{"data":{"id":178459,"slug":"gastforskare-centrum-for-den-vikingatida-varlden-wiva-var-2027","type":"job","title":"Visiting Researcher, Centre for the World in the Viking Age (WIVA), Spring 2027","description":"We are seeking two to four international visiting researchers (International Visiting Researchers - IVR) who can contribute to deepening and broadening knowledge about global encounters, exchange of ideas, and material culture during the Iron Age and Viking Age, with connections to peoples in Scandinavia.\nThe Department of Archaeology, Classical History and Conservation is a multidisciplinary department that conducts teaching and research in archaeology, osteology, ancient culture and society, Egyptology, Assyriology, conservation, and global environmental history. The department operates at both Uppsala, Campus Engelska parken and Visby, Campus Gotland, and offers six bachelor's programs, ten master's programs, and a large number of individual courses. The department has approximately 90 employees.\nAbout WIVA\nIn June 2023, the Swedish Research Council established 15 national centres of excellence, initially funded for five years with the possibility of an additional five-year extension. Our group had the privilege of being awarded one of these generous grants to develop the centre 'The World in the Viking Age' (Centre for the World in the Viking Age (WIVA)), a collaborative and interdisciplinary meeting place for the study and dissemination of a period decisive for world history. The centre is led by Professor Neil Price, together with Associate Professors Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson and John Ljungkvist, and coordinator Rahaf Abu Shaer. During 2024-2026, we have employed five postdocs and twelve international visiting researchers, and it is now time to expand our team.\nOur Mission\nFor centuries, the era known as the Viking Age (c.750-1050 CE) has been subject to historical manipulation and misuse that has filled it with one-dimensional stereotypes for political and other purposes. Today, it is more important than ever to emphasize that people in the Viking Age were individuals, just as varied and complex as we are ourselves. This focus on diversity, in all its aspects, forms the core of the WIVA centre, and our ambition is to reclaim a Viking Age that does not concern itself with our values: a pluralistic history as it truly was (though difficult to grasp), not as someone today might wish it to have been. The idea of a Nordic diaspora is not uncommon within Viking studies, but also requires deconstruction. Unlike the concept of the 'Viking world,' our focus instead lies on the world during the Viking Age as an arena for mutual interactions, contacts, and cultural feedback. By moving away from the Eurocentric view of a 'Western' and 'Eastern' Viking Age, we gain better opportunities to perceive the finer nuances of these Scandinavian cultural encounters. With the aim of exploring the full range of the world that the Viking Age northerners had contact with, geographical focus lies primarily on the so-called Silk Roads, where we can trace their activities in the early globalization networks that connected the Baltic with the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, Asia, and the eastern seas \u2013 regions where Scandinavians were in the minority and also at a disadvantage.\nWe are now seeking two to four international visiting researchers (International Visiting Researchers - IVR) who can contribute to deepening and broadening knowledge about global encounters, exchange of ideas, and material culture during the Iron Age and Viking Age, with connections to peoples in Scandinavia. The selected researchers will spend three consecutive months in Uppsala during spring 2027. Specific dates will be determined in consultation with the individual researcher.\nDuties\nThe format of these research visits is flexible. Some visiting researchers may write an article; some may work on a book; others may give a seminar or two, or public lectures; still others may simply participate in the conversations and discussions at the centre: the overall aim is to create opportunities for long-term contacts, productive exchanges of ideas, and future research collaborations.\nThe WIVA centre is primarily focused on the Viking Age (defined c.750-1050 CE), but we also work within longer time frames and are open to research covering some part of the later Iron Age (c.400-1050). Primarily, we are interested in those who, in a broad sense, work on Scandinavian contacts and interactions with the so-called Silk Roads. Our main focus lies on land and sea contacts with Asia and with the northern and southern coasts of the Mediterranean. Since WIVA seeks genuine global perspectives, we welcome applications from researchers whose work is based in these regions. We are also open to research on other parts of the northerners' contact areas, particularly from a comparative perspective.