Early PostDoc Position Governance of Climate Extremes

• Research 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.

• Interest to work on Swiss case studies and to apply different methods in social science research (e.g., social network analysis, content analysis, process tracing)

• Willingness to collaborate across disciplines (typically political science, justice, ethics and sustainability transitions) and work packages (impact studies, agricultural sciences, and hydrology)

• PhD in political science, social sciences, environmental social sciences
• Broad 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
• Integrative personality with interest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work at the interface of agriculture, water systems, climate and social science
• Curious, creative and comfortable working in exploratory settings
• Excellent command of English, - willingness to engage with stakeholders (i.e. during living labs, focus groups, etc.), and fluency either in German or French.

The salary follows University of Bern and Swiss National Science Foundation regulations