Research assistant in Natural resources and Sustainable Development - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is one of the biggest and diverse departments in its field in Sweden, with approximate 200 employees. Our research ranges from the Earth’s core to the atmosphere, on scales from submicroscopic structures in minerals to the formation of mountains and oceans, from the time before the existence of Earth until today. We outline the historical development of Earth and life on it over billions of years, and investigate exchanges between the atmosphere and ocean in relation to climate change and sustainable development. For more information, please visit The Department of Earth Sciences.

The research project “Blue urban commons: Using the case of street fishing for planning the sustainable and just city” is part of the programme in Natural resources and Sustainable Development. For more information, please visit Natural Resources an Sustainable Development. The aim of this research project is to address how sustainable and fair use of urban blue spaces can be facilitated through planning, and how blue spaces can help make cities more sustainable. The research will investigate questions about aquatic ecological status of urban blue space, its access and use, and distribution of benefits to urban dwellers from a wide range of cultural and economic backgrounds, through a case study of recreational fisheries in Stockholm city. For this purpose, the research will integrate ecological and social scientific methods and involve an interdisciplinary team of highly skilled scholars. Results of the research will produce knowledge for planning that contributes to sustainable and fair use of blue urban space as common property.

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Duties
The main tasks consist of being helpful with simple research tasks such as transcription, project communication, project administration, simple compilations, proofreading, bookings and fieldwork.

Requirements
The applicant must have completed a master’s degree in environmental science and be able to speak and write in Swedish. In the assessment of applicants, great importance will be attached to the scientific experience of the candidate in relation to job duties, personal qualities such as your ability to work together and that you are flexible, independent and orderly. The university will primarily consider those who - after an overall assessment of documented merits, competence and skill - are deemed to have the best capacities to carry out and develop job duties, and contribute to a positive development of the project.

Additional qualifications
Experience of the focus areas of the project, qualitative research, administrative tasks related to research, such as managing software used at universities and keeping in touch with stakeholders, is meritorious.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 12 months. Scope of employment 100%. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Wijnand Boonstra, 0730597749, wijnand.boonstra@geo.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 6 September 2022, UFV-PA 2022/3014.

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