Italy lower house approves bill protecting LGBTQ+ community, women and disabled people from violence

Italy’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Wednesday that extends anti-discrimination protection to women, disabled people and members of the LGBTQ+ community, making violence against these groups a hate crime. Existing hate crime legislation only protects people from racial, religious and ethnic discrimination.

Under this law, people convicted of hate crimes against these newly protected groups could face up to four years in prison. The bill also proposes an awareness campaign in schools and provides increased funding for anti-discrimination organizations.

Recent instances of violence against queer and trans Italians spurred the legislation. In June, a 25-year-old student was hospitalized after being assaulted by seven people while holding hands with his partner. In September, 22-year-old Maria Paola Gaglione was killed by her brother Michele Antonio who disapproved of her relationship with Ciro Migliore, a trans man.

Far-right and religious groups oppose the bill, claiming that it would limit freedom of expression. They argue that the law already does enough to protect people from “violent or intolerant behavior.”

Italy has been resistant to pro-LGBTQ+ policies. It approved same-sex civil unions in 2016, but same-sex marriage is still prohibited.

The bill must now be approved by the upper house. It is expected to pass with support from the center-left majority coalition.

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USA: California voters reject ballot measure to restore affirmative action

Unofficial totals following Tuesday’s election indicate that California voters have rejected a statewide ballot measure that would have amended the California Constitution to allow the state to reinstate affirmative action programs.

Proposition 16, titled “Allow Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions,” would have permitted government decision-making policies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin to address diversity. If passed, the ballot measure would have repealed Proposition 209, which passed in 1996, from the California Constitution.

Proposition 209, the “Affirmative Action Initiative,” made affirmative action illegal in California when it was added to the California Consitution’s Declaration of Rights. It barred discrimination or preferential treatment involving race-based or sex-based preferences in California. Proposition 209 passed with 55% of the vote.

By eliminating the highly-controversial Proposition 209, Proposition 16 sought to allow the state government, local governments, public universities, and other political subdivisions to develop and use affirmative action programs to grant preference based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, and national origin as permitted by federal law. Notable individuals and organizations supported the ballton measure, including several labor unions, the University of California Board of Regents, the Anti-Defamation League, Facebook, and Wells Fargo.

Chiefly against Proposition 16 was Ward Connerly, former chairperson of the campaign behind Proposition 209. After passing Proposition 209 in 1996, Connerly founded the American Civil Rights Institute, which supported ballot measures modeled after Proposition 209 in Washington, Michigan, Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona, and Oklahoma.

With the failure of Proposition 16, California will maintain its ban on using affirmative action in hiring and admissions decisions.

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USA: Supreme Court considers whether religious groups can discriminate based on sexual orientation

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The court heard the argument by telephone with live-streamed audio.

Fulton concerns whether Petitioner, a Roman Catholic adoption agency in Philadelphia, is entitled to discriminate against potential foster parents on the basis of sexual orientation.

The city of Philadelphia has custody of about 5,000 abused and neglected children, and contracts with 30 private agencies to provide foster care in group homes and for the certification, placement, and care of children in individual private foster care homes. The city stopped referring children to Petitioner for placement after it learned that Petitioner was refusing to consider placing the children with same-sex couples. A Philadelphia provision prohibits discrimination against LGBT couples in the screening of foster parents.

Petitioner filed suit claiming the city violated their free exercise of religion and free speech. 

While religious expression is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment, the city of Philadelphia stressed that this could be the exception that swallows the rule.

“It seems if you have a free exercise right to opt out of a government contract requirement because it doesn’t match your religious beliefs, [it could then apply to] any contract requirements. So, for example, here taking the child welfare context that this case arose in, if there are family reunification services that agencies provide, that would mean an agency could say, I’m not going to provide family reunification services for that child because I have a religious objection to their family of origin. And we can’t even really cabin it to the child welfare system. If there is an entitlement under the free exercise clause to dictate the terms of a government contract if you’re a faith-based organization, that would seem that there’d be no line to draw to limit that to the circumstances of this case.”

The case was the first major dispute to come before Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was confirmed to the court late last month. Barrett’s views on LGBT rights and religion came under heavy scrutiny during her Senate confirmation process. This case follows many others concerning religious expression picked up by the court in the last few years, with some legal scholars noting a trend toward conservatives justifying discrimination based on freedom of religion.

