Doctoral Researcher (m/f/x)

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

44801 Bochum - Deutschland

Sozialwissenschaftler/in Arbeit Vollzeit ab 01.09.2026

Beschreibung

**In order to fill a fixed-term position in full-time (39.83 hours/week = 100%) starting on 01.09.2026, we are looking for a**

### Doctoral Researcher (m/f/x)

As part of our participation in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network "MITIME: Entanglements of Migration and Time in Post-industrial Urban Europe", we are looking for a doctoral researcher (m/f/x) on the theme of migration, time and urban inqualities with a focus on labour (for details see https://www.migrationtime.eu).

The research will be carried out on “Navigating Frictions: How Migrants Respond to Time Regimes of Urban Labour Markets” and shall analyse how precarious work is related to temporal precarity, together with the resilience practices and contestation migrants develop in response. It specifically focuses on migrants’ workplace and everyday practices of resilience and contestation that respond to the temporal restrictions imposed on them and on their (voluntary and forced) spatial mobilities required by work and employment strategies. The research design uses biographical-narrative interviews as well as visual methods, preferably in co-creation with migrant research participants (e.g. photovoices or mental maps). Geographically the research investigates one or several different urban labour markets or branches in one or more post-industrial cities, preferably in cities that are part of the MITIME consortium. The research may also concentrate on one specific migrant group (according to legal status and/or country of origin).

Scope: full-time
Duration: fixed-term, 36 months
Start: starting on 01.09.2026
Apply by: 2026-02-01

**Your tasks:**

- conducting a research project within the defined framework (see above) and completing PhD thesis and/or journal articles on the results
- participating in the courses and events of the MITIME training program as well as local PhD training
- carry out secondments at Partner University and with the Associated Partner
- contributing to the further development of the training program, publications, Mitime events and co-creative city-labs
- as the position is funded by external third-party funding sources, employees are formally not required to take on teaching responsibilities. There will be an opportunity to teach one course during the period

**Your profile:**

- Completed university degree in Sociology, Social Anthropology, Social Geography or a related social science discipline (min. 8 semesters standard period of study)
- Selected candidates must provide their MA certificate by 15 April 2026
- Knowledge and experience in qualitative social science methods (e.g. in Master thesis or research seminars) are required
- Initial knowledge in migration studies and/or labour studies is desirable
- Excellent command of English (written and spoken) is required
- Proficiency in languages relevant to the research project is required (please specify in your application)
- Readiness for international mobility for conference travels and secondments is required
- Please see details on the consortium on this webpage, https://migrationtime.eu/ and check the selection criteria and eligibility rules including the mobility requirement

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