PhD position in the field of social change and welfare society

Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University, invites applications for a position as PhD of social change and welfare society from 1.10.2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position as PhD is limited to a period of 3 years.

We invite applications that address current issues of social change, social sustainability related to the crisis in welfare society, and to learning processes in governmental or non-governmental institutions and organizations.

We encourage applications related to the following themes and problems:

• Community involvement in social change
• Gendered, raced and/or classed aspects of interventions for social change and sustainability
• Care crisis, care invisibility and public sector rationalization
• Learning and collaboration in professional development
• Care ethics and local practices of social sustainability 
• Transformations of knowledge in the work of welfare services
• Dilemmas and tensions between different perspectives on sustainability and/or impoverishment
• Art-based interventions for social change and sustainability
• Solidary and ethical organising

 

Successful applications should involve participatory perspectives and will likely engage cross disciplinary perspectives and qualitative methods.

The Ph.D. position lies within the fields of two research groups: Learning, Education and Pedagogy (LEAP) and Organisation, Ethics & Social Sustainability (OrgESS) at the Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University.
 

The Doctoral School
You will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of People and Technology.

The Doctoral School for People and Technology frames research that seek to address sustainability often by applying experimental approaches and situating the individuals active and learning involvement. The research comprises approaches of a human, societal, health and information technological character and often involving planning, interventions and design-oriented subject areas.

Read more here https://ruc.dk/en/doctoral-school-people-and-technology

As a PhD student you will be a part of the research group of:
OrgESS https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/organisations/organisering-etik-social-b%C3%A6redygtighed

and/or LEAP https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/organisations/l%C3%A6ring-uddannelse-og-p%C3%A6dagogik-leap
 

Responsibilities and tasks
The PhD position is an educational position and the main tasks are in accordance with chapter 3, Ministerial Order on the PhD Program at the Universities and Certain Higher Artistic Educational Institutions (https://ufm.dk/en/legislation/prevailing-laws-and-regulations/education/files/engelsk-ph-d-bekendtgorelse.pdf).
 

Qualifications
Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent within social science or the humanities.

Applicants must have documented qualifications in speaking and writing Danish or English at academic level

You are required to possess good communication skills and to be a visible, involved participant in the department’s daily activities, in addition to being willing to engage in disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration across the department.

Assessment
In the assessment regarding employment consideration will be given to;

• Relevant Master’s degree or equivalent (according to Danish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/transparency-tools/qualifications-frameworks/other-qualifications-frameworks/danish-qf-for-higher-education?set_language=en&cl=en).
• Any additional academic requirements stated in the job advertisement.

 

In the assessment regarding enrollment consideration will also be given to the following criteria:

• Educational skills and any further professional qualifications
• Grades at Master’s program or equivalent
• Quality and relevance of the project description
  • Considerations regarding ethical aspects shall be included in your project description
  • Your project description shall be no more than 5 pages 
• Quality and relevance of the methodical and theoretical choices
• Consistency and coherence between the problem and the choice of method and theory
• If the PhD project seem realistic and feasible
• Ability to complete the PhD project
• Relevance of the project to the profile of the Doctoral School

 

Questions
For further information about the position, please contact head of OrgESS Jo Krøjer, tel. (+45) 46742411, or head of LEAP Kevin Mogensen, tel (+45) 46742742
 

Terms of employment
The employment is on full time, 37 hours per week and you will refer to acting dean, Peter Kjær.

The position will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) and Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.  
 

Application procedure 
After the deadline for applications the Dean will shortlist applicants for assessment with assistance from the recruitment committee including the chairperson of the assessment committee.

Shortly after the application deadline all applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been selected for assessment.

The shortlisted applicants will be informed about the composition of the assessment committee, and each applicant will be given the opportunity to comment on the composition of the committee and - later on - their assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed, all applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application.
 

Application 
To apply for the position go to www.ruc.dk/en/job/ 

Only applications in English are accepted. 

Applications must include: 
1. Cover letter 
2. CV 
3. Documentation of education including grades from Master’s programme or equivalent 
4. Your description of the PhD project 
5. Your time schedule of the PhD project 
6. If applicable: Documentation for any research experience, work experience or publications. 

 

Please submit your application no later than 25 April 2025. 

Material received after this date will not be taken into consideration. 

Roskilde University wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.