According to NPR, seven of the court’s nine justices were raised as Catholics, including Barrett, and in the past five of them have pushed for an expansion of religious rights under the constitution’s guarantee to the free exercise of religion.

During oral arguments, Justices Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch seemed overtly hostile to the city’s position, stressing the “good work” that the Petitioner does for needy children.

Meanwhile, Justices Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor stressed the city’s ban on contracting with groups that discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion and gender. When asked if an agency wanted to discriminate based on those characteristics, Justice Barrett suggested that, in her view, race is different than all other categories.

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Job Offer: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead

at BSR (View all jobs) New York or San Francisco

Organization

BSR is a global nonprofit organization that works with its network of more than 250 member companies and other partners to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Visit www.bsr.org for more information about BSR’s 25 years of leadership in sustainability.

We are proud to say that we have a team of some of the most talented and motivated people in the industry working in our global offices in Copenhagen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Tokyo.

Position Overview

BSR’s DEI program will work with some of the world’s largest and most influential companies to develop compelling and impactful DEI strategies that drive business success and address systemic challenges. The Lead for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) will lead the creation and implementation of BSR’s consulting, collaboration, and grant-funded offerings and work the field of DEI. BSR will provide a range of DEI solutions to global companies across their entire value chains, including corporate consulting work to develop impactful DEI ambitions, strategies, programs, and goals; designing partnerships to advance key topics related to a systemic and industry-wide change; integrating a diversity-lens into company product and service design.

The Lead will report to BSR’s Managing Director of DEI and be part of a larger team that includes BSR’s Human Rights and Inclusive Economy programs. BSR is a highly collaborative organization, and the DEI Lead will collaborate extensively with BSR’s industry leads to ensure the that high-impact project engagements are tailored to the needs of different sectors, and with the practice leads of BSR’s five other programs areas (Human Rights, Inclusive Economy, Sustainability Management, Supply Chain, and Climate Change) to maximize synergy and impact with BSR’s other program areas.

The position is full-time, based in New York or San Francisco,

Responsibilities

The DEI Lead will have four main areas of responsibility.

Program Leadership: In collaboration with colleagues across BSR, The Lead will transform BSR’s existing efforts into a thriving DEI program. This will include finalizing our strategy, creating new services and tools, building our network and increasing our profile, and identifying human resources needs for successful program delivery.

Business and Project Development: The DEI Lead will have responsibility for driving revenue generation through high-impact project work in partnership with our other industry and program leads. The DEI Lead will play a leading role in identifying and developing new DEI-related consulting offerings and engagements, as well with proactive scoping of potential new collaborative and grant-funded initiatives.

Consulting / Project Directorship: The DEI Lead will provide oversight—and often hands-on support—for the delivery of best-in-class consulting services to companies and high-impact collaborations with other key stakeholders. Areas of project focus may include policy and strategy development, impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, and the creation of new collaborative initiatives in the field of DEI. The DEI Lead will typically oversee multiple initiatives and projects at any one time, working actively with project teams and providing thought partnership to project managers.

Thought Leadership and External Representation: The DEI Lead will represent both BSR and our DEI efforts to external audiences by presenting at industry conferences, writing publications, forming beneficial external partnerships, developing and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, and creating other opportunities to raise the profile of BSR more broadly.

Qualifications

Successful candidates at BSR are highly collaborative, entrepreneurial, and committed to the BSR mission. BSR will consider candidates with the following qualifications.

• Master’s degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline.
• Significant experience working on DEI and business-related issues including racial justice, LGBTI inclusion, gender equality, inclusive growth, human rights, or other related issue areas.
• Knowledge of essential DEI-based approaches and methodologies, and strong understanding of critical trends in business and DEI.
• Global perspective and an understanding of the changing climate for business.
• Track record of relevant success, including developing and maintaining senior-level relationships; pursuing and creating business opportunities; overseeing multiple projects under tight deadlines; developing/ mentoring project teams; achieving and managing an ambitious yearly budget
• Proven record of working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, including in high-profile and controversial contexts.
• Demonstration of entrepreneurial instincts, ability to learn rapidly and broadly, capacity to quickly adapt
• Proven leadership and people skills, including a demonstrated ability to mentor the skills and effectiveness of other team members across geographies and cultures.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and facilitation skills.
• Willingness to undertake business travel (~ 25% time)
• High ethical standards and commitment to BSR core values of leadership, respect, and integrity.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation

Diversity

BSR is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As a global organization, BSR strives to represent a culmination of different perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and ideas. BSR encourages employees to be themselves and share their unique stories, as these initiatives foster a global environment of creativity, forward thinking, and open-mindedness.  These values drive the innovative work of our staff and support BSR’s overarching mission to build a just and sustainable world.

