PhD student in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, focus on implementation of Nature Restoration Law and Nature-based Solutions - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

PhD student in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, focus on implementation of Nature Restoration Law and Nature-based Solutions

Are you interested in working with policy analysis, 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 PhD 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 department’s “Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Program” aims at providing knowledge on how to protect and utilize natural resources in a sustainable way, in the intersection between natural and social systems, where science and policy interact. The PhD student position is located within the Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Program, in Uppsala. The focus is placed on environmental governance in relation to multifunctional landscapes, including water-related Nature-based Solutions, such as wetlands and ponds, and on implementation of the Nature Restoration Law.

The PhD position works across two projects: research program LANDPATHS (The multifunctional landscapes of the future: barriers and drivers for transformation pathways) and the project PUDDLE-JUMP.

Duties
The PhD student will conduct research on potential conflicts in implementation of European legislation in Sweden with a focus on the new EU Nature Restoration Law and Swedish implementation of the European Regional Development Program. The work includes collaboration with other PhD students as well as senior researchers in LANDPATHS and PUDDLE-JUMP. The PhD student is also expected to help organizing and coordinating activities in which stakeholders take part, as well as to actively contribute to communication and other outreach activities.

Requirements
To meet the entry requirements for doctoral studies, you must

• hold a Master’s (second-cycle) degree in in environmental sciences or sustainable development, including a political science or similar component, or
• have completed at least 240 credits in higher education, with at least 60 credits at Master’s level including an independent project worth at least 15 credits, or
• have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way.

The applicant shall have research interests relating to the LANDPATHS program and PUDDLE-JUMP project, including good understanding of Swedish environmental governance. Experience in policy analysis, working in interdisciplinary collaborative projects (e.g., collaboration with natural scientists), organizing and facilitating stakeholder involvement processes, or engaging diverse stakeholders are mandatory. Good language skills in both Swedish and English are required.

Additional qualifications
Skills or experiences in workshop facilitation, and interviews and interview methods are advantageous.

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.

Application
The application should include a cover letter shortly describing your personal motivation for applying for this position and description of relevant skills/qualifications and research interests, as well as a short outline of planned PhD work (ideas for studies to be included). The application should also include a CV, copies of relevant exams, degrees and grades, master thesis and other relevant documents, and contact details of referees. We would also like to know the earliest possible date for starting.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date 2025-02-01, 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 19 December 2024, UFV-PA 2024/4119.

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