At the University of Göttingen, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the following position is available:
Research Associate / Academic Assistant (all genders welcome) – PhD-candidate - in the research area Nutrition, Health, Sustainability (Reference number AR23-3) (TV-L E13, 65%) The position is part of the newly formed research group “Enlightening frames of synergy for public health in the Anthropocene” lead by Antje Risius in collaboration with Birgit Abels (University of Göttingen) and is paid according to salary scale
TVL-E13 (65%). The contract will be for an initial 36 months with a possible extension following evaluation.
Your tasks:
- Plan and implement innovative, inter- and transdisciplinary research on research on sound-based and/or artistic negotiations on issues on sustainable economics, agricultural economics, institutional economics, planetary health, sustainable nutrition related to public health implementations and policy
- Manage data collection, cooperation with partners, and presentation of research results
- ideas and proposals for new research and manage research projects
- research papers and articles in internationally visible journals
- Optionally; for senior researches aiming for a scientific career, it would be an option to add coordinative management tasks and to scale up the position to up to 100%.
Your profile:
- Outstanding completed university degree (Master, Diploma) or comparable university degree in the field of public health nutrition, sociology, humanities and related fields (interest in: planetary health, institutional economics, sustainable nutrition, ethnology (human-nature-interaction))
- First success in academic publishing is an asset
- with empirical/archive research methods and related statistical packages
- Excellent oral and written English language and communications skills (German language skills would be a plus but are not required)
- Very good computer skills as well as a conscientious approach to work, honesty, flexibility , ability to work in a team , ability to work under pressure
- Transdisciplinary experience in outreach and extension (agriculture, nutrition and health promotion, cultural anthropology, arts and humanities) and/or teaching methods welcome
We offer:
- A strong research network with in the national and international research fields of ethnology, sustainability and (planetary) health research.
- a stimulating research environment with an open and constructive working atmosphere and the infra-structure needed for high quality research
- international research collaboration with leading scholars in the field
- The possibility to work in various academic environments, both geographically and from a disciplinary perspective
- The opportunity to identify concrete solutions on the interface between nutrition, health and sustainability
The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal qualifications, applications from people with severe disabilities will be given preference. A disability or equality is to be included in the application in order to protect the interests of the applicant.
If you have any questions, please contact
Dr. Antje Risius ( a.risius@uni-goettingen.de , Tel.: 0551/39-26248) .
We look forward to receiving your online application, in English (1. Motivation letter; 2. CV with publication list; 3. Research statement (max 1 page); 4. A recent paper relevant to the field (own paper) if available). Please submit it as one pdf file via E-Mail to
a.risius@uni-goettingen.de by
25/1/2024 . In advance to the formal application, we welcome you to send us your CV with a brief email introduction.
The employment starts with the first possible starting date.
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