[voew-listserver] Position at the FFU Berlin
- From: Bernd Siebenhüner <bernd.siebenhuener@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:14:15 +0200
Research Fellow (Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in)
Environmental Policy Research Centre
The Environmental Policy Research Centre at the Freie Universität Berlin
is active both in basic and applied research and provides policy advice
for a wide range of public and private institutions in Germany and
abroad. It is also engaged in advanced teaching programmes including an
interdisciplinary Masterprogramme. The Centre forms part of a large
international network of social science institutes for environmental
research. It currently employs about 25 staff. The work is mainly based
on third-party funding. Research is focused on:
- Environmental pioneers and the diffusion of environmental policy
innovations
- Ecological modernisation and structural change
- Strategies in environmental policy
- Energy policy and climate protection
- Global environmental governance
Further details are available at: www.fu-berlin.de/ffu.
The position
The Environmental Policy Research Centre seeks to employ a research
fellow (Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in) to contribute to the
research, fundraising and dissemination activities in the area of
environmental policy and innovation. Contributions are sought in one or
several of the following research areas:
- Strategies and policy instruments to increase resource efficiency
- Relationships between environmental and economic policies, the
impact of environmental policy on competitiveness
- Environmental policy and product standards
- Environmental policy integration
Candidates are encouraged to describe in their letter of motivation
which of those research areas correspond best to their interests and
experiences.
The research fellow will work in a dynamic small team of researchers
carrying out a range of collaborative, mostly international research and
policy consultancy projects. She/he will be expected to contribute to
the academic standing of the institute by publishing work in academic
journals, as well as to interact with variety of audiences, including
government.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate would have:
- Completed a post-graduate degree (abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium)
in a relevant discipline, for example in political science, economics,
innovation studies or sociology
- Completed a PhD/doctoral research or have several years of research
experience
- A good working knowledge of the policy studies and environmental
policy literature
- A strong interest in working on applied research linked to
environmental policy
- Profound methodological knowledge of policy analysis and policy
evaluation
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent language skills in both German and English
and be:
- Able to manage multiple research tasks
- Self-motivated
- Capable of working independently as well as part of a team
Contract terms
We are intending to appoint a research fellow (Wissenschaftliche/r
Mitarbeiter/in, salary scale BAT IIa), commencing as soon as possible
but not later than January 2008. The offer is subject to the completion
of ongoing award procedures by third-party funders. It is intended to be
a 2/3 or full position. The contract will be awarded for one year. A
subsequent extension of the contract is intended but depends on the
acquisition of follow up projects.
Applications
Applications should be made electronically in the first instance. The
application should include a letter of motivation, a comprehensive
Curriculum Vitae and two short examples of recent academic work (e.g. a
journal article, research report, an extract of a PhD or master
thesis), ideally one in English and one in German. The application
should be sent to Dr. Klaus Jacob at jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx by 31
October 2007.
--
Prof. Dr. Bernd Siebenhuener
Ecological Economics
School of Computing Science, Business Administration,
Economics and Law
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
26111 Oldenburg
GERMANY
phone: ++49/441/798-4366
fax: ++49/441/798-4379
Email: bernd.siebenhuener@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
URL: www.uni-oldenburg.de/ecoeco
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