Phd Position in Geography

vor 1 Woche

Lausanne, Waadt, Schweiz Université de Lausanne Vollzeit

Introduction:


With more than 15,500 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.

Presentation:

PhD student in geography (Energy communities and social innovation in just energy transitions) (80%)
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 post-docs, 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 information:

Job title:
PhD Student and Graduate Assistant (in French: assistant-e diplômé-e)

Start date:
February 1, 2024

Duration of contract: 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years

Activity rate: 80%

Location:
Geopolis building, Lausanne, Switzerland

Description of research / Your activities:

There is a great emphasis on renewable energy communities and/or collective self-consumption as two key-strategies to implement a just renewable energy transition.

While economic and technical dimensions are studied, social dimensions of these ECs as innovative tools and socio-legal institutions, that includes as governance, socio-technical changes continue to remain uncertain thus hampering their reinforcement as transition tools.

The overall aim will be to understand main opportunities and limitations and bring a critical perspective to strengthen the debate on how to design and achieve a just transition through community energy actions.

The PhD-student will be invited to empirically investigate these certain innovations such as new forms of governance, social configurations, social aspects linked to acceptance, social capital and community empowerment, and supportive policies through qualitative research in the context of specific regions in Global North and Global South.

We foresee a cross-continental and cross-national, comparative case-study analysis of social innovations across energy communities, i.e. innovating how inhabitant use energy, and how this interacts with climate transitions.

Geographic context lies in Switzerland, the EU and however specific attention will be given to experiences in more locations in Global South, specifically in Sub-Saharan Africa.

In combination with the in-depth theoretical and empirical work, the PhD-student is encouraged to engage with societal actors through transdisciplinary inquiry and action research.


Your profile:

  • Completed or nearly completed a master's degree in geosciences (geography, environmental sciences), social sciences, African Studies;
  • Proven knowledge of energy policy; sociotechnical transformations; energy and social innovation; energy communities, renewable energy;
  • Good knowledge of qualitative methods (e.g. interviews) and quantitative methods (e.g. technoeconomic) would be an asset;
  • Language skills in French (French is the language of instruction at UNIL, as well as the main way of interaction within the IGD) and English are expected. German would be an asset.

Your benefits:

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 graduate assistants 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.

In addition, various opportunities for further training are available either at UNIL or within Swiss organizations that promote doctoral research.


Contact for further information:

Application deadline:
December 1, 2023- Full curriculum vitae;

  • Scans of university diplomas obtained and course transcripts/marks, (in case of nearly completed Master's degree, the latest transcript of grades should be submitted);
  • A piece of research (e.g. Master's thesis, research paper, publication, etc.);
Interviews are scheduled for 20 December 2023, from 13:00 to 16:00 local time.

Additional information:

  • UNIL is committed to equal opportunities and diversity._
  • UNIL supports early career researchers._

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