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 Do you agree that menstruation is about so much more than blood? Are you interested in linking menstruation to broader questions of gender justice and social mobilization? Then this PhD position might be the right fit for you. – The position is part of the PERIODS project on Human Rights in the Menstrual Movement funded by the European Research Council and led by Dr. Inga Winkler. You will play a key role in the project by taking the lead on the case study in South Africa focused on the intersections of informality, gender and menstruation in the urban context. The project examines how menstruators’ lives are shaped by socio-cultural norms and processes of compounded stigmatization and marginalization. On that basis, the project seeks to determine how lived experiences inform movement building, what demands people articulate, what strategies and approaches groups rely on, and how struggles at the local, national, transnational, and global level influence each other. The PhD project will explore the intersections between informality, patriarchy and menstruation.

 Your duties and responsibilities include: 
 Develop the research design for the PhD project at the intersection of menstruation, gender and informality and obtain ethical clearance in line with the goals of the funding award  Collect data through interviews and focus groups and other empirical methods and conduct data analysis and management 
 Collaborate with team members on other components of the project (in particular on other forms of marginalization and stigmatization) 
 Write and publish in peer-reviewed venues 
 Support other activities as relevant during each stage of the project and participate in the activities of the Law group at Wageningen University and the Chair in Urban Law and Sustainability Governance at Stellenbosch University. 

 To meet the requirements of the role, you will bring: 
 Advanced skills in research, analysis, critical thinking, and writing 
 Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic, interdisciplinary and intercultural research environment 
 Outstanding communication skills that enable you to work in an intercultural setting across timezones and geographies 
 Excellent organizational and management skills that enable you to balance different tasks and priorities
  Familiarity with the geographic and socio-cultural context of this South African case study
 You must also have: 
 A successfully completed MSc, MA, LLM or equivalent degree in law, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, socio-legal studies, public health, or other relevant discipline 
 Interest in research on human rights, gender, and/or social movements 
 Training in qualitative empirical research methods and/or socio-legal studies, ideally working with groups facing marginalization 
 Familiarity with developments in the field of human rights and critiques of human rights 
 In addition to English, fluency in other South African language(s) such as isiXhosa and Afrikaans will be considered a strong asset. Please indicate your language skills