Apologies for cross posting… Dear colleagues,
Please see, and circulate, this advertisement for a two year postdoc position in Sustainability, Governance, and Plastics at Lund University, Sweden. Deadline for applications is Jan 24, 2018 Kind regards, Mark Cooper mark.coo...@svet.lu.se<mailto:mark.coo...@svet.lu.se> ------------------------- Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainability, Governance and Plastics The postdoctoral position is part of two research projects on the politics and governance of plastics. As a ‘petroculture’, plastics is a defining feature of modern societies; a versatile material with a range of uses, from the everyday to the very specialised. While plastics have clear benefits, it also causes significant damage to the environment and human health. Since around 8% of the fossil oil taken out of the ground is used for manufacturing plastics and the rates of recycling is low (38% in Sweden and 26% in the EU), ‘decarbonising’ the realm of plastics becomes a key challenge. Research at Lund University aims toward a future society in which plastics are sustainably developed, produced, used and recycled. The projects engages an interdisciplinary group of LU researchers from biotechnology, engineering to innovation systems, political science, and a range of stakeholders along the entire value chain of plastics, from production to consumption and waste. The post-doctoral fellow will be expected to carry out research on the politics and governance of plastics. This includes, for example, examning how the value chains of plastics can be made more sustainable, from production to consumtion and waste. Research will concern questions of power, norms and behaviour, and include the analysis of transition pathways for sustainable plastics in collaboration with stakeholders. We seek candidates with a PhD in Political Science or related discipline (e.g. Geography, Sociology, Anthropology), and competence within the areas of power, policy and governance. Research skills and academic promise will be the main selection criteria. The ability to work and communicate in a multi- disciplinary environment is also very important as well as to conduct research independently. An key qualification for the position is the capacity to contribute to the research projects overall goals. It's not required that the applicant have done previous research on plastics, environmental politics, climate change, sustainability, waste management, but proven knowledge in these areas are a merit. The deadline for applications is Jan 24, 2018, and the anticipated start date is March 1 2018 (or per agreement). More about the position and how to apply here: https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:184805/type:job/where:4/apply:1
