher.

The position has a requirement of a completed or near completed PhD and norwegian language at a level C1.

Deadline to apply for it is on January 23rd, 2023.

To learn more and apply, follow the link below:

https://www.oslomet.no/om/ledige-stillinger/nibr-soeker-forskere

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Open Call: Call For Panels NALAS Conference 2023

The Nalas Conference 2023 has an open call for panel proposals. The Conference has an overall theme of “Islands, borders, archipelagos”.

The Conference will be held in Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge, Campus Drammen in June 15-16th of 2023 and is the Norwegian Associations of Latin American Studies (NALAS) in collaboration with the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Deadline to submit proposals is on December 31st of 2022.

For more information, follow the link below:

https://www.nalas.org/conference-2023

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Open Position: PhD candidates at Universitet i Agder

There are two open positions for PhD candidates at Universitet i Agder in connection with the FGS project.

The project focuses on: “Dual screening by Spectral Artificial Visual Examination for Female Genital Schistosomiasis and cervical cancer” 

The deadline to apply is December 31st of 2022.

More information about the positions and project can be found on the link below:

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/236443/phd-research-fellow-in-healthcare-provider-and-patient-perspectives-on-the-multi-spectral-diagnostic-tool-for-fgs-and-cervical-cancer-screening

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Seminar: Economics for Sustainability

Noragric would like to invite all for the seminar: Economics for Sustainability. The event is open for all that want to join, but registration is required, with a deadline on December 12th.

This is a very intersting and important subject as understanding how economics and sustainability can work together is the way to the future. We encourage all that are able to attend and participate.

The seminar will take place on December 14th, from 13:30 until 16:00.

The location is at:
NMBU Clock Building (room U120, ground floor) in Ås.

More information can be found on the link below:

https://www.nmbu.no/en/faculty/landsam/department/noragric/research/seminars/node/46393

Open Positions: PhD candidates at Noragric

Two positions for PhD candidates are open within the Noragric – ERP project at NMBU. The positions are within international environment and development studies.

One position is focused on migration from West Africa and the other is focused on violent resistance and land governance in the Sahel region.

Both positions have a deadline on November 30th of 2022.

For more information on the positions, please follow the links below:

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/234930/phd-within-international-environment-and-development-studies-violent-resistance-and-land-governance-in-the-sahel

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/234936/phd-scholarship-within-international-environment-and-development-studies-migration-from-west-africa


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Open Call: NorDev2023 – Panel Proposal and Themes for Workshops

The Nordic Development Conference 2023 has an open call for suggestions of panel proposals and themes for workshops. The Conference has an overall theme of “Co-creation for a just transition towards a sustainable society”.

The Conference will be held in Uppsala University in Sweden from August 21st to August 23rd of 2023 and is being organized by Uppsala University and the Swedish Development Research Organization (SweDev).

Deadline to submit proposals is on December 20th of 2022.

More information regarding the submission process can be found on the link below:

https://www.nordev2023.se/call-for-papers/

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Open Call: Course for PhD Students

The Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo has an upcoming course in the Spring of 2023 for PhD Students.

The course is called: “Emancipating knowledges and socionatures: anticolonialism and decolonisation debates” and it will discuss the emergence of voices from around the world requesting a decolonization of practices and scholarship.

The course will occur from May 8th to 12th of 2013.

Deadline to apply for the course is March 1st of 2023. More information can be found on the link below:

https://www.uio.no/studier/emner/sv/iss/SGO9210/index.html#admission

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Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the Finnish Society for Development Research

The conference: Conflicts and Development Revisited – Prospects for Peace in Times of Emergency, has an open call for papers.

The Conference will take place on February 16th and 17th of 2023, in the House of Science and Letters in Helsinki.

Deadline for subsmission of paper abstracts or expressions of interesent is on November 20th of 2022.

More information can be found on the link below:
https://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/

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Open Positions at NMBU

NMBU currently has three open positions within International Environment and Development Studies. Two positions are for researchers and one for a PhD candidate.

All positions have a deadline on November 30th of 2022.

To learn more about the positions, follow the links below:

Researcher within International Environment and Development Studies – Land Use Conflicts in the Sahel (234950) | Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) (jobbnorge.no)

Researcher within International Environment and Development Studies – Migration from West Africa (234954) | Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) (jobbnorge.no)

PhD within International Environment and Development Studies – Violent Resistance and Land Governance in the Sahel (234930) | Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) (jobbnorge.no)

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Did you miss it? Watch the seminar: The Global Backlash Against Gender Equality

Last October 10th the seminar The Global Backlash Against Gender Equality that was jointly organized by NFU, the Department of Global Development and Planning at UiA and The Strømme Foundation took place in Kristiansand and through streaming. In front of a packed house, different guest lectures talked about the setback for gender equality globally the last 10-15 years.

If you missed and would like to watch it, follow the recording below:

https://video.uia.no/media/t/0_9kvclm8g

If you wish to read a small summary of what happened, continue reading below.

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