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Job: PostDoc Researcher (70%), “Data Politics and New Regimes of Mobility and Control During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic”
University of Neuchâtel
The preferred start date is 1 June 2022 and the funding of the contract is limited to three years. The successful applicant is expected to contribute to a research project entitled “Data Politics and New Regimes of Mobility and Control During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic” under the supervision of Prof. Ola Söderström, University of Neuchâtel and Prof. Sophie Oldfield, University of Cornell and University of Cape Town. The project will analyze the development, form, uses and problems of digital mobility tracings as tools of governance drawn on by municipalities, digital platforms, and civil society organizations in Cape Town and Geneva (2012 – 2024). The empirical focus of this position is Switzerland and the Geneva region. She*he will be part of a team including a Postdoc based in Cape Town and a data analyst specialized in critical data studies.
Application deadline: 30 April 2022
