Precarious working conditions in academia have historically been associated with unstable salaries, contractual insecurity and limited access to social support. However, the digital transition has added a new dimension to this challenge: the shift of the workplace from university offices and laboratories to the home environment.

This session analyses the impact of remote and hybrid working arrangements on the lives of higher education researchers in Portugal. Drawing on recent empirical data, it will discuss how technological flexibility intersects with the risk of a growing blurring of boundaries in the workplace.

WHERE

Online via Teams: https://meet.google.com/btz-ozaw-egs

TIME

3.00 pm – 4.30 pm

SPEAKERS

David Cairns (CIES-Iscte) A researcher with an extensive body of work focusing on education, work, mobility, migration and youth. He has over 100 publications to his name, including ten books and articles in prestigious international sociology journals. He has participated in numerous high-profile projects, notably two studies funded by the European Commission.

Xuheng Wang (CIES-Iscte) A researcher with a PhD in International Politics and Conflict Resolution from the University of Coimbra. Her research focuses on paradiplomacy, with particular emphasis on the role of Macao. She carries out her academic work as part of one of Portugal’s leading sociology research centres.

Mara Clemente (Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Sciences – CICS.NOVA.UÉvora) A sociologist with a PhD from the University of Rome, she researches gender, sexuality, migration and human trafficking in Southern Europe. The author of several articles in academic journals, she co-authored the book *The Immobility Turn* (2023) with David Cairns.