PhD Special Call: PhD position in Intoxication, Gender and Digital Sexualities at Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research

Aarhus BSS Graduate School, Aarhus University invites applicants for a PhD Scholarship in connection with the research project ‘Intoxicated Adolescent Relations’ at the PhD Programme Social Science and Business.

The PhD position is connected to the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences at Aarhus University and is in the field of Intoxication, Gender and Digital sexualities among adolescents in Denmark. The PhD position offers the opportunity to take part in an international and engaging research environment as the position forms part of a larger research project called ‘Intoxicated Adolescent Relations’ headed by Associate Professor Margit Anne Petersen and funded by Independent Research Fund Denmark (Sapere Aude). Included in the PhD position is one semester’s research stay at University of Edinburgh, UK, as well as co-supervision by Professor Angus Bancroft, who is part of the collaborative team along with three other internationally renowned scholars: Professor Geoffrey Hunt, Associate Professor Alexandra Bogren and Senior Researcher Marianne Cense.

The candidate must begin 1 September 2023. The PhD position is for three years.

The overall research project focuses on the role alcohol and intoxication plays in adolescent social and sexual relations with a particular focus on the boundaries between consensual and non-consensual sexual encounters. The project contains two subprojects; One on policy and the parental role for which an assistant professor is being recruited, the other, the PhD position advertised here. Both the PhD student and the assistant professor will be expected to take part in joint activities and collaborative efforts connected with the overall project. You can read more about the overall project here and here .

The PhD project, requirements and qualifications

Through focus groups with adolescents (14-17 years old) and digital ethnography, the PhD project specifically focuses on the ways in which use of social media, ‘sexting’ and other digital encounters and activities play out in or are related to physical intoxicated settings (for example parties, social gatherings, events) and situations (for example flirting, dancing, socializing) that adolescents participate in. The data collection is to take place in Denmark, so the PhD student must be fluent in Danish.

We are looking for a candidate with a social science background (Anthropology, Sociology or related fields). Experience with qualitative methods is required and related research experience or knowledge is an advantage but not required.

As part of the application, please send up to 5 pages (max 12,000 characters including spaces) with your methodological and analytical reflections and ideas related to the specific project and a motivation of up to 2,400 characters (including spaces).

Further information

For further information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Margit Anne Petersen, E-mail:

[email protected]

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Maria Grauert Bodin, E-mail: [email protected]

Place of work

Tuborgvej 164, bygning A, 2. sal, 2400 København NV

Who are we

At the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research we carry out social science research in the alcohol and drug field. Our research projects concern treatment, prevention, policy, and recreational use. We conduct research in both legal and illegal drugs. The Centre is interdisciplinary, and the employees are from the fields of e.g., psychology, anthropology, law, and public health. Our task is to establish and conduct research projects, teach, communicate knowledge about alcohol and drug use, and collaborate with national players in the area as well as with international research institutions. You can read more about the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research here .

The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences is one of six departments at Aarhus BSS - one of the five faculties at Aarhus University. Aarhus BSS unites the social science and business-related research fields and bring them closer together to reflect the close relationship between society and the business community. As part of a Top 100 university, Aarhus BSS and the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences have achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.

Formal requirements

You can read more about how to apply in

the application guide

and find the rules and regulations of the PhD education

here

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The following criteria are decisive in the assessment of the candidates:

• the applicant’s academic qualifications (assessed on the basis of the qualifying degree)
• the quality and relevance of the project proposal
• the applicant’s level of academic aptitude and assessed ability to complete the project within the framework of the PhD programme

You can read more about the assessment procedure and committees appointed by the dean

here

. Please note that for applications to the programme for Psychology and Behavioural Science, the criteria for assessment are specified

here

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Applicants are very much encouraged to supply documentation as to how they rank compared to their class (both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees). This may for example be in the form of a letter from your University stating either how you rank as an individual student compared to other students the year you graduated ("ranks as no. 6 out of 111" or "ranks as among the best 8 percent") or if that is not possible, general information from your University as to how grades were distributed in the year of your graduation, will be appreciated.

Please note that Aarhus BSS Graduate School reserves the right to evaluate the applications on the basis of the documentation received before deadline, and you will not necessarily be asked for further documentation. Furthermore, Aarhus BSS Graduate School reserves the right to reject application that do not comply with the limitations as stated in the application guide (see link above).

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.