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Postdoctoral Position
Die UniBE ist vernetzt.
Bei uns sind Sie Teil einer internationalen Gemeinschaft und profitieren von der interdisziplinären Zusammenarbeit. The main responsibilities of the Postdoctoral Fellow for the Climate Extreme's Storyline “Hydrological Extremes and Transboundary Cooperation” will be as follows:
The positions are particularly attractive for postdocs aiming for a career at the interface between science, policy and society. The initial contract will be of 3.5 years.
Bei uns sind Sie Teil einer internationalen Gemeinschaft und profitieren von der interdisziplinären Zusammenarbeit. The main responsibilities of the Postdoctoral Fellow for the Climate Extreme's Storyline “Hydrological Extremes and Transboundary Cooperation” will be as follows:
- Co-developing a vision for the storyline “Hydrological Extremes and Transboundary Cooperation” for Switzerland, in collaboration with NCCR CLIM+ researchers
- Integrating cross-disciplinary research related to the storyline from several work packages, research groups and institutions of NCCR CLIM+, ranging from natural climate models to the analysis of impacts, adaptation and mitigation measures
- Conducting interdisciplinary research at the interface between natural and social sciences and publishing results in scientific and applied journals
- Initiating and actively promoting cross-cutting activities under the supervision of the storyline Lead PIs and Team of Directors, and involving NCCR CLIM+ members across all levels and stakeholders across different sectors
- Interacting and managing contacts with public and private stakeholders involved in the storyline
- Regularly exchanging with the other storyline postdocs, the two storyline coordinators, and the postdoc dedicated to stakeholder engagement at the NCCR CLIM+ Management Center.
The positions are particularly attractive for postdocs aiming for a career at the interface between science, policy and society. The initial contract will be of 3.5 years.
- PhD in socio-hydrology, environmental sciences, political geography, political sciences, or a related field
- Interest and experience in studying interactions between hydrological extremes and society
- Experience in research coordination, science integration, and/or stakeholder engagement (e.g. living lab, mini-public) is a plus
- Integrative personality with interest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work at the interface of climate science, social sciences, hydrology and border studies
- Ability to speak the language of different scientific disciplines and of stakeholders and to connect both worlds through engaging and enriching conversations
- Sense of responsibility, quick learner, ability to take initiative, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, team player
- Curious, creative and tolerant to uncertainty as the storyline needs to be defined and further developed over time
- Excellent command of English (written and spoken)
- Command of French and/or German is expected
- Flexibility and willingness to commute to different work places (Uni Bern, UNIL, University of Geneva, ETH Zurich)