SEAS postdoctoral research fellow in epistemic, value-based, and societal aspects of marine...

This position will be connected to one of the following thematic areas and supervisors:

• Either 1) The nature of suffering in marine lifeforms; 2) marine life forms as objects for knowledge and public display; or 3) imaginaries of human health in aquaculture. Supervisor: Associate professor Jan Reinert Karlsen
• Marine Science-Society-Policy Nexus. This theme encompasses but is not limited to 3 sub-themes: 1) Evolution of human values, behavioural norms, and rules relating to past, present, and future coastal and/or marine contexts and resource use; 2) Conceptual and empirical research into marine values, identities, and behaviours in fisheries and/or seafood value chains; and 3) Management, policy, and governance of coastal and marine (seascape) activities within a value-based (ethical) framework to evaluate trade-offs. Supervisor: Dr. Mimi E. Lam
• Ethical and Environmental Aspects of Novel Feeds and Circular Economy in Aquaculture. Supervisor: Professor Roger Strand .

The position is open to an incoming candidate, see mobility rules . The successful candidate will be employed at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, and included in the research group Interdisciplinary studies of Knowledge, Values and Society (‘Vitenskapsteori’).

Information about the available supervisors and research possibilities for the fellow is available here . For further details about the research possibilities please contact the relevant supervisor(s).

Shaping European Research Leaders for Marine Sustainability (SEAS) is a postdoctoral research fellowship programme for 37 fellows launched and managed by the University of Bergen. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034309.

In this first call, open August 1 - October 31 (2021), we invite talented experienced researchers to apply for 18 fellowships . Successful candidates will be employed in fixed-term full-time postdoctoral research fellow positions at UiB.

The SEAS programme offers

• high-quality inter- and transdisciplinary research and training opportunities in the area of marine sustainability supported by a supervision and inter-sectoral mentoring scheme
• opportunity to transfer knowledge and skills between disciplines, organisations and sectors
• a regional ecosystem of marine actors
• structured skill-based training
• high-quality working conditions
• personal career support
• academic freedom
• equal opportunities

For more information see the SEAS webpage or send an email to [email protected]