Nextra Doctoral Researchers 2024 - Dresden, Deutschland - United Nations University (UNU-FLORES)

Beschreibung

United Nations University (UNU-FLORES) -
Sustainable use and integrated management of environmental resources
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• NEXtra Doctoral Researchers 2024

English


Working field:

• Job description

About United Nations University

The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars engaged in policy-oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

The mission of UNU is to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations and its Member States.

United Nations University for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES)

Doctoral Research

NEXtra, or "Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations" offers opportunities to conduct doctoral studies under joint supervision by experts from TU Dresden, UNU-FLORES and IOER.

Under the EPOS- Development

Topic-related qualifications and descriptions can be found in the following document: NEXtra Topics 2024

Topic 2:
The Role of Vocational Education and Training for Promoting Sustainability in Industry

Topic 3:
Pathways for Resilient Agri-food Systems in Latin America - Design of the Resource Nexus

Topic 4:
Economic Potential and Spatial Economic Effects of the Green Hydrogen Industry in North Africa

Topic 5:
Using Beneficial or Endophytic Microbes to Increase Crop Plant Performance under Combined Abiotic Stress Factors

Topic 6:
Transdisciplinary Knowledge Integration for Systemic Sustainability Transformations in Regional Water Management

Topic 7:
Clean Water for

Better Health:
Predicting emerging antibiotic resistance in wastewater E. coli with machine learning

Topic 8:
Nexus Dilemmas on Urban-regional

Deep Decarbonisation Pathways:
Analytical perspectives and future place-based strategies

Topic 9:
The Role of Stakeholders in Corporate Biodiversity Management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region

Topic 10:
What to do - Translation of Water Monitoring Data for Decision-makers to Establish Sustainable Measures

Topic 11:
Mapping Citizens' Perception for Sustainability Transition Research

Topic 12:
Water Stewardship in Industry: Challenges and Opportunities in Industrializing Countries of the Global South

Topic 13:
Social Inclusion and Gender Balance in Travel Behavior - A Comparative Study in India and Germany

Topic 14:
Energy Transition and

Regional Resource Nexus:
The Societal Dimension and Governance Requirements

Topic 15:
Novel Electronics with Low Environmental Impact

Topic 16:
Increasing Food Security by Predictive Irrigation Management based on Seasonal Forecasts in West Africa

Topic 17:
Financial Instruments to Enable Public and Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure for Sustainable Development


Responsibilities:

• Perform research work related to one of the topics listed above

Develop and implement a suitable and robust research methodology to advance the scientific knowledge within the specific topic; and

Contribute to the advancement of the Resource Nexus approach and strategies for sustainability transformations in the context of the specific topic.

• Collaborate within NEXtra and with the UN system

Actively participate in workshops and other events organized within NEXtra.
Actively engage in information exchange, discussions and strategic collaboration with UN entities related to your topic and region, via the Resident Coordinator System as the entry
- point; and
Collaborate with other students in NEXtra to exchange knowledge and identify and achieve synergies.

• Contribute to knowledge dissemination

Develop strategies for advocacy and the transfer of knowledge to other regions that face similar challenges;
Research, write and publish papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals;
Present research findings at scientific implementation-related conferences and similar events; and

Communicate research findings beyond academia, e.g., by outreach to local communities or by publishing at least one transfer-oriented product such as a policy brief.

• Support capacity development and educational development

Contribute to the education/supervision of Master students at the NEXtra partner institutions and/or in the target region/country of the research; and
Contribute to capacity development activities, such as organizing workshops

• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervision team

Key Performance Indicators
Timely and quality development and implementation of the project plan;
Timely submission and successful completion of the final Doctoral Thesis;
Presentation of papers/ posters/briefing notes at conferences, seminars, workshops or similar events;
Contribute to the positive reputation of the NEXtra consortium as reliable and trustworthy partners among the research community, governments, donors, and civil society;
Competencies

Values:
Integrity — act ethically, demonstrating