At  BSR, discrimination  because  of  age,  race,  religious  creed,  color,  national  origin, ancestry,  physical  disability,  mental  disability,  medical  condition,  genetic  information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions),  gender  identity,  gender  expression,  sexual  orientation,  military  or  veteran status, or any other status protected by regional laws, is not condoned. BSR strives to maintain a fair and inclusive working environment. Thus, these factors do not influence recruitment, performance management processes, and project assignments. BSR aims to support necessary accommodations and has a zero-tolerance policy for discriminatory behavior and retaliation in response to the needs of our employees.

Nevada (USA): Relic of same-sex marriage ban finally removed from state constitution in major election victory for LGBT+ rights

Nevada has voted to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage to its state constitution, eliminating a ban introduced 20 years ago.

Read: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/04/nevada-question-2-result-same-sex-marriage-equality-gay-ban/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PNnewsletter

Ban “conversion therapies” across the EU! Sign now

“As a gay man, you will never be happy… People will not trust you… Everyone will avoid you and treat you like a leper.”

A “conversion therapist” in Italy said this to me when I was young, scared of other people’s biases, and deeply ashamed of being gay.

My local church was the only place where I could find some peace and tranquility. But when I opened up about my feelings, I was told that being gay was something that needed to be fixed. That’s how I met this “gay cure” doctor and started what he called therapy, but what was actually psychological abuse. It left me completely traumatized.

This happened to me a long time ago, but every day thousands across Europe are still being abused, traumatized, and even tortured.

I can’t stay quiet while so many others suffer as I did, so I’m turning to you, Andreas.

The European Commission is about to publish its first-ever LGBTI strategy and if we act right now, we can pressure them to make sure “conversion therapies” are banned in the EU.

Andreas, will you sign the petition and help me turn the EU into a “conversion therapy” free-zone?

Young people – like I was at the time – are especially vulnerable, and these so-called “cures” often lead to depression, anxiety, drug use, homelessness, and even suicide.

The European Parliament, the UN, and every mainstream medical and mental health organization have condemned these practices. The science is clear. “Gay cures” cause severe physical and psychological suffering.

Let’s ensure that the next generation of LGBT+ kids doesn’t face the abuse I did.

The EU Commission has a responsibility to act.

Help us get “conversion therapies” banned in the EU.

Thanks for going All Out!
Gian Mario Felicetti

PhD Position: Religiously-motivated Speech Targeting LGBTs: An International Human Rights Analysis

Erasmus University Rotterdam  

The Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), named after Rotterdam-born humanist and theologian Erasmus, is a research university with a strong international orientation and a pronounced social focus, both in its education and research activities. On the lively, modern campus, more than 28.000 students and scholars of more than 100 nationalities are constantly encouraged to develop their talents and meet their ambition. Our more than 2700 scientists and employees work together with all our students to solve challenges faced by global society, drawing their inspiration from the consistently dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. The academic education offered at our faculties is intensive, engaging and strongly focused on practical application. We increasingly perform our research in multidisciplinary teams, which are closely interwoven with international networks. In terms of research impact and the quality of its degree programmes, EUR can compete with the foremost universities in Europe, which is reflected in its consistent top-100 position in most major universities rankings. Erasmus University Rotterdam’s key values are daring, curiosity, social involvement, breaking new ground and striving for success www.eur.nl 

Erasmus School of Law 

Erasmus School of Law employs 500 members of staff and is attended by around 5000 students. Erasmus School of Law offers bachelor programmes in Law, Tax Law and Criminology, with a focus on active academic learning. Students can subsequently choose from a wide variety of master programmes. Erasmus School of Law also collaborates in Double Degree programmes combining law and (business) economics or law and business administration and is one of the founders of the European Master in Law & Economics. Once students have completed their master’s degree, they may choose from several postgraduate tracks provided by Erasmus School of Law (in collaboration with Erasmus Academy and others).   

