Maren Boersma

Maren Boersma is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF), Uppsala University, Sweden, supported by a prestigious Marie-Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship under the EU's Horizon Europe program.

Her research centers on the intersection of urban spatiality, temporalities, and social marginalization, with a specific focus on how time structures shape the lived experiences of Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong. Drawing from urban sociology, critical time theory, and migration studies, her work investigates systemic inequalities in global cities through ethnographic analysis of everyday life under precarious conditions.

Dr. Boersma's publication record demonstrates a concentrated trajectory in urban temporalities research, with her 2024 handbook chapter representing the current culmination of her fellowship project. Her methodological approach emphasizes qualitative analysis of marginalized groups' temporal agency within rigid urban systems.

Her primary scientific recognition includes:

• Marie-Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (Horizon Europe)

Funded through her EU fellowship, Dr. Boersma leads the independent research project "Just Times? Temporalities and Uncertainties for Marginalised Groups in Cities," examining temporal vulnerability among urban migrants. While no formal students are documented, her role involves collaborative knowledge production within Uppsala University's urban research ecosystem.

She operates within Uppsala's Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF), a specialized center for interdisciplinary urban studies that bridges sociological, geographical, and policy-oriented research on housing and city development.