Application Deadline: July 30, 2024
INRAE (UMR SAS) and IFREMER (UMR AMURE) invite applications for a 16-months postdoctoral position to review social-ecological systems conceptual frameworks and their relevance for addressing long-lasting pollution problems at the land-sea interface. IFREMER and INRAE are two main research institutes in France. IFREMER is the French National institute for ocean science and technology. INRAE (French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment) is among the top research organisations in the agricultural and food sciences, plant and animal sciences, as well as in ecology and environmental science.
The postdoctoral position is fully funded. The selected candidate will work with Dr. R. Mongruel from IFREMER at UMR AMURE in Brest, Dr. V. Viaud from INRAE at UMR SAS in Rennes, and partners within the GreenSeas research project. This is a merit-based position focused primarily on research abilities. The gross salary, according to INRAE’s official salary scale is approximately €3,100 gross per month.
Roles/Responsibilities
- Examine the relevance of conceptual frameworks of SES to address long-term eutrophication phenomena in the coastal zone
- Conduct a critical literature review, based on an original assessment grid to be built, which will consider various criteria including the scope of the SES frameworks, the kind of resilience problems they are intended to deal with, their operability, but also more fundamental issues including the paradigms behind the choice of the objects to be mobilized
- Develop insights for the implementation of SES frameworks for the analysis of case studies of the GreenSeas project
- Collaborate with a large team of colleagues working in an interdisciplinary research environment
- Publish research in high quality, peer-reviewed journals in collaboration with the members of the project team
- Discuss and disseminate results in academic venues ; in particular a workshop may be organized in relation with the French long-term social-ecological research network.
Eligibility
- PhD in Environmental Sciences, including Ecology, Sociology, Political Science, and other, for the position, relevant disciplines
- Experience in SES related research
- Experience in authoring academic publications
- Ability or experience of working in interdisciplinary teams mixing environmental and social scientists
Application Details
- Personal letter CV – degrees and other education, work experience and list of publications
- Project plan/research plan (should not exceed 3 pages) that describes: why the applicant is interested in the area/project described in the advertisement, why and how the applicants want to carry out the project, what makes the applicant suitable for the project in question
- Copy of proof of doctoral degree
- A single important publication to support application.
The complete application should be sent by email to re***********@if*****.fr ” title=””>R. Mongruel and V. Viaud. Candidate will be auditioned at the end of August (remote interview possible).