The fundamental premise underlying academic research conducted at Erasmus School of Law is that law cannot be considered in splendid isolation or as an end in itself. It is embedded in an economic and social context that shapes law. At the same time, law itself shapes society and defines economic relationships. In line with this vision, our mission is to conduct innovative research on the function of law in its economic and social context. This research has a strong social and business-driven orientation. Erasmus School of Law is committed to promoting international and interdisciplinary research, as shown by its participation in several international research collaborations. 

We engage in research-driven education, in which research questions as well as the interdisciplinary and international approach are embedded. 

Vacancy for a PhD-position (M/F 1.0 FTE, start: March 2021; fixed-term in total 3-year contract): 

Job Summary & Role Purpose 

An Early Stage Researcher (ESR) position for a fixed-term of 3 years is available at Erasmus University Rotterdam, within the EU-funded Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (H2020-ITN-ETN) for the consortium entitled Network of Excellence of Training on Hate (NETHATE, GA 861047). The ESR will work within Erasmus School of Law School on a PhD research project. 

PhD-position description: The research project has the provisional title Religiously-motivated speech targeting LGBTs: An International Human Rights Analysis. The ESR will work under the supervision of Professor Dr. Jeroen Temperman, Professor of International Law and Religion, on a PhD thesis aiming to investigate whether states may or indeed should, in the light of international human rights standards, have legislation in place prohibiting anti-LGBT hate speech. This research reflects on what this legislation should look like and what type of hateful speech acts should come within this legislation’s ambit. Particular emphasis shall be on the question as how to ensure that free religious speech, also guaranteed by international law, is not disproportionately restricted by such measures combating hate speech. 

The ESR will benefit from a wide-ranging training programme featuring local, European Training Network (ETN)-wide, and external activities with opportunities for travel to other ETN partners. Training will take place through Advanced Training Courses and topical conferences organised by ETN partners across Europe. The ESR will contribute to ambitious and carefully planned research, outreach, impact, and dissemination activities benefiting from the expertise of world-leading senior academics. Planned brief secondments (to be confirmed) partly designed to expose the ESR to relevant working environments outside academia, include two Netherlands-based LGBT rights civil society organizations.  

A career development plan will be prepared for each fellow in accordance with his/her supervisor and will include training, planned secondments and outreach activities in partner laboratories of the network. The ESR fellows are supposed to complete their PhD thesis by the end of their employment. 

Your profile 

You have a university master’s degree in law, preferably with an international (human rights) law specialization. You can demonstrate relevant scientific research skills, proven, for example, by academic publications or by the quality of your master thesis. You have excellent (certified) oral and written skills in English. Candidates must fulfil the entrance requirements for the PhD programme at Erasmus (Graduate) School of Law. Furthermore, you must have had less than four years full-time equivalent research experience and must not have already obtained a PhD. 

Other qualifications include:  

• Evidence of conducting academic legal research and very good academic writing skills 
• Evidence of excellent organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines;  
• Ability to work highly efficiently and meet competing priorities;  
• Highly motivated, with excellent organisational skills and with strong attention to detail and quality;  
• Willing to travel to attend secondments, training and academic events.  

Desirable Requirements & Skills include furthermore: Evidence of affinity with human rights law and particularly with LGBT rights and religious freedom, as evidenced e.g. through internship, thesis research, publications; At least one academic publication (besides the LL.M. thesis), preferably in the area of international human rights law 

Please note that an assessment is part of the application procedure.  

Employment conditions 

EUR and Grant Specific EU conditions 

Candidates will be required to meet the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher eligibility criteria: http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/ and the entry requirements for the PhD programme at the host institution where the ESR is based.  

The position come with good employment conditions, compliant with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO NU). The initial contract will be for one year (1.0 fte). If you have given sufficient proof of your abilities, the temporary contract will be renewed for a further two years. The salary is in accordance with the doctoral candidate scale of the CAO NU. For a full-time appointment, the salary is € 2,395 gross per month during the first year, which will increase annually up to € 2,920 gross per month in the third year. In addition, the attractive employment package includes an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, generous leave provisions for a healthy work-life balance, a good pension scheme, excellent options for collective insurance, and a provision for the use of the Internet at home. The employee may also use a few campus facilities, such as sports facilities and the library.  

