Postdoc in Environmental Change

Work assignments 

Your work tasks will involve participating in the research programs within the projects 'Seeing, Knowing and Acting in the Climate-Biodiversity Nexus: Exploring Digital Technologies for Transformative Change' and 'Exploring the Transformative Power of Digital Governance in Global Governance'. You are expected to contribute to the entire program, but will primarily work within the work package "Governing Climate Change and Biodiversity Through Digital Tools". This will require support for research work at negotiations (COP meetings and intersessionals) within the UN Framework Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Biodiversity (CBD). You also need to be available to attend these meetings as needed.

As postdoc, you will principally carry out research. A certain amount of teaching may be part of your duties, up to a maximum of 20% of working hours.

Qualifications

To be qualified to take employment as postdoc, you must have been awarded a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree that is deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree.  This degree must have been awarded at the latest by the point at which LiU makes its decision to employ you.

It is considered advantageous if your doctoral degree is no older than three years at application deadline for this job. If there are special reasons for having an older doctoral degree – such as taking statutory leave – then these may be taken into consideration.

We are looking for someone with a background in environmental governance or a related field, and documented scientific skills in:

• coding of policies and instruments.
• survey methodology within global/international environmental studies.

It is a merit if you even have documented scientific skills in:

• document analysis related to the use of digital tools in environmental governance.
• comparative studies on the use of digital technology in sustainability governance.
• participation in UNFCCC or CBD meetings.

Good knowledge in both Swedish and English is required for the position.

We are looking for you who are autonomous and take responsibility for your tasks by structuring your approach and driving processes forward. You are quality conscious, thorough, and aware of goals and quality standards, placing great importance on meeting these standards. You have the ability to co-operate well with others, relating to them in a sensitive and smooth manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively, contributing to a positive work environment. Additionally, you communicate verbally in a clear, eloquent, and engaging manner, both in one-on-one meetings and in groups, and you are receptive to your counterparts, adjusting to the situation.

The workplace

You will work at the Department of Thematic Studies – Environmental Change and will be affiliated with the Center for Climate Science and Policy Research at Linköping University.

The employment

The employment is a temporary position for two years with the possibility of extension to a total employment period of no more than three years. The postdoctoral position is full-time.

Starting date by agreement.

Salary and employment benefits

The university applies individual salaries.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button. Your application must be received no later than 22 May 2025. 
 
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered. 
 
Please attach your selected research publications electronically, in pdf or word format, in the application template. Research publications, e.g. monographs, which cannot be sent electronically should be sent in three sets by mail to the University Registrar at Linköping University, University Registrar, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. The publications must be received by Linköping University no later than the deadline for application. 

Please note that printed publications will not be returned. They will be archived at Linköping University. 
 
In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent.