Stillingstittel:
Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Environment and Development Studies - Governance of global agri-food systems - Ref.no 16/00921

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Global challenges regarding energy and climate change, the environment, health, food safety, technology and renewable solutions, use and conservation of land and natural resources, and development of the bio-economy, requires greater effort. NMBU is well equipped to conduct further research in these fields. NMBU's expertise spans entire value chains and includes both basic and applied research.

 

On 1 January 2014, the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science and the University of Life Sciences merged and became -NMBU, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. NMBU has 1700 employees and 5100 students, and is currently located on two campuses - Ås, about 30 km south of Oslo, and Adamstuen in Oslo. In 2019, the new research- and education-building for veterinary science will be completed and all of NMBU will then be located at Campus Ås.

 

Further information about NMBU is available on www.nmbu.no

Jobbnorge ID: 122239

The Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in International Environment and Development Studies. The fellowship is for a period of 2 years beginning autumn 2016, and may be extended with 6 months if the selected candidate is interested in taking on teaching duties for the department.

 

As a department at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the NMBU, Noragric is engaged in education, research, institutional collaboration and assignments within international environment and development studies. The Department has a PhD programme in International Environment and Development Studies, three Master's programmes and a Bachelor's programme. The Department has approximately 45 employees of which 5 postdoctoral fellows. Research at Noragric is organised within four research clusters: Climate Change, Agriculture and Development; Conflict, Human Security and Development; Environmental Governance; and Rights and Power in Development.

For further information regarding Noragric' s thematic areas and ongoing research programmes, please visit: http://www.nmbu.no/noragric/.

 

 

Research project

The department hereby invites proposals for a Postdoctoral fellowship on "Governance of global agri-food systems" within or across the following thematic foci:

• Global political economy, trade and regulations;
• Food supply and food security;
• Issues of power and rights in agricultural development.

The globalization of agriculture and food has led to a change in production and consumption practices, market power and regulatory regimes. This shift is embedded in social, political and economic processes and poses a challenge to the governance of the global agri-food system. It raises questions of how the global agri-food system impacts farmer livelihoods, food security, global and local rule-making, and agricultural development as well as consumers' sovereignty. We are seeking project proposals that address the challenges of the global agri-food system and are grounded in an International Relations, Global Political Economy or International Environment and Development Studies perspective.

 

 

Academic qualifications

Required Academic qualifications

• Applicants must have a PhD degree, or at least have a PhD thesis accepted for defence when submitting the application, in a relevant field. Appointment in the position is conditional on the candidate having successfully defended the PhD thesis. 
• Proficiency in English as a working language is a prerequisite.

Desired Academic qua

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige unive

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Postboks 5003 1432 ÅS

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Akershus

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år