Human Geographer as PostDoc for Research Sustainability Governance (m/f/d)

• 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

• 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)

• Regular promotion to the next level and increase in salary pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement for the public service of the German Lnder (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)