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Job description
- Research about drought management and water conflicts in agriculture and between different sectors, focusing on user and protection conflicts under climate extremes in general, high and low waters in particular.
- Interest to work on Swiss case studies and to apply different methods in social science research (e.g., social network analysis, content analysis, process tracing)
- Willingness to collaborate across disciplines (typically political science, justice, ethics and sustainability transitions) and workpackages (impact studies, agricultural sciences, and hydrology)
Your profile
- PhD in political science, social sciences, environmental social sciences
- Broad knowledge or interest about the impacts of droughts, heat, floods and compound events on agricultural systems in particular, and about climate extremes and society in general; water user and protection conflicts
- Integrative personality with interest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work at the interface of agriculture, water systems, climate and social science
- Curious, creative and comfortable working in exploratory settings
- Excellent command of English, - willingness to engage with stakeholders (i.e. during living labs, focus groups, etc.), and fluency either in German or French.
The salary follows University of Bern and Swiss National Science Foundation regulations
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Early PostDoc Position on the Governance of Climate Extremes in Bern Arbeitgeber: University of Bern
Die Universität Bern bietet eine herausragende Arbeitsumgebung für Wissenschaftliche Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare, die sich für Open Science engagieren. Mit einer praxisorientierten Ausbildung und der Möglichkeit, den MAS-Studiengang an der Universität Zürich zu absolvieren, fördern wir nicht nur Ihre fachliche Entwicklung, sondern auch Ihre persönliche Entfaltung in einem dynamischen und unterstützenden Team. Unsere offene und kollaborative Kultur sowie die vielfältigen Projekte in der wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheksarbeit machen uns zu einem attraktiven Arbeitgeber für alle, die einen bedeutungsvollen Beitrag zur Forschung leisten möchten.
