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The Faculty of Sociology, working group 6 "Sociology of Transnationalisation and Social Anthropology",

Prof. Dr. Minh Nguyen has the following job opening in the ERC funded project “FinancialLives”:

Research Position (doctoral candidate) Social Anthropology - Laos


ID:

Wiss25287

starting: 01.11.2025 part-time 75 % salary according to Remuneration level E13 TV-L fixed-term FinancialLives is an anthropological research project focusing on the expanding range of financial activities by working households to understand how they use financial instruments to manage risk, ensure social protection and fulfil their aspirations. Funded by the European Research Council’s Consolidator Grant scheme, FinancialLives is an anthropological enquiry into the expanding range of financial activities by working households in China, Vietnam and Laos

(http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/financiallives/). Through another empirical focus on commercial banks, it also seeks to understand how financial institutions interact with working households in the promotion of financial products and services, and the social transformations thereby generated.



The project includes five component ethnographic studies by two post-doctoral researchers and three doctoral researchers. The holder of this PhD research position will conduct an ethnographic study of the financial activities of working households in Laos.
Your Tasks
carry out ethnographic field research in Laos, studying working household's strategies, motivations and negotiations around financial activities as well as household relationships to the financial system and labour market (33 %) write up the analysis and prepare a book proposal based on the ethnographic study for submission to an international journal (27 %) contribute to the events and publications of the project in the form of presentations, book chapters and articles in edited volumes (27 %) participate in project activities and work together with the research team on the common goals of the project (13 %)



Employment is conductive to scientific qualification.
We offer
salary according to Remuneration level E13 TV-L fixed-term (4 years) (§ 2 (1) sentence 1 of the WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases) part-time 75 % internal and external training opportunities amount of health, consulting and prevention services reconcilability of family and working life flexible working hours collegial working environment open and pleasant working atmosphere modern work environment with digital processes Your Profile
We expect
completed relevant academic university degree (e. g. Master’s or Diploma or equivalent) in anthropology, sociology or related disciplines (Master's thesis should be in English or German) ability to conceptualise and design empirical research genuine interest in and readiness to undertake ethnographic field research with working households familiarity with the political economic contexts of Laos and ability to navigate its social and cultural settings excellent command of spoken and written Lao excellent command of spoken and written English ability to work independently and as part of a team good organisational and communication skills

Preferred experience and skills
experience with ethnographic research determination to submit the doctoral dissertation within four years interest in academic discussions of finance and/or labour awareness and experiences with ethical matters of social research experience in working with factory workers Application Procedure
We are looking forward to receiving your detailed application in English:


letter of motivation short research proposal of 3-5 pages outlining how you will proceed with the study if selected CV (including academic skills and research experience) degree certificates and summary of MA thesis; a sample of your work (thesis chapter, working paper, journal article, etc.)




To apply, please preferably use our online form via the application button below.

application deadline: 27.08.2025

Contact

Prof. Dr. Minh Nguyen

+49 521 106-3719

sekretariat.nguyen@uni-bielefeld.de

Postal Address

Universität Bielefeld

Fakultät für Soziologie

Prof. Dr. Minh Nguyen

Postfach 10 01 31

33501 Bielefeld
Bielefeld University has received a number of awards for its achievements as an equal-opportunity employer and has been recognized as a family-friendly university. The university welcomes applications from women. This is particularly true with regard both to academic and technical posts as well as positions in information technology as well as the skilled crafts and trades. Applications are handled according to the provisions of the state statutes on equal opportunity. Applications from suitably qualified handicapped and severely handicapped persons are explicitly encouraged.
At Bielefeld University on request positions can be carried out with reduced working hours as long as this does not conflict with official needs.

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