Advertiser's description (via Stockholm Resilience Center - Stockholm University):
Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) is a research centre on resilience and sustainability science at Stockholm University. The Centre advances the scientific understanding of the complex, dynamic interactions of people and nature in the Biosphere; to train the next generation of sustainability researchers and leaders; and engage in collaborations with change agents. It is a joint initiative between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The SRC currently employs around 160 members of staff.
The SRC aims to foster new generations of researchers and academic leaders through our Resilience Research School. The school equips students with a theoretical and practical foundation in Sustainability Science with a focus on resilience in social-ecological systems. Students are encouraged to develop new approaches that integrate methods and concepts from the social, natural and applied sciences. Emphasis is placed on developing student ability to define a problem, develop research methods, and communicate research findings within international scientific and science-policy discussions.
Project Description & Responsibilities
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.
The research project will develop alternative pathways to food futures in Sweden, under different futures scenarios, with the objective to identify critical features for securing sustainable and healthy diets in both turbulent and stable futures. The project mixes quantitative and qualitative methods based on a participatory modeling approach, where a model of the future Swedish food systems is co-created with stakeholders to facilitate joint learning and engaging them in a critical discussion on how technology, policy, and values define the possible pathways for a future Swedish food system..
This PhD position is part of the research programme Mistra Food Futures, the largest research programme on sustainable and resilient food systems in Sweden. The programme’s vision is to be an recognized science-based knowledge platform, which actively works to encourage a transformation of the Swedish food system. The program takes a global perspective, and aims to support a transformation that is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable, resilient and that delivers healthy diets. The programme is a collaboration between the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SRC at Stockholm University, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, together other with other universities and partners from the Swedish food value chain, authorities and regions. As one of more than ten PhD students in Mistra Food Futures, you will be an active member in the Mistra Food Futures' Academy, an inter- and transdisciplinary academy aimed at training the next generation of food system researchers. You will also participate in SRC:s Resilience Research School.
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.
The PhD candidate will be supervised by Prof. Line Gordon (SRC), Prof. Martin Persson (Chalmers University) and Assoc. prof. Elin Röös (SLU). The PhD student will be employed at SRC, but should be prepared to spend time in the different research groups of the supervisors. As part of the interdisciplinary environment of SRC and MFF, the student will have opportunities to collaborate with and benefit from other students and researchers with diverse research interests and perspectives.
We are looking for...
The Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy at the University of Lethbridge is offering a postdoctoral fellowship for one year ideally starting in September 2024. We are looking for a candidate specializing in one of the following areas:
- Mobility and Migration, with an emphasis on rural contexts. The successful fellow will support the work of the Prentice Institute on issues related to population movements, mobility, and migration to and from rural and smaller communities in Canada and beyond. The successful fellow will work on projects that engage with topics of Canadian immigration policy (including temporary migrant pathways such as the temporary foreign worker program), the settlement and integration experiences of newcomers, identity and belonging in rural and smaller communities, and equity and people-centred models of social policy. Expertise in areas of international patterns of migration and forced displacement, Canada’s migration flows and policies, and understandings of rurality (as socially and politically constructed spaces) is a strength. Previous experience working with rural communities and newcomers, and with both quantitative, and qualitative methods, such as conducting focus groups and interviews, are also assets.
- Ecosystems, from a Social Science perspective. The successful fellow will help to lead the establishment of a program that involves multiple partners, in different countries, focused on long-term human-environment relations from anthropological, historical ecology, or related perspectives, with an emphasis on topics such as long-term land use history and land use policy, anthropogenic legacies, Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous-led agrobiodiversity and watershed management, Indigenous food security in the context of climate change, Indigenous knowledge systems and epistemologies in the context of biodiversity conservation policy and climate change mitigation, and socio-ecological restoration. Expertise in areas that are critical for planetary health, such as the Amazon, is a strength, as is fluency in Spanish and Amazonian Kichwa. The institute is particularly interested in the health of the planetary community, as might be explored through approaches such as Eco-health, One Health, or Planetary Health.
- Employment/Employability, Education and Labor. The successful fellow will support the institute´s research on the relationship between human capital and economic development, and how the dynamics of Canadian and global population impact the labour market and economic well-being through migration. The emphasis of the research program is on employment/employability, education and labor. The successful candidate will work on project(s) in topics such as the role of tertiary institutions in enhancing employability through work integrated learning (WIL) programs; the reduction of skill gaps and global talent shortages; labor market flexibility related to the activities of labour unions, skills and training, and wage regulations; labor migration and effective domestic/global labor market policy implications; or strategies for effective human capital development for economic development in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era. Previous work/research experience in the areas of education, human capital and labor mobility is required, and working knowledge/experience in both quantitative and qualitative methods are assets.
Qualifications
In order to meet the general entry requirements, the applicant must have completed a second-cycle degree, completed courses equivalent to at least 240 higher education credits, of which 60 credits must be in the second cycle, or have otherwise acquired equivalent knowledge in Sweden or elsewhere.
Specific entry requirements for admission to postgraduate studies in Sustainability Science are that the applicant has a total of at least 30 credits, or equivalent, at advanced level in Natural Science, as well as a thesis of at least 30 credits at advanced level in a relevant subject, or equivalent knowledge.
The qualification requirements must be met by the deadline for applications.
Terms of Employment
Only a person who will be or has already been admitted to a third-cycle programme may be appointed to a doctoral studentship.
The term of the initial contract may not exceed one year. The employment may be extended for a maximum of two years at a time. However, the total period of employment may not exceed the equivalent of four years of full-time study.
Doctoral students should primarily devote themselves to their own education, but may engage in teaching, research, and administration corresponding to a maximum of 20 % of a full-time position.
Please note that admission decisions cannot be appealed.
Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and with equal opportunities for all.
