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UiB - Knowledge that shapes society UiB shall be among Europe's leading universities, internationally recognized for high quality in research and education. As a societal institution, we shall contribute to sustainable and democratic development and be an attractive and inclusive place to study and work. Video: https://youtu.be/i4SDcLir6Oc Associate Professor The Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Bergen invites applications from scholars with a PhD in law, or a joint PhD degree in Law and Anthropology or Sociology, to join the cross-disciplinary project GENMAR for a 20 % secondary post per year for a four-years period. Qualified candidates must hold a main position (at least 20%) at an organization other than UiB. The position is fully funded by the European Research Council (ERC) through the project GENMAR (2026–2031). Together with the PI, the legal scholar is expected to develop and conduct an anthropological-legal interdisciplinary case study in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and in relevant policy institutions of the European Union. The aim of the case study is to develop innovative research strategies for exploring socio-legal orders and policy development processes in fisheries through methodological and theoretical collaboration between anthropology and legal studies. However, the case study is integrated into the overall research framework and lines of inquiry of the GENMAR-project. About the project/ work tasks: About the project: The GENMAR-project will advance empirical and theoretical knowledge about why and how women are continuously marginalized in the fishery sector. Current research shows that fisherwomen’s roles and contributions are not only habitually underrecognized, but they are also often excluded from governance- and management processes and lack social and economic rights. However, we know little about how gender equality policies- and recommendations in fishery are negotiated through p