Early PostDoc Position on the Governance of Climate Extremes

h3bUniBE is ambitious. /b With us, you deliver top performance and test your skills against the best. /h3h3Job description /h3ulliResearch about drought management and water conflicts in agriculture and between different sectors, focusing on user and protection conflicts under climate extremes in general, high and low waters in particular. /li /ululliInterest to work on Swiss case studies and to apply different methods in social science research (e.g., social network analysis, content analysis, process tracing) /li /ululliWillingness to collaborate across disciplines (typically political science, justice, ethics and sustainability transitions) and workpackages (impact studies, agricultural sciences, and hydrology) /li /ulh3Your profile /h3ulliPhD in political science, social sciences, environmental social sciences /liliBroad knowledge or interest about the impacts of droughts, heat,

floods and compound events on agricultural systems in particular, and about climate extremes and society in general; water user and protection conflicts /liliIntegrative personality with interest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work at the interface of agriculture, water systems, climate and social science /liliCurious, creative and comfortable working in exploratory settings /liliExcellent command of English, - willingness to engage with stakeholders (i.e. during living labs, focus groups, etc.), and fluency either in German or French. /li /ulpThe salary follows University of Bern and Swiss National Science Foundation regulations /p