Research Associate - Heidelberg, Deutschland - Universität Heidelberg

Universität Heidelberg

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Heidelberg, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

The following position at the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS) of Heidelberg University is to be filled as soon as possible, with a limited contract until March 31, 2025:

Research Associate (f/m/d) - Postdoc
Part-time, 75% of the weekly working time

The position is part of the junior research group "Food for Justice: Power, Politics, and Food Inequalities in a Bioeconomy", which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Food for Justice looks into social mobilization targeted at injustices in the food system and into social and political innovations that address inequalities undermining food security such as class, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality.

Food for Justice combines theoretical perspectives on global inequalities with social movement research related to food justice and will explore issues and solutions in both Europe/Germany and Latin America/Brazil.

Your tasks:

Conception, management, and implementation of own quantitative research on social mobilization, social innovations, and consumer behavior, particularly protest surveys and national surveys in the areas of food and agriculture
Data analysis of previously collected data including organization of quantitative databases
Write scientific articles for renowned journals and book chapters, organize panels, and present papers at conferences and seminars to disseminate research findings along with other members of the research group
Participation in the synthesis of research results

Your profile:

Completed PhD in sociology or other social sciences (political science, economics, or anthropology)
Experience in quantitative research
Very good knowledge of English, both written and spoken
Relevant publications or active research agenda with manuscripts accepted for publication

Also welcome are:

Good knowledge of German and/or Brazilian Portuguese
Expertise in one or more of the project′s research areas (food movements, agroecology, solidarity agriculture, food security, social innovation, social mobilization, social inequalities, gender inequalities)
Research experience in Germany and/or Brazil
Regional connections between Europe and Latin America are especially welcome

We offer:

Work in a nationally and internationally connected research context
A pleasant and productive working atmosphere
Intensive, individual supervision and support of scientific work
A wide range of opportunities for further training and career development (e.g. heiTRACKS)

Remuneration is based on pay group 13 TV-L.