Scientific project assistant predoctoral

You take on tasks in research and administration to support the Cycling Together project and will be expected to:

• Carry out an ethnographic research project on utility cycling in Yogyakarta (including its urban, peri-urban and rural surroundings) within the framework of the Cycling Together project.
• Develop and defend your research proposal in the first year, carry out on-site ethnographic research in Yogyakarta during the second year, and finalise your dissertation according to the guidelines of the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences within four years.
• Actively contribute to the activities of the Cycling Together project, including team and stakeholders’ meetings, public outreach activities, data management and research ethics procedures, and single-authored and co-authored academic publications.
• Take courses and pass exams at the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences.
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Must-haves:

• Recently completed (or near to completion) Master's degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology, or a related degree in the Social Sciences with elective courses in Social and Cultural Anthropology;
• Experience in on-site ethnographic fieldwork; adaptable and sensitive to different kinds of fieldsites;
• Excellent command of English (C1) and at least one Indonesian language (minimum Bahasa Indonesia, other languages are recommendable);
• Effective academic writing and speaking;
• High level of social skill and self-organisation.

Recommendable:

• Experience in utility cycling and interest in cycling-along research methods;
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