EUR offers a Dual Career Programme to partners and spouses of new international employees at EUR. This programme is executed in close cooperation with nearby universities of Leiden and Delft. It aims to facilitate partners and spouses in their search for a job on the Dutch labour market. See www.eur.nl/en/working/international-staff-eur/family/work-partners  

Erasmus University Rotterdam is an equal opportunities employer, committed to promoting equality, diversity and fairness irrespective of age, disability, gender, pregnancy or marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or gender identity. 

Please note that there are residency requirements for each ESR position, you must not have resided in country where ESR position is located more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the appointment. The researcher must undertake transnational mobility.  

Researchers may be of any nationality. In regards researchers with refugee status, time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status (under the 1951 Geneva Convention and the 1967 Protocol) are not taken into account (for mobility rules). It should be noted, however, that any time spent in the country of the beneficiary after refugee status has been obtained is then counted when determining eligibility. 

Researchers at risk are especially encouraged to apply. ‘Researchers at risk’, under the current MSCA work programme refers to “researchers who are either at risk in their origin countries (due to discrimination, persecution, suffering and/or violence), or are seeking refuge out of these reasons or have recently found refuge in Europe”. 

Information and application 

More information about Erasmus University and Erasmus School of Law can be found on http://www.eur.nl/ and http://www.esl.eur.nl/. Questions regarding the PhD position can be sent to Professor Temperman, temperman@law.eur.nl   

Your application must be written in English and accompanied by the following documents (make sure your application consists of separate documents, parts A – D): 

• Letter of motivation, including information on your present situation 
• CV, including information on     
• Education + diplomas 
• Grades 
• Publications 
• Grants / prizes 
• Experience abroad 
• Extracurricular activities 
• Proof of your master’s degree, including grade transcripts of your Bachelor and Master studies 
• Sample of your own work (e.g. master thesis, paper, (if possible) published article) 

You may apply for this position until 22 November 2020, 23.00.  Please send your application to: application@law.eur.nl  

If you apply for this position, please always mention the vacancy number AT-2020.10/PHD and refer in your letter to this vacancy number.  

Erasmus University Rotterdam does not appreciate acquisition and canvassing by third parties with respect to the above job advertisement. 

Vacancy: Postdoctoral Fellow on the Extreme Right, Hate Crime and Political Violence

University of Oslo – Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX)

Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) seeks to recruit two excellent candidates in the Social Sciences, Humanities or Law doing high quality research on far right politics and right-wing violence. The successful applicants will work full time as a Postdoctoral Fellow (Assistant Professor). The appointment is for a fixed, non-tenured term of 3 years, with a possibility to extend the position to four years with teaching obligations. The main purpose of the fellowship is to qualify researchers for work in higher academic positions within their disciplines.

C-REX studies both ideological and behavioral aspects right-wing extremism. C-REX three main objectives are: (1) developing cutting edge empirical and theoretical knowledge on right-wing extremism, violence and hate crime in Norway, Europe and beyond; (2) serving as an international hub on multi-disciplinary research on right-wing extremism and (3) disseminating research-based knowledge to stakeholders, policy makers, the public, civil society organization, schools, and media

More specifically, the center concentrates on the following areas of research: (1) ideology and identity, (2) violence and hate crimes, (3) gender in extremism, (4) parties and movements, and (5) analyses of prevention and intervention. While the center concentrates on Europe, it also carries out research on right-wing extremism beyond Europe. C-REX has developed a unique database on right-wing violence and terrorism and the center is currently also developing other databases related to protest events, so-called (extremist) ‘formers’ and primary sources.  

The Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) is a cross-disciplinary center for the study of the extreme right, hate crime and political violence. The center was established in 2016 and is a joint collaboration with six of the leading Norwegian institutions and three of the leading international universities on extremism research. It is led by C-REX is led by professor Tore Bjørgo and researcher Anders Ravik Jupskås.Qualification requirements

A comprehensive assessment of the applicant’s scientific qualifications forms the basis of appointment.

Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree (PhD) in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law or related disciplines before taking up the post. For applicants who have yet to receive their PhD degree, the Doctoral dissertation must have been submitted for evaluation before the application deadline (December 1, 2020). Such applicants should note the date of submission of their PhD in the cover letter. Appointment is dependent on the public defense of the doctoral thesis being approved.

Candidates with a record of high-quality publication, especially in leading peer-reviewed international journal and/or leading publisher, will be prioritized. However, the length of the applicant’s research career (discounted for parental leave, etc.) will be taken into account when considering the number of such publications: The intention is to recruit the person that has the best prospects for contributing to the project’s research outputs by publishing research of the highest quality over the coming 3-year period. 

