3 PhD positions are open at the Blekinge Institute of Technology Research theme: 20th century European urbanism Application Deadline

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1 3 PhD positions are open at the Blekinge Institute of Technology Research theme: 20th century European urbanism Application Deadline Within the European Joint Doctorate programme urbanhist 20th Century European Urbanism Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), the Swedish School of Planning offers 3 PhD positions in the field of Planning for Growth as Mission (see full descriptions below): Description Position BTH 1. The establishment of urbanism as profession and discipline BTH Reference number :BTH Position BTH 2. 1 Planning for growth and social welfare BTH Reference number: BTH Position BTH 2.2. New liberal planning and sustainable urban development BTH Reference number: BTH UrbanHist is a multidisciplinary research and training program. 15 early stage researchers will work in 8 thematic fields on the development and sustainable promotion of a joint understanding of 20th century European urbanism. They are embedded into a network of high-profile academics and practitioners. The programme is hosted by the following universities: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar Chair for Spatial Planning and Research (Germany), Blekinge Tekniska Högskola Department of Spatial Planning (Sweden), Universidad de Valladolid Instituto Universitario de Urbanística (Spain), Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach Department of History (Slovakia). In addition, the following partner organisations are involved in the programme and will host researchers for secondments: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Institute for Contemporary History (Czech Republic), ArkDes Arkitektur- och Designcentrum Skeppsholmen (Sweden), ATRIUM ASSOCIATION (Italy), Boverket Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Sweden), Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid (Spain), Klassik-Stiftung Weimar (Germany), Politecnico di Milano Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (Italy), Slovak Academy of Sciences Center of Social and Psychological Sciences (Slovakia), Stadtmuseum Dresden (Germany), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), Université Paris-Est École D Urbanisme de Paris (France), University of Leicester Center for Urban History (United Kingdom) The thematic framework of the three PhD research projects intends to capture visions, practices 1

2 and impact of the Planning for Growth as Mission. The research orientation constitutes a work package of the UrbanHist doctorate programme, developed by the Blekinge Institute of Technology(BTH), the Swedish School of Planning in Karlskrona, Sweden, as the host institution. This research orientation proposes a study of the development of urbanism according to one of its central functions in the 20th century: enabling and promoting growth. During the first three decades of the 20th century, urbanism was constituted in various European countries as an instrument that incorporated the potentials of industrialisation, rationalisation, Fordistic production and reproduction in order to direct and promote economic and state growth. Urbanism became a policy field and a scientific discipline. This growth orientation aimed to influence urbanism under the main dictatorships of the first half of the century as well as in both European blocks during the Cold War. This growth orientation made a significant contribution to the expansion of the welfare state all over Europe. At the same time, it was an instrument for the exploitation of national resources on other continents. The end of this growth model began around 1970, which forced urbanism, as a practical field as well as discipline, towards reorientation. Since then, urbanism stands between the pressure to enable sustainable (economic) development and the contradictory requirements of neoliberal urban development policy. The objective of this research orientation is to provide sustainable approaches and solutions to release this pressure. The research orientation Planning for Growth as Mission includes two fields of inquiry: 1) The establishment of urbanism as profession and discipline and, 2) Planning for the growth society and the emergence of sustainability. The Swedish School of Planning at BTH opens for three PhD positions, one PhD position in the first field of research and two PhD positions in the second one: 1. The establishment of urbanism as profession and discipline is proposed as the investigation field for one PhD position. This PhD project aims at the study of urbanism and its socio-spatial implications and complexities. Modern urbanism has its origin in the complexities and conflicts put forward by rapid industrial growth and the attempts to manage, control and adjust the disparities and threats generated. Urbanism as a discipline and a profession arose at time when market forces demonstrated that they were unable to control themselves. What is the nature of urban planning when at its early beginnings it was shaped as a technical instrument to deal with natural and human interactions, but also as a constraint to act within the limited political/economic discourses? What is the content of planning and how does the discipline of urbanism inform practice? Does urbanism manage and control market forces? Is new liberal urbanism a new way of conceiving urbanism and the market economy for the welfare of all? If so, what are the roles of the state, municipalities and citizens? These are the questions to be investigated within the frame of the proposed theme. A main purpose of this project is to compile an analytical study of the establishment and development of urbanism in Europe (from the Utopian urban models of the late 18th century to the 20th century). Contribute with an examination of the power relations, governance and actor perspectives on urban planning for an equal and just society. 2. Planning for the growth society and the emergence of sustainability includes two fields of study: 1) Planning for growth and social welfare, and 2) New liberal planning and sustainable urban development. Each field of study constitutes the aim of one PhD project: 2.1 Planning for growth and social welfare is proposed as the investigation field for one PhD position. The aim of this PhD project is the study of visions, strategies, programmes and practices in the processes of urban development and growth. Urban growth is and has always been the most targeted aim in urban policy development and governance. Cities worldwide set up their agendas and strategies for urban growth, albeit with different focuses, but still aiming at social and economic 2

