School of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences

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Hannover, Deutschland Universität Osnabrück Vollzeit

The DFG-funded Research Training Group “Ecological Regime Shifts and Systemic Risk in Coupled Social-Ecological Systems” (ECORISK) deals with the causes of ecological regime shifts and their potential consequences in social-ecological systems in an interdisciplinary approach. ECORISK aims at training a new generation of innovative scientists capable of dealing with complex sustainability challenges. It brings together perspectives from behavioral economics, ecological modeling, environmental systems science, geography, geoinformatics, political science, and sociology. ECORISK is located at Osnabrück University, which is renowned for its outstanding interdisciplinary research and embedded in a city with an excellent quality of life.

In the subproject _›The influence of farmers' perceptions of (systemic) risk and potential regime shifts in the decision to adopt or maintain certain agricultural practices‹_ at the Institute of Geography in the School of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, a position as

**(Pay grade 13 TV-L, 75%)**:
is to be filled on a fixed-term basis until September 30, 2027, starting on October 1, 2024.

**Your Duties**:

- Scientific work on the mentioned subproject with case studies in north-west Germany and the Netherlands, which also forms the basis for your own academic qualification in the form of a doctoral degree
- Participation in and contribution to the events of the Research Training Group

**Requirements**:

- Very good academic degree in geography or another related discipline (e.g. environmental systems science, economic sociology or agricultural sociology)
- Strong research interest in economic-geographical perspectives on questions of ecological regime shifts and systemic risks in social-ecological systems
- Very good written and spoken English and German language skills

**Additional Qualifications**:

- Experience with interdisciplinary and international cooperation
- Sound understanding of agro-food networks
- Very good knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods of empirical social research
- Gender and diversity competences

**We offer**:

- Participation in an exciting and highly topical research project
- A structured doctoral program at Osnabrück University
- Opportunities to acquire relevant research experience
- Collegial collaboration in an interdisciplinary, international, and diversity-oriented team that values equity
- Tailored training opportunities
- Opportunities for partial remote work and flexible working hours

Osnabrück University is a family-friendly university and is committed to helping working/studying parents balance their family and working lives.

Osnabrück University seeks to guarantee equality of opportunity for women and men and strives to correct any gender imbalance in its schools and departments.



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