Postdoctoral position on "QUEER RESISTANCE IN CONTEXT" (m/f/d)
Your tasks
- You will conduct innovative and high-quality research for the overseas pilot study on the organization of queer resistance under different sociocultural conditions,
- take a leadership role in preparing the SNF grant proposal and collaborating on publications,
- have a central role in all aspects of the research process, from developing theory, qualitative data collection to the drafting and publishing of academic papers
- and have time dedicated to advancing your own research agenda.
Your profile
- A Ph.D. (completed or near completion) in organization studies, humanities or social sciences, with a strong background preferably in decolonial gender studies, queer studies and qualitative research methods
- Hands-on experience with designing and conducting own field work, preferably with ethnographic approaches
- Experience of working with marginalized groups, preferably BIPOC queer communities
- Effective written and verbal English-language communication, additional languages that would support data collection in a Global Majority context are an advantage
- Evidence of the capacity to prepare excellent publications
- Commitment to decolonial and race-critical queer research
As field work will encompass research on queer BIPOC collectives in the Global Minority and Majority World, it is important for the researcher to be culturally embedded in those communities, have respective theoretical backgrounds in queer-, intersectional gender- and decolonial studies, as well as ethnographic experience.
Project Overview: The research project „Queer Resistance in Context“, which will be submitted to the SNF Starting Grant, investigates how creative queer BIPOC collectives organize resistance across different political, social, economic, cultural, and historical contexts. Extending beyond a Eurocentric framework, the study centers on the Global Majority's experiences, examining queer spatial practices as forms of resistance. The project seeks to answer the research question: How does resistance emerge from creative queer BIPOC collectives within different sociocultural conditions? The study has three key objectives: (1) understanding queer affective atmospheres in embodied encounters of BIPOC collectives, (2) analyzing the organization of queer resistance across diverse sociopolitical contexts, and (3) comparing the challenges of reproduction and transformation within queer BIPOC collectives. “Queer Resistance in Context” engages with these dynamics through a queer and decolonial theoretical lens that offers a critique of the current priorities in the neoliberal global discussions on organisation of resistance. Thereby, the contribution of the project reaches beyond the context of white queer activism in Europe and provides insights for organization studies of resistant organizing beyond the Global Minority World.
The position is limited to 11 months (extension may be possible depending on whether an application to the SNF starting grant is successful) and the start date is ideally 1st July or August 2025.
Applications should include a cover letter outlining how your background fits the position and your motivation for joining the project, a CV (including publications), and one writing sample.
Review of applications begins immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.
Inspirational Work Environment
Executive Education
Network
Family & Career
Equal Opportunities
Fit and Healthy
Inspirational Work Environment
At the HSG, as Europe's leading business university, we operate in an entrepreneurial environment where you will meet highly qualified, ambitious experts - both regionally and internationally. For example, you benefit from a modern IT infrastructure and, in our library via HSGswisscovery, from nationwide access to the wealth of scientific information available.
Executive Education
We support internal and external executive education opportunities. Our internal executive education programme offers you a practical, dedicated and didactically mature transfer of knowledge in the form of seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice. We support task-specific external training and executive education financially as well as with regard to the time required.
Network
We promote our culture of cross-functional collaboration and create space for forging valuable relationships - also with external partners. Regular exchanges and internal events help to strengthen these relationships and make them long-lasting.
Family & Career
We provide our employees with flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week. As a family-friendly employer, we offer part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.
Equal Opportunities
The University enables equal opportunities for all employees and students. This applies to degree courses and work, as well as academic careers, university management positions and the reconciliation of studies, work and private commitments. We are committed to this with various measures in the areas of teaching, research, administration and the Presidency.
Fit and Healthy
We help you stay fit and healthy. In addition to our diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge, and campaign weeks for corporate health management, we also offer you fruit in the workplace. In our canteen you will find a wide selection of freshly prepared meals - from vegetarian to fish dishes - at discounted prices.
Further information on working at the HSG can be found here.
For job-related questions
Postdoc
For further information about the project and this position, please contact me by e-mail: elo.reiss@unisg.ch
Administration
Looking forward to welcoming soon a new team member in our ORG Organizational Research Group.
Your place of work
University of St.Gallen
«A place where knowledge is created» - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 9800 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3300 researchers, educators and professional staff.
