Postdoctoral Researcher in Critical Border Studies

The Karelian Institute of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies invites applications for one Postdoctoral Researcher position in Critical Border Studies on the Joensuu Campus. The position will begin on 1 September 2026. Read more below and submit your application no later than 30 June 2026.

This four-year position is intended for a scholar who obtained their PhD no more than five years ago and who seeks to develop their expertise in critical border studies (broadly defined), while demonstrating the potential to advance the field both thematically and in terms of methodology and theory.

Position

The Postdoctoral Researcher will join a research team focusing on critical border studies, which is funded by the Research Council of Finland through the PROFI 9 allocation. The position involves conducting independent and collaborative research on social, economic, regional, political, or cultural processes related to borders in a broad sense. The rese...

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