Published: 01 March 2024
Lausanne
100%
Permanent position
With more than 17’000 students and more than 5’000 staff, the University of Lausanne (UNIL) is a leading international teaching and research institution. Its scenic campus is situated on the shore of Lake Geneva, close to the city centre of Lausanne, and is home to over 120 nationalities. As an employer, UNIL encourage excellence, personal recognition, and responsibility.
The Department of Geography and Sustainability (IGD) at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) invites applications for the position of
Postdoc (governance of energy transformations)
to join Prof. Selin Yilmaz's research team.
The IGD brings together some 130 members working in the fields of geography and sustainability, combining the humanities and natural sciences. With 27 professors and MERs and over 80 PhD students and postdocs, the IGD offers an international, interdisciplinary, and stimulating environment conducive to high-level research. It regularly hosts renowned conferences and researchers from all over the world.
Job title: Postdoc (in French: premier·ère assistant·e)
Start date: June 1, 2024
Duration of contract: 1 year, 1 year renewable, maximum 2 years
Activity rate: 100%.
Location: Géopolis building, UNIL-Mouline, Lausanne, Switzerland
In our research group, we work on multiple energy related themes with an interdisciplinary socio-technical perspective and use methodologies developed within the field of Science and Technology (STS) to provide insights on the co-production of the changing energy system by cultural, political, epistemic, material elements and practices. The successful Postdoc candidate will have the opportunity to work in multiple projects as well as developing his/her own research. These projects include IEA (International Energy Agency) Users TCP Social License to Automate, CONNECT (Responsabiliser les COmmuNautés d’éNErgie solaire pour l’aCTion collective) supported by local actors, SWEET LANTERN (Living labs iNTerface for the Energy tRansitioN). Depending on the background and interests of the successful candidate, the specific research topics could be:
The position also includes teaching support tasks such as preparing and marking assignments, and co-supervising Bachelor's and Master's students. The postdoc is also invited to give one or two lectures in connection with his/her research. He/she may also be involved in a Bachelor's course (energy systems) and/or a Master's course (governance of energy transformations).
The successful candidate will devote at least 60% of his/her working time to personal research projects, with the remainder devoted to teaching, project development and grant applications.
In order to qualify for the position, the candidates are required to have:
The IGD offers a stimulating environment and a culture conducive to the development of a research career. IGD members are enrolled in international research networks, and postdocs are encouraged and supported to participate in these too, at annual conferences. IGD offers competitive salaries and financial support for field work and conference attendance.
Prof. Selin Yilmaz (Selin.Yilmaz@unil.ch )
Department of Geography and Sustainability : https://www.unil.ch/igd/home.html
Application deadline: March 31, 2024
Interested candidates are requested to send us the following documents - in PDF format - via the University of Lausanne Careers website only:
Interviews are scheduled for 15 April 2024, from 09:00 to 13:00 local time.
Only applications submitted via this website will be considered. Thank you for your understanding.
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