Job Overview

We invite applications for a fully funded PhD position in Sámi and Indigenous studies. The position is located in a multidisciplinary and international research environment that centres around Sámi knowledge systems, societal structures, political practices, land and environmental relations, and is committed to decolonising science and advancing sustainable and just futures.

Research Focus

The doctoral research must relate to Sámi society, the Sámi as an Indigenous people, or Indigenous peoples more broadly within national or international systems with a Sámi focus. We welcome proposals that draw on Sámi and Indigenous ontologies, Indigenous methodologies, community‑based research practices, and approaches that challenge dominant Western knowledge structures.

Possible Themes

• Social and societal structures within Sámi society
• Political structures and activities, governance, and decision‑making systems of th...