\n\nQualifications and Responsibilities\nApplicants must hold a doctoral degree, or a foreign equivalent degree, in a relevant discipline (archaeology, history, etc.). Since these positions aim to build international networks, it is of utmost importance to have an established international profile and to be able to demonstrate academic credentials from universities outside Sweden.\nAbout the Employment\nThe positions are time-limited (S\u00c4VA - S\u00e4rskild visstidsanst\u00e4llning) for 3 months for each employment. The positions are full-time. Employment begins during the period January 1 to April 1, 2027. We strive for an even distribution of visiting researchers over the relevant time period. Place of work: Uppsala.\nFor further details and questions about the position, please contact:\nNeil Price, neil.price@arkeologi.uu.se, or Rahaf Abu Shaer, rahaf.abu_shaer@arkeologi.uu.se\nWelcome to submit your application by September 28, 2026, UFV-PA 2026\/2360\nUppsala University is a broad research university with strong international standing. The ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a difference in society. Our most important asset is all 7,500 employees and 53,000 students who, with curiosity and commitment, make Uppsala University one of the country's most exciting workplaces.\nPlease note that this is a shortened version of the announcement. To see the complete announcement, please click \"Apply here\" or visit Uppsala University's website for job listings.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"G\u00e4stforskare Centrum f\u00f6r den vikingatida v\u00e4rlden (WIVA) v\u00e5r 2027","description_original":"Vi s\u00f6ker tv\u00e5 till fyra internationella g\u00e4stforskare (International Visiting Researchers - IVR) som kan bidra till att f\u00f6rdjupa och bredda kunskapen om globala m\u00f6ten, id\u00e9utbyten och materiell kultur under j\u00e4rn\u00e5ldern och vikingatiden, med kopplingar till folken i Skandinavien.\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r arkeologi, antik historia och kulturv\u00e5rd \u00e4r en fler\u00e4mnesinstitution som bedriver undervisning och forskning i \u00e4mnena arkeologi, osteologi, antikens kultur och samh\u00e4llsliv, egyptologi, assyriologi, kulturv\u00e5rd och global milj\u00f6historia. Institutionen har sin verksamhet f\u00f6rlagd b\u00e5de till Uppsala, Campus Engelska parken och till Visby, Campus Gotland och har sex kandidatprogram, tio masterprogram samt ett stort antal frist\u00e5ende kurser. Vid institutionen finns omkring 90 anst\u00e4llda.\nOm WIVA\nI juni 2023 etablerade Vetenskapsr\u00e5det 15 nationella excellenscentrum, initialt finansierade under fem \u00e5r med m\u00f6jlighet till ytterligare fem \u00e5rs f\u00f6rl\u00e4ngning. V\u00e5r grupp hade f\u00f6rm\u00e5nen att tilldelas ett av dessa gener\u00f6sa bidrag f\u00f6r att utveckla centrat \u2019Den vikingatida v\u00e4rlden\u2019 (Centre for the World in the Viking Age (WIVA)), en samarbetsinriktad och tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig m\u00f6tesplats f\u00f6r studier och f\u00f6rmedling av en f\u00f6r v\u00e4rldshistorien avg\u00f6rande tidsperiod. Centret leds av professor Neil Price, tillsammans med docenterna Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson och John Ljungkvist, samt koordinator Rahaf Abu Shaer. Under \u00e5ren 2024-2026 har vi anst\u00e4llt fem postdocs samt tolv internationella g\u00e4stforskare, och det \u00e4r nu dags att ut\u00f6ka v\u00e5rt team.\nV\u00e5rt uppdrag\nUnder \u00e5rhundraden har den era vi k\u00e4nner som vikingatiden (c.750-1050 CE) varit f\u00f6rem\u00e5l f\u00f6r historiebruk och missbruk som fyllt den med endimensionella stereotyper i s\u00e5v\u00e4l politiska som andra syften. Det \u00e4r idag mer angel\u00e4get \u00e4n n\u00e5gonsin att betona att vikingatidens m\u00e4nniskor var individer, precis lika varierade och komplicerade som vi sj\u00e4lva. Detta fokus p\u00e5 m\u00e5ngfald, i alla dess avseenden, utg\u00f6r WIVA-centrets k\u00e4rna och v\u00e5r ambition \u00e4r att \u00e5terta en vikingatid som inte bryr sig om v\u00e5ra v\u00e4rderingar: en pluralistisk historia s\u00e5 som den verkligen var (om \u00e4n sv\u00e5rgreppbar), inte som n\u00e5gon idag kanske \u00f6nskar att den varit. Id\u00e9n om en nordisk diaspora \u00e4r ingenting ovanligt inom vikingastudier, men kr\u00e4ver