Postdoctor in Migration, medicine, and health

Om jobbet

The University of Gothenburg tackles society's challenges with diverse knowledge. 58 000 students and 6800 employees make the university a large and inspiring place to work and study. Strong research and attractive study programmes attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University contributes to a better future.

The Institute of Medicine's School of Public Health and Community Medicine conducts extensive teaching and research in global public health, general practice, occupational medicine, environmental medicine, social medicine, pharmaceutical use and pharmaceutical policy. We also conduct teaching and research in nutritional epidemiology, insurance medicine, innovation and knowledge utilisation, health economics, biostatistics, and register-based epidemiology.

The postdoc position is located within the research platform Borders in Health, Medicine and Society, an international and interdisciplinary research environment bringing together researchers in migration, global health, medicine, the social sciences, the humanities, and the arts. Within the research group, we conduct research on migration and health, structural racism and vulnerability, as well as the interactions between migration, clinical practice, institutions, society, and the law

Subject area

Migration, medicine, and health

Subject description

The Boundaries Longitudinal Study is a qualitative, critical ethnographic study that longitudinally examines how physicians and medical students experience, relate to, and act upon the ways in which migration control policies enter everyday medicine. Preliminary observations reveal complex tensions between clinical practice, medical-ethical principles, and the law - issues that concern patient safety, professional autonomy, and the ability to provide equitable care. The study employs a combination of methods: critical framing analysis of public documents and debates, participant observation in clinical, educational, and humanitarian settings, and co-constructive interviewing with physicians and medical students. Throughout the project, new experimental and creative methods are also being developed to capture shifting reasoning, actions, and reactions over time. The longitudinal approach renders it possible to follow how perspectives change during the ongoing political process, and how these processes in turn shape medical encounters with undocumented patients. The aim is to generate in-depth theoretical and empirical knowledge about how migration control policies influences physician identity, clinical practice, and medical institutions - and to contribute new insight into the mechanisms that determine undocumented patients' inclusion in, or exclusion from, the public healthcare system. The results will be of significance for global health, healthcare organisation, medical ethics, and policy development, in Sweden and internationally.

Duties

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will primarily conduct data generation through fieldwork and interviews (both digital and on-site), and engage in continuous data analysis as part of the ethnographic process. The position also includes data management and analysis, preparation of materials for publication, and contributing to applications for external research funding. In addition, you will present results, participate in seminars and conferences, co-author manuscripts, and supervise students. Teaching within our course Migration and Health may also be included. You will therefore have the opportunity to develop your skills across a broad array of academic duties.

Eligibility

To be eligible for appointment as a postdoc, the applicant is required to have a doctoral degree in a relevant subject, or a foreign degree that is deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree. This eligibility requirement must be met before the employment decision is made.

In the first instance, those who have completed their degree no more than three years prior to the end of the application period shall be considered. Those who have completed their degree more than three years prior to the end of the application period may also be considered in the first instance if special grounds exist. Special grounds relate to leave of absence due to illness, parental leave, commissions of trust within union organisations, service within the defence services or other similar circumstances, as well as clinical service or service/assignment relevant to the subject area.

Assessment

A doctoral degree in migration and health, social anthropology, or other relevant field is required for the position. The applicant must also have strong proficiency in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

Merit qualifications:
Experience in research on postmigration in Sweden, ethnographic analysis, and fieldwork within organizational, institutional, or healthcare-related settings is considered meritorious. Experience in interdisciplinary research environments-especially related to migration policy and postmigration-as well as teaching and supervising in migration-related subjects, is also valued.

Personal suitability:
Strong emphasis is placed on personal qualities, including collaboration skills and an inclusive approach, the ability to work independently and take initiative, flexibility in handling diverse tasks, and good communication skills in English. A sustainable work approach, including setting realistic timelines, the ability to delegate, and clearly communicating one's need for support, is also important.

Employment

Employment type:Fixed-term, 24 months
Extent:100%
Location:Gothenburg
Start date:As soon as possible/by agreement

Contact

Josephine T. V. Greenbrook
Forskargruppsledare
+46(0)723048808
josephine.greenbrook@gu.se

Martin Adiels
Biträdande avdelningschef
Martin.Adiels@wlab.gu.se

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Application

Please attach PhD certificate with the application, if the PhD certificate has not yet been issued, it needs to be attached latest at
the time when the employment decision is to be made.

Submit your application via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by clicking the "Apply" button. It is your responsibility to
ensure that the application is complete as per the vacancy notice, and that the University receives it by the final application deadline.

Applications must be received by: 2026-01-05

The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.

Salaries are set individually at the University.

In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden's regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.

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