Research Assistant - 0.8 working-time - 1st qualification period (PhD candidate)

Research Assistant - 0.8 working-time - 1st qualification period (PhD candidate)

Your responsibility

The Chair group of Environmental Governance focuses on the central question of how political, administrative, and planning structures and processes can be designed to promote a socio-ecological transformation. The work is characterized by the integration of political and social science approaches, a broad and innovative portfolio of research methods, and an interdisciplinary perspective aimed at generating new insights for environmental governance and planning.

The position involves initiating and contributing to research in the field of environmental and sustainability governance within the Chair group’s core research areas. As part of this position, the candidate is expected to complete an individual cumulative dissertation, with innovative topics and approaches explicitly encouraged. Possible research themes include, but are not limited to:

• Public participation and collaborative governance from the local to the global level, including in the Global South;
• Policy integration at the intersection of complex environmental challenges;
• The formation and functioning of socio-ecological networks in polycentric governance systems;
• The governance of sustainability transformations, in particular pathways to overcome existing lock-ins;
• Innovative methods in environmental governance research.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Teaching in governance- and planning-related as well as interdisciplinary topics (primarily in the B.Sc. Ökologie und Umweltplanung and the M.Sc. Environmental Planning programs);
• Supporting the daily organization and smooth collaboration within the research group;
• Assisting in the supervision of theses;
• Analyzing and communicating research results.

To ensure equal opportunities between women and men, applications by women with the required qualifications are explicitly desired. Qualified individuals with disabilities will be favored. The TU Berlin values the diversity of its members and is committed to the goals of equal opportunities. Applications from people of all nationalities and with a migration background are very welcome.

Category TU Berlin Research assistant with teaching obligation

Area of responsibility Academia and research, Research (academic), Teaching (university)

Start date (earliest)

Duration for 5 years

Full/Part-time

Salary Salary grade 13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen

Requirements

Qualification Master, Diplom or equivalent

Degree Program Environmental sciences, Political science, Environmental Planning