ocks\u00e5 dekonstruktion. Till skillnad fr\u00e5n begreppet \u2019vikingav\u00e4rlden\u2019, ligger ist\u00e4llet v\u00e5rt fokus p\u00e5 v\u00e4rlden under vikingatiden som en arena f\u00f6r \u00f6msesidiga interaktioner, kontakter och kulturella \u00e5terkopplingar. Genom att fr\u00e5ng\u00e5 den eurocentriska synen om en \u2018v\u00e4stlig\u2019 och \u2018\u00f6stlig\u2019 vikingatid ges \u00f6kade m\u00f6jligheter att uppfatta de finare nyanserna av dessa skandinaviska kulturm\u00f6ten. Med m\u00e5ls\u00e4ttning att utforska hela sp\u00e4nnvidden av den v\u00e4rld de vikingatida nordborna hade kontakt med ligger geografiskt fokus prim\u00e4rt p\u00e5 de s\u00e5 kallade Sidenv\u00e4garna f\u00f6r att d\u00e4r sp\u00e5ra deras aktiviteter i de tidiga globaliseringsn\u00e4tverken som f\u00f6rband \u00d6stersj\u00f6n med Medelhavet, Indiska oceanen, Asien och de \u00f6stliga haven \u2013 omr\u00e5den d\u00e4r skandinaverna var i minoritet och ocks\u00e5 i underl\u00e4ge.\nVi s\u00f6ker nu tv\u00e5 till fyra internationella g\u00e4stforskare (International Visiting Researchers - IVR) som kan bidra till att f\u00f6rdjupa och bredda kunskapen om globala m\u00f6ten, id\u00e9utbyten och materiell kultur under j\u00e4rn\u00e5ldern och vikingatiden, med kopplingar till folken i Skandinavien. De utvalda forskarna kommer att tillbringa tre m\u00e5naders sammanh\u00e4ngande vistelse i Uppsala under v\u00e5ren 2027. Fastst\u00e4llande av exakta datum sker i \u00f6verenskommelse med den enskilde forskaren.\nArbetsuppgifter\nFormen f\u00f6r dessa forskningsvistelser \u00e4r flexibel. Vissa g\u00e4stforskare kan skriva en artikel; n\u00e5gra kanske arbetar p\u00e5 en bok; andra kan h\u00e5lla ett seminarium eller tv\u00e5, eller f\u00f6rel\u00e4sningar f\u00f6r allm\u00e4nheten; ytterligare andra kanske helt enkelt deltar i samtalen och diskussionerna vid centret: det \u00f6vergripande syftet \u00e4r att skapa m\u00f6jligheter f\u00f6r l\u00e5ngsiktiga kontakter, produktiva utbyten av id\u00e9er och framtida forskningssamarbeten.\u00a0\nWIVA-centrat \u00e4r fr\u00e4mst inriktad p\u00e5 vikingatiden (definierad c.750-1050 CE), men vi arbetar \u00e4ven utifr\u00e5n l\u00e4ngre tidsramar och \u00e4r \u00f6ppna f\u00f6r forskning som t\u00e4cker n\u00e5gon del av den yngre j\u00e4rn\u00e5ldern (c.400-1050). I f\u00f6rsta hand \u00e4r vi intresserade av dem som i vid bem\u00e4rkelse arbetar med skandinaviska kontakter och interaktioner med de s\u00e5 kallade Sidenv\u00e4garna. V\u00e5rt huvudfokus ligger p\u00e5 land- och sj\u00f6kontakter med Asien samt med Medelhavets norra och s\u00f6dra kuster. D\u00e5 vi i WIVA efterstr\u00e4var verkliga globala perspektiv ser vi g\u00e4rna ans\u00f6kningar fr\u00e5n forskare vars arbete utg\u00e5r fr\u00e5n dessa regioner. Vi \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 \u00f6ppna f\u00f6r forskning om andra delar av nordbornas kontaktomr\u00e5den, inte minst ur j\u00e4mf\u00f6rande perspektiv.\n\nKvalifikationskrav och ansvarsomr\u00e5den\nS\u00f6kande ska ha en doktorsexamen, eller en utl\u00e4ndsk motsvarande examen, i en relevant disciplin (arkeologi, historia, etc). D\u00e5 tj\u00e4nsterna syftar till att bygga internationella n\u00e4tverk s\u00e5 \u00e4r det \u00e4r av st\u00f6rsta vikt att ha en etablerad internationell profil och kunna visa upp akademiska meriter vid universitet utanf\u00f6r Sverige.\nOm anst\u00e4llningenAnst\u00e4llningarna \u00e4r tidsbegr\u00e4nsade (S\u00c4VA - S\u00e4rskild visstidsanst\u00e4llning) p\u00e5 3 m\u00e5nader f\u00f6r respektive anst\u00e4llning. Omfattningen \u00e4r heltid. Tilltr\u00e4den sker under perioden 1 januari till 1 april 2027. Vi str\u00e4var efter en j\u00e4mn f\u00f6rdelning av g\u00e4stforskare \u00f6ver den aktuella tidsperioden. Placeringsort: Uppsala.\nF\u00f6r ytterligare detaljer och fr\u00e5gor om tj\u00e4nsten, v\u00e4nligen kontakta:\nNeil Price, neil.price@arkeologi.uu.se, eller Rahaf Abu Shaer, rahaf.abu_shaer@arkeologi.uu.se\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan senast den 28 september 2026, UFV-PA 2026\/2360\nUppsala universitet \u00e4r ett brett forskningsuniversitet med stark internationell st\u00e4llning. Det yttersta m\u00e5let \u00e4r att bedriva utbildning och forskning av h\u00f6gsta kvalitet och relevans f\u00f6r att g\u00f6ra skillnad i samh\u00e4llet. V\u00e5r viktigaste tillg\u00e5ng \u00e4r alla 7 500 anst\u00e4llda och 53 000 studenter som med nyfikenhet och engagemang g\u00f6r Uppsala universitet till en av landets mest sp\u00e4nnande arbetsplatser.\nObservera att detta \u00e4r en f\u00f6rkortad version av annonsen. 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