Researcher in Risk management and societal safety with a special focus on collaboration, conflict and power relations in environmental and disaster risk governance and climate change adaptation - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, at the Department of Building and Environmental Technology, carries out research and education in the area of risk and crisis management with a societal focus. We are appointing a researcher who can be part of two projects that are financed and that involves the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, respectively.

Subject description
The subject includes the study of how actors negotiate, collaborate and cooperate to solve societal adaptation challenges in different real-world contexts but also why conflicts arise in this work. Special focus is placed on the role of power in the adaptation process, in different contexts at local, regional, national and international level. Furthermore, there is a specific emphasis on understanding the processes wherein societal structures influence and shape adaptation practices and assign normative values to evaluate adaptation. An overarching objective of the research is to bridge the gap between policy and practice through understanding of politics of adaptation from a gendered perspective. Therefore, a very important aspect of research in the area is that it is based on real world risk and disaster management problems.

Work duties
Work duties concern actively working in two different international capacity development projects headed by Swedish agencies and where a range of partner countries are included. Research will be conducted as part of the project and in addition to this work duties also concern supporting the projects and independently performing ongoing evaluation of the projects. The ongoing evaluation aims to support mutual learning between participants and increase the chances that the project will reach their objectives.

The work duties also include:

• Teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies
• Opportunity for training in higher education teaching and learning
• Supervision of degree projects and doctoral students
• Actively seeking external research funding
• Collaboration with industry and wider society/research-based evaluations for multistakeholder projects
• Administration related to the work duties listed above

Qualification requirements
Applicants must have:

• A PhD within the subject of the position.
• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Experience of research and project management in international development projects.
• Experience of conducting ongoing evaluation for multistakeholder international capacity development projects.

Assessment criteria and other qualifications

• Good oral and written proficiency in Swedish.
• Experience in teaching within the area of disaster risk reduction and gender issues.
• Experience of developing and performing training, learning and knowledge workshops.
• Research related to gender, power and collaboration between Swedish agencies in a humanitarian aid context.
• Experience of research and project management focusing on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, sustainability challenges and/or gender issues.

Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department, and how they stand to contribute to its future development.

Terms of employment
Fixed-term employment, 2 years, 100 %.
Start October 1st 2021 or according to agreement.

Instructions on how to apply
Applications shall be written in English and be compiled into a PDF-file containing:

• résumé/CV, including a list of publications,
• a general description of past research and future research interests (no more than three pages),
• contact information of at least two references,
• copy of the doctoral degree certificate, and other certificates/grades that you wish to be considered.