Research fellow on urban agriculture and agroecological living labs for sustainability transitions

4 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

Department

Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography

Research Field

Agricultural sciences » Other
Geography » Social geography
Sociology » Other
Political sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

15 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

HE/CL6-COM/0426

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Contract Duration: 43 months in total: 23 months + 20 months after the end of the first contract.
Start date: Ideally in April 2024, or subject to availability

We are offering a position in research at the Institute for Economics, Geography and Demography (IEGD), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in the research group on "Agro-Food Systems and Territorial Development", a leading group on sustainability transitions in food systems. The position will be linked to pioneering research projects on sustainable food systems in Europe.

The position will be located in CSIC's Center for Social Sciencies and Humanities (Madrid), beginning in April the 15th of 2024, and for approx. 43 months (see details in attached file). Principal Investigators of the projects will be Soledad Cuevas and Daniel López, both researchers at IEGD-CSIC. We are open to discussing options for researchers to develop a PhD as part of their involvement in both projects.

 

Project References:
• “FOODCITYBOOST- Integrated assessment of urban farming impacts and policies for boosting sustainable urban agricultural development linking urban, peri-urban and rural áreas”. Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Call 2023 (reference HE/CL6-COM/0426). funded by the European Commission.
• “AGROECOLOGY- European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition – agroecology living labs and research infrastructures”. project number 101132349 — AGROECOLOGY — HORIZON-CL6-2023-FARM2FORK-01, funded by the European Commission and member states.
Principal Investigators:
PI: Soledad Cuevas García-Dorado (IEGD-CSIC)
PI: Daniel García López (IEGD-CSIC)
Entity where the activity will be carried out: Research Group "Agri-food Systems and Territorial Development," Institute of Economics, Geography, and Demography, Center for Human and Social Sciences (CSIC)

Requirements

Research Field

All

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The project requires the support of personnel who can contribute full dedication to the tasks of WP4 of FOODCITYBOOST and WPs 5, 7, and 8 of AGROECOLOGY, including mapping and analysis of policies and narratives, mapping and evaluation of agroecological living labs, participatory processes of policy co-creation and promotion of agroecological transitions at landscape and food system scales, formulation of new research projects, and drafting dissemination materials and communication of results, including scientific articles. The nature of the tasks requires the hiring of qualified and experienced research support staff, with specific skills and knowledge in the methodologies and themes they will work on. Hence, the chosen profile should showcase expertise and background in subjects such as agroecology, organic agriculture, food policies, food justice, food systems, political ecology, sustainable urban development, or other pertinent fields for the projects. Furthermore, it would be advantageous to opt for interdisciplinary profiles equipped with proficiency and practical experience in diverse methodologies for data gathering and analysis. These methodologies encompass participatory techniques, group facilitation, qualitative social research methods (e.g., interviews, focus groups), and/or quantitative approaches (e.g., surveys, statistical analysis).

 

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Languages

SPANISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Selection process

Please send CV and a short cover letter (1 page max) to the email address provided. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted once al CVs are reviewed and offered an interview. 

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography

Country

Spain

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

MADRID

Website

http://www.cchs.csic.es

Street

Albasanz 26

Postal Code

28037

E-Mail

[email protected]

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