Research assistant position in multifunctional landscapes and waterbodies

Are you interested in working with Natural Resources, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a Research assistant position at Uppsala University.

The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University is Sweden´s largest and most versatile department of its kind with approximately 280 employees. Our activities are interdisciplinary and combine natural science and technology with social science. We have research programs in air, water and landscape science; geophysics; natural resources and sustainable development; petrology, mineralogy and tectonics; paleobiology, and wind energy. By investigating the history of Earth, we understand how our planet has developed over time and how sustainable development benefits from this knowledge. For more information: The Department of Earth Sciences. 

The research assistant position is located in Uppsala within the research program Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (NRHU), Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University. The research of the Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Programme focuses on the different dimensions of sustainable development. We consider the environment and its natural resources and ecosystem services as an overarching foundation for society and economy and aim at providing knowledge on how to utilize natural resources in a sustainable way. Our work involves considerations of both natural and social systems and their interactions, often adopting transdisciplinary approaches.

The position is part of the FORMAS-funded projects PUDDLE JUMP (Promoting Upstream-Downstream Directed Linkages in the Environment: “Joined-Up” Management Perspectives) and LANDPATHS (The landscapes of the future: barriers and drivers for transformation paths) funded by the Swedish Environmental Agency.

Duties
The research assistant will help with the work with both projects, by searching and synthesising relevant literature and policy work, helping in organisation of project meetings and stakeholder workshops, practical help in organisational and administrative tasks, and communication activities. The assistant will also take part in overall activities within both projects and support the researchers in the wide range of tasks. 

Requirements
The applicant shall have a bachelor and research interests relevant to the PUDDLE JUMP and LANDPATHS projects. Good skills in oral and written English are important prerequisite. 

Additional qualifications
The applicant shall have a bachelor and research interests relevant to the PUDDLE JUMP and LANDPATHS projects. Good skills in oral and written English are important prerequisite. 

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 6 months. Scope of employment 40 %. Starting date 1 November 2024, or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Malgorzata Blicharska, +46 76 822 66 16; malgorzata.blicharska@geo.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 27 September 2024, UFV-PA 2024/3094.

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