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Postdoctoral fellow to research resilience and transformations in fragile contexts

We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join the ReFRESH – SPIRIT project, focused on sustainability and peace in fragile contexts. You’ll research how individual and collective trauma impacts sustainability transformations, blending psychology and social-ecological resilience. Your work may include surveys, interviews, and case studies, with opportunities to collaborate across diverse fields. We’re looking for someone with expertise in psychology and resilience, strong research skills, and experience working in challenging contexts.

Learn more about the position and apply by 6 September 2024 »

4 PhD positions in sustainability science

Two PhDs for Mistra Food Futures: We seek an enthusiastic and committed PhD candidate to join an interdisciplinary team of researchers at SRC working on resilience and sustainability with a focus on food systems.

Tasks will include to work together with a diverse group of stakeholders from the Swedish food sector – including farming, food industry, retail, and consumer representatives, as well as policymakers and civil servants – to collaboratively explore scenarios that align with sustainability targets across environmental, social, and health dimensions. A main focus of this work will be on stakeholder learning and co-creating a quantitative model of the future Swedish food system.

One candidate will be supervised by Prof. Line Gordon (SRC), Prof. Martin Persson (Chalmers University) and Assoc. prof. Elin Röös (SLU).

Learn more and apply for the position by 8 September 2024 »

The other candidate will be supervised by Dr. Therese Lindahl and Assoc. prof. Nanda Wijermans

Learn more and apply for the position by 8 September 2024 »

Two PhDs for the project TRANSMOD - “Building models of, with and for sustainability transformations”:  The project studies why and how transformative change emerges (or not). It does so from two theoretical perspectives: a complex adaptive systems (CAS) and a process-relational perspective (PRP).

One PhD candidate will study transformative change from a process-relational perspective. The focus will be on the notion of attractors which is key for understanding change. Most likely, the empirical research will focus on food system transformation in South Africa, for which we will join ongoing work in transformation labs.

Learn more and apply for the position by 8 September 2024 »

The other PhD candidate will study sustainability transformations using theories and concepts from the complex adaptive systems perspective. The case study is linked to ongoing efforts for transformative change led by practitioner partners, the Southern Africa Food Lab.

Learn more and apply for the position by 8 September 2024 »

Postdoctoral fellow in financial risk analysis

This postdoctoral fellow will be working as part of the project “Financial risks of climate impacts on seafood production”.

The main responsibilities of the postdoctoral fellow will be to lead the financial risk component of the project. This includes quantifying and expressing in financial terms the risks of climate impacts on seafood production.

Learn more about the position and apply by 15 September 2024 »