Two Phd Positions On «valuation in Sustainability

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Zurich, Schweiz Eawag Vollzeit

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). Eawag conducts research, education and expert consulting to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems.

Two PhD positions on «Valuation in sustainability transitions»

The two projects build on recent theorizing in transition studies on how value related developments and strategies influence the success of sustainable products and technologies and how these may drive sustainability transitions. Valuation processes mainly play out in technology legitimation, the formation of new markets as well as the mobilization of financial resources. Each PhD student will focus on one empirical case: i) urban water services impacted by value shifts regarding hygiene and the recycling of used water and ii) food, clothes and/or chemicals sectors increasingly impacted by considerations for animal rights and veganism. The projects will draw on recent theorizing in transition studies, economic sociology, and economic geography to develop major conceptual contributions to sustainable sector transformations and industry emergence. The empirical analysis will draw on the newly developed socio-technical configuration analysis method combined with conventional qualitative approaches. Both PhD students will be hired at the Cirus (transition studies and economic geography) group led by Bernhard Truffer and Christian Binz as part of the Environmental Social Science department at Eawag. The PhD students will graduate at Utrecht University where they will also have regular access to colleagues from the Copernicus Institute of sustainable development.

**Your profile**
Applicants should have a background in transition or innovation studies, human/ economic geography, organizational studies, management, sociology or similar disciplines. They should have expertise in qualitative methods and an interest in infrastructure or consumer product transitions. Previous experience in social network analysis, or analysis of large document stocks would be an asset but is no requirement. Proficient mastery of English is expected, knowledge of another official Swiss language is an advantage.

In your PhD project, you will carry out literature reviews, formulate research questions, collect and analyze data and write four publications. Cirus and the Copernicus institute are renowned for their collaborative research culture and their path-breaking contributions to the field of transition studies and economic geography. The position is fully funded for four years and preferably starts in March 2023.

**Eawag is** a modern employer and offers an excellent working environment where staff can contribute their strengths, experience and ways of thinking. We promote cultural and gender equality and are committed to staff diversity and inclusion. The compatibility of career and family is of central importance to us.



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