❓ How do micro-(im)mobilities contribute to community engagement and local action?

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❓ In which ways can micro-(im)mobilities serve as adaptation strategy for people at risk?
❓ How does social inequality shape processes of micro-(im)mobilities?
❓ How are life aspirations related to micro-(im)mobilities?

💬 I’m hosting an informal online info session about the position and the PhD programme at our department on 8 September 2025, from 10:30 to 12:30 CET, on Zoom.

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The PhD position is based at the Department for Migration and Globalisation, Danube University Krems.

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The position involves research on refugees’ political agency and changing perceptions of the state. The PhD researcher will focus on the Syrian case study with qualitative fieldwork in Syria (online), Istanbul, and Berlin. There is room to shape the PhD project in line with your own interests.

Travel expenses for attending the on-site interview in Krems can be reimbursed.

💬 I’m hosting an informal online info session about the position on 19 August 2025, from 12:30 to 14:30 CET, on Zoom.

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The position involves research on refugees’ (im)mobilities, political agency and changing perceptions of the state. The postdoc will co-lead the qualitative data collection of the ERC project and contribute to the analysis of both projects. The postdoc is based at the @demigkrems.bsky.social.

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Chapter 3 now includes a new section on collaborative data collection, sampling strategies, experiences with recruiting participants, & reflections on interview encounters by the whole team.