The candidate should, in the cover letter (maximum 2 pages), briefly explain how his/her research profile and agenda will contribute to the overall goals of C-REX. Applicants are free to formulate a project within the field of far-right politics and/or right-wing violence, but they must relate their project to one or several of the center’s research profile presented above (see also the center’s website for more information). Applicants must formulate a project description that lays out a promising research project that can be fulfilled in the course of three years.

Candidates with prior research experience on one or more of the topics covered by C-REX will have an advantage.

Other desired qualifications and experiences include experiences with previous systematic data collection efforts, extensive academic and non-academic networks, strong administrative and organizational skills, very good command of English, and dissemination skills. Finally, personal suitability for the position will be taken into consideration.

See also the regulations regarding the terms of employment for Postdoctoral Fellow positions and Guidelines concerning appointment to postdoctoral and research posts at the University of Oslo.We offer

• Salary according to “SKO 1352 postdoktor”, pay grade 59-67, NOK 523 200-605 500 per year (approx. 52 000 – 61 000 Euro)
• budget for travel and research assistance (currently NOK 45 000 per year).
• an academically stimulating and international working environment
• a friendly and inclusive workplace
• a good pension scheme through the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• A good work-life balance and access to Norway’s excellent public services and welfare schemes, including generous parental leave provisions and affordable and accessible childcare
• Postdocs with teaching obligations at the Department of Political Science are expected to acquire formal pedagogical competency during the first half of the four years period
• Female postdocs can take part in the UiO Mentorprogram for female postdocs 

Applications

Applications should be submitted electronically with the following: 

• Letter of application
• CV
• A complete list of publications
• A  research proposal. The proposal should clarify the research theme, main research questions, how the research contributes to the existing literature, theoretical approach, methodology, and a publication plan (maximum 3.000 words (!) verything included).

Note! Publications should not be submitted with the application; the most promising candidates will be invited to submit their publications, as well as their educational certificates and diplomas, later in the process.

Short-listed candidates for the job will be invited to an interview and may be asked to do a trial lecture.

(Questions regarding the electronic application form should be sent to personnel officer Sylvi Anita Varsi Øien, saoien@sv.uio.no, telephone +47 22856907)Please note

Applicants, who at the time of appointment cannot provide documentary evidence of basic formal teaching competence, must acquire such competence within two years by completing a mandatory pedagogical course provided by UiO.

The University of Oslo has an Acquisition of Rights Agreement for all employees for the purpose of securing intellectual property rights to research results, etc.

Pursuant to section 25, of the Freedom of Information Act, information concerning the applicant may be disclosed to the public, even if the applicant has requested not to appear on the list of applicants.

As a state institution, we have a personnel policy goal of a balanced age and gender composition of our staff and to recruit persons with an ethnic minority background.Contact information

Director Tore Bjørgo, tore.bjorgo@c-rex.uio.no, telephone: +47 22 84 58 50

Deputy director Anders Ravik Jupskås, a.r.jupskas@c-rex.uio.no, telephone: +47 22 85 76 42About the University of Oslo 

The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.

The Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) is a cross-disciplinary center for the study of the extreme right, hate crime and political violence. The center was established in early 2016 and is a joint collaboration with five of the leading Norwegian institutions and three of the leading international universities on extremism research. The research focuses on both ideological and behavioral aspects right-wing extremism. In particular, C-REX concentrates on the following areas of research: (1) ideology and identity, (2) violence and hate crimes, (3) gender in extremism, (4) parties and movements, and (5) analyses of prevention and intervention. Geographically, the center concentrates on Europe.

6 countries pushing for non-binary registration in Europe

On 21 October, International Pronouns Day, ILGA-Europe shared a blog post about six European countries pointing the way forward for the recognition of different gender markers. Allowing for non-binary gender markers in official documents is primarily an issue of accuracy, privacy, and respect for a person. Belgium, Iceland, Germany, Malta and the Netherlands are five countries in Europe allowing the registration of gender markers other than male or female, or using no gender markers at all in their official documentation. (Credit: Roman Didkivskyi)

Read about non-binary registration in Europe on our blog.

Check out ILGA-Europe’s report on non-binary gender registration models in Europe.