3 growth. Urbanism as the tool of planning the growth has also been constructed in a new liberal discourse field, rarely in a participatory attempt aiming to involve communities in urbanism. The necessary questions in this field of growth and welfare society include: Are planning policies meant to promote the growth of the whole society on an equality basis and with an orientation towards sustaintability? Are urbanitic tools and strategies adapted to promote growth for all? What are the differences and the similarities in the discourses, planning instruments and outcomes among European large cities? The Swedish welfare society project of the post-wwii period until the 1970s offers an example of centralised, state-led welfare planning policy. The Swedish experience has been analyzed in regard to the extent to which a society can be planned as a homogenous, individual-based society, where differences whether cultural or material are not admissible. A comparative study on the issue of planning for the growth and welfare society in major Western European cities aims at deepening the understanding of urban growth and the extent to which planning for growth and welfare society can be possible in the actual multicultural European city. The study is expected to compile a comparative study on urbanism for growth and social welfare, interpret and explain the welfare models and investigate on how possible development strategies for more integrated urban development could be shaped 2.2 New liberal planning and sustainable urban development is proposed as the investigation field for one PhD position. This research project aims at the investigation of the urban models, urban regimes and the impact of power relations on society and space. The power relation between politics and economy has often been crucial to the urban models advocated and shaped and to a corresponding urbanity. This power relation is therefore an important field of investigation in order to elucidate how economic development has been dealt with from the political sphere, and what are the consequences of the different political regimes consideration and programmes for welfare and growth. The promotion of growth is the agenda of every city and regional development authority, thus the manner to promote the development and growth has been oscillating between nationalising and privatising the means and sources of production and growth. It seems that these bipolarity is disappearing to leave the whole field of action to an economic development steered and managed by the capital and investment companies. This new arena of planning and shaping growth has been labelled New Liberal Urbanism, which is today advocated in the majority of cities in Europe. A comparative study on the issue of planning for the growth and welfare society in major Western European cities aims at deepening the understanding of urban growth and how it is promoted in different political regimes. This study aims to contributes to the development and dissemination of knowledge on the nature, means and processes of the New liberal urban Urbanism. Investigates on the power relations among the urban planning actors (politicians and developers, e. g. capital), and interpret show new liberal developments are advocated as sustaina- ble urban development. What we offer: 3

4 a multidisciplinary 3 years PhD-research and training programme paid PhD-position at BTH according to national regulations and EC-funding (approximate gross-payments: monthly living allowance + 454,20 monthly mobility allowance and, if applicable, 378 monthly family allowance) PhD-degree from two prestigious European universities in the field of urbanism and urban planning, based on cotutelle agreements integration into a European network of high-profile academics and practitioners individual supervision-team and career development plan biannual network-wide workshop weeks PhD colloquia workshops in 7 qualification tracks conference participation and organisation opportunity for publication a 6 months secondment to the second supervising university including the opportunity to gain teaching experiences a 3 months secondment to a non-academic partner organisation in order to gain non-academic experiences a 3 months secondment to an academic partner organisation for further research What we expect: explicit research interest and experiences in research field of Planning for Growth as Mission and the related research orientations proposed for each PhD project. highly motivated and engaged researchers willingness to actively get involved in the urbanhist training and research programme and to contribute to its success A PhD thesis done in 3 years and regularly reported to supervisors Formal preconditions: You are eligible to apply if you fulfil the following preconditions: (1) General: Master degree or equivalent based on studies with minimum 300 ECTS in the fields of planning, architecture, history, geography, urban sociology, landscape architecture or other relevant disciplines you are in an early stage of research career, which means within the first four years (fulltime equivalent) of research activity, including the period of research training and you are not already holding a doctoral degree ( ) following the transnational mobility rule, you must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the reference date. ( you are familiar with English as working language (English B2 or equivalent) 4

5 Recruitment process: - deadline for application: notification on invitation for interview: confirmation of your participation: until interviews in Valladolid (Spain) or via skype, hangouts or similar: notification on acceptance and further procedure: until To apply: To apply, please follow the BTH official application procedure as indicated here: Documentation required: Cover sheet for application ( Anex II ) Personal documents: identity, academic records (in English, Spanish or translated to these languages) and diplomas (in English, Spanish or translated to these languages), etc. CV in both short (max. 2 pages) and long versions Research proposal (subject, research problem description, theoretical frame, methods, Contribution to overall program, references) Own relevant publications (full texts or open link to them), and research texts even unpublished yet. Optional: Letter of motivation You have to send these documents at latest as one pdf-file and in English language to urbanhist@archit.uni-weimar.de In case of any questions concerning the 3 PhD positions at BTH, please do not hesitate to contact the local coordinator via titti.bergqvist@bth.se 5

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7 Horizon 2020 MSCA European Joint Doctorate Programme Application for PhD Position Name: Address: (Please indicate one address for all further communication): Telephone: (00) Application for PhD Position Select... Tansnational mobility regulation I herewith declare that I did not reside or carry out my main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country I am applying for for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date (04/2017) date signature Early Stage of Research ( I herewith declare that I am in an early stage of research career, which means within the first four years (full time equivalent) of research activity, including the period of research training and I am not already holding a doctoral degree date signature Interviews for the positions will take place in Valladolid/ Spain between January 16 to 20 or via skype. In case of the further consideration of your application, please indicate the way you are available for an interview during this period skype (Skypename) personally in Valladolid others, namely