Early PostDoc Position on the Governance of Climate Extremes

University of Bern; Bern; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The University of Bern invites applications for a research position focusing on drought management and water conflicts in agriculture and across sectors, under climate extremes. You will work with social science methods (social network analysis, content analysis, process tracing) and collaborate across disciplines such as political science, ethics, sustainability transitions, and hydrology.

Requirements include a PhD in political science or related field, strong English, and fluency in German or

Qualifikationen

• PhD in political science or related social/environmental sciences.
• Knowledge of drought impacts on agriculture and climate extremes.
• Interdisciplinary and collaborative mindset across departments.

Aufgaben

• Research drought management and water conflicts in agriculture and across sectors under climate extremes.
• Apply social science methods such as social network analysis, content analysis, and process tracing.
• Collaborate across disciplines and work packages (impact studies, agricultural sciences, hydrology).

Kenntnisse

English proficiency

German or French

Curiosity and creativity

Ausbildung

PhD in political science, social sciences, environmental social sciences

Tools

Social network analysis

Content analysis

Process tracing

Jobbeschreibung

UniBE is ambitious. With us, you deliver top performance and test your skills against the best.

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