PostDoc for research about corporate accountability in global supply chains (m/f/d)

Permanent
Not Specified
Academic Jobs
Bayern, Nürnberg, Germany, 90402
Job Description
Your Tasks
  • Conducting comparative case studies on the mining of critical raw materials in Chile and Colombia or Argentina
  • Publishing research results in collaboration with the team and as the lead author in peer-reviewed journals
  • Presenting research findings at international conferences
  • Employing various research methods, including semi-structured interviews, surveys, and participant observation; openness to innovative methods such as transdisciplinary approaches, GIS methods, or experiments
  • Supporting teaching and supervising bachelor's and master's theses at the chair
  • Collaborating with and visiting cooperation partners at Stockholm University
Your Profile
  • Completed academic university degree (Master/Diplom Uni ) and PhD with very good grades in social sciences, such as political science, human geography, development studies, anthropology or a comparable field of study with a focus on sustainability governance and/or global supply chains
  • To have a background in sustainability governance, extractive industries and global supply chains from a social science perspective
  • Advanced research experience, in particular in-depth empirical and theoretical knowledge and publications on research findings
  • Excellent skills in written and spoken Spanish and academic English
  • Ability to work in an international and interdisciplinary team of researchers
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability and interest to communicate research findings to wider audiences beyond academia
  • Passion for teaching and the ability to inspire students and to supervise bachelor and master students
  • Experience in acquiring third-party funding (an advantage; not necessarily expected)
Benefits: We Have a Lot To Offer
  • Regular promotion to the next level and increase in salary pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement for the public service of the German Länder (TV-L) or remuneration pursuant to the Bavarian Public Servants Remuneration Act (BayBesG) plus an additional annual bonus
  • 30 days annual leave at five working days per week with additional free days on December 24 and 31
  • Occupational pension scheme and asset accumulation savings scheme
  • To have a background in sustainability governance, extractive industries and global supply chains from a social science perspective
  • Advanced research experience, in particular in-depth empirical and theoretical knowledge and publications on research findings
  • Excellent skills in written and spoken Spanish and academic English
  • Ability to work in an international and interdisciplinary team of researchers
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability and interest to communicate research findings to wider audiences beyond academia
  • Passion for teaching and the ability to inspire students and to supervise bachelor and master students
  • Experience in acquiring third-party funding (an advantage; not necessarily expected)
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