About the position
The Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric), Faculty of Landscape and Society at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year (fixed-term) post-doctoral researcher position on ‘Just and Sustainable Transformations’. The position is open to highly motivated candidates wishing to pursue a career as a senior academic at a Norwegian university. The successful candidate will develop and pursue forward-looking research and teaching at the intersection between international environmental studies, international relations and global development studies. The selected candidate will have a large degree of freedom to develop the focus and direction of their post-doctoral research, and in a way that connects to and advances the core research and teaching fields at the department.
With this background, we welcome cutting-edge interdisciplinary proposals that address the multifaced challenges of transforming food, energy and/or other land- or aquatic based resource systems and their related institutional and governance arrangements in times of crises in sustainable, inclusive and just ways.
Applications must include a research proposal (maximum 3 pages) that demonstrates the potential for the post-doc project to contribute to novel, interdisciplinary research and teaching perspectives that address the critical, interwoven social and ecological challenges of our times. The need for collaboration, and critical thinking on the root causes and solutions to contemporary sustainability challenges has never been greater. Such challenges include the growing nature and climate crises, social inequalities, geopolitical instabilities, political polarization, new and protracted conflicts, anti-democratic and nationalistic tendencies and social injustices linked to unsustainable development trajectories. These and other processes increasingly threaten to undermine academic and civic freedoms, human rights and sustainability and development gains worldwide.
The position primarily involves developing and carrying out research placed at the intersection between global environment and development studies and international relations. Candidates should, however, be willing to participate in the teaching and the supervision of master students connected to our three master programmes. The post-doc will also be expected to participate actively in social life of our academic community and collaborate with senior academic colleagues in applications for further research funding.
The position constitutes an exciting opportunity for the selected candidate to pursue interdisciplinary research and teaching on a topic of their choosing. Candidates bringing original theoretical perspectives and participatory and inclusive approaches to their research and teaching are particularly invited to apply. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work is informed by feminist, decolonial/postcolonial, gender, post-growth/degrowth and/or indigenous studies perspectives, and that can contribute to the diversity of our staff and to building academic bridges at the department.
Main tasks
- Develop and carry out research placed at the intersection between global environment and development studies and international relations in collaboration with relevant senior and junior staff members
- Contribute to the teaching and supervision of master students
- Contribute to relevant data collection in funded projects at the department
- Lead and contribute to scientific publications together with colleagues
- Collaborate with senior academic colleagues in applications for further research funding
- Participate actively in the social and working life of our academic community
The main purpose of the post-doctoral position is to qualify for a career in high-level scientific positions.
Competence:
Required qualifications
- A Norwegian doctoral degree in the relevant subject area or an equivalent foreign doctoral degree approved as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree. Applicants must have submitted their PhD thesis to the PhD evaluation committee when sending the application. Appointment is conditional on having successfully defended the PhD thesis.
- The candidate´s PhD thesis should be in an interdisciplinary field and address a topic that is relevant to more than one of the following fields: global development studies, international environmental studies, international relations.
- The successful applicant should have a track record of academic publications and scientific outreach that is suitable to their career stage
- Excellent oral and written English language skills are a requirement for this position.
Qualifications considered an advantage include:
- Research and teaching or supervision experience in interdisciplinary fields of research and teaching at Noragric
- The capacity and willingness to bring new and complementary approaches, including feminist, decolonial/postcolonial, gender, degrowth/post-growth and/or indigenous studies experience and perspectives to the post-doctoral position
- Demonstrated skills in research funding acquisition
- Experiences from active participation in national and international networks and research projects.
- Good oral and written knowledge of Norwegian or a Scandinavian language is desirable but not required.
Personal qualities
- Positive and solution-oriented
- Ability to take initiative and be proactive
- Good collaborative and communicative skills
- Ability to work both independently and in interdisciplinary teams.
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and students, with an appreciation for diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace and classroom
Remuneration and further information
The position is placed in position code 1352 Postdoctoral Fellow (NOK 604 900). For particularly well-qualified applicants, a higher salary may be considered. The position follows ordinary meriting regulations.
Interested in learning more about the position? We are happy to tell you more about life on campus. Contact Head of Department: Jennifer Joy West, phone: +47 67231315, e-mail: jennifer.west@nmbu.no.jtn.cvconv.com.
General information to applicants
Application
Send application electronically via the link "Apply for this job" at the top of this page. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.
Application Deadline: June 2nd, 2025
Your CV must be entered in Jobbnorge's CV form and not just included as an attachment. This is in order to be able to comply with the regulations to the Public Administration Act §15.
Documents that cannot be sent electronically are sent in triplicate by ordinary mail marked still.nr. 25/01598 to NMBU, Faculty of Name, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, within 02.06.2025.
Please note that the report from the expert committee will be sent to all applicants.
The following must be included in the application:
- Cover letter
- Research proposal (maximum 3 pages) that is directly relevant to the theme of the position and demonstrates the potential for the post-doc project to contribute to novel, interdisciplinary research and teaching perspectives that can help to address the critical, interwoven social and ecological challenges of our times
- CV
- Copies of diplomas and other relevant certificates
- Up to ten publications selected by the applicant as most relevant must be attached to the application. If it is difficult to identify the contribution of the applicant in multiple-author publications, a short explanation about the applicant’s part of the work is suggested.
Applicants invited for an interview will be asked to present verified copies of diplomas and certificates.
About the Faculty of Landscape and Society
The Department of International Environment and Development Studies is a leading education and research institution in Norway, conducting world class and highly internationalized critical interdisciplinary research across the fields of International Relations, Global Development and Environmental Studies, focusing on global challenges at the intersection between social and natural processes. The department is organized in four research clusters: rights and power in development; climate change and agricultural development; conflict and human security; and environmental governance. The Department comprises around 30 academic staff, 25 PhD candidates and 400 fulltime students, and is responsible for one Bachelor program and three Master programs. For further information, read here.
The Department is a unit in The Faculty of Landscape and Society, which in addition to Noragric, is home to four other departments, including public health science, landscape architecture, landscape engineering, urban and regional planning, property development and property law. The Faculty has 1300 students and 180 employees and offers popular, forward-focused Bachelor, Master’s and PhD programs. The Faculty is interdisciplinary and works with sustainable social development, both nationally and internationally.
The faculty offers two PhD programs:
- Society Development and Planning
- International Environment and Development Studies
Om arbeidsgiveren:
NMBU will contribute to securing the future of life through outstanding research, education, communication and innovation. We have the country's most satisfied university students, who receive research-based education in a unique student environment. Our graduates gain a high level of competence in interdisciplinary collaboration and are popular in the labor market.
NMBU has internationally leading research environments in several subjects. Together with our partners in society and business, we contribute to solving some of the biggest societal challenges of our time. We focus on innovation, communication and entrepreneurship because we believe these challenges are best solved with joint efforts. We believe that a good working environment is characterized by diversity.If necessary, workplace adaptations will be made for persons with disabilities. More information about NMBU is available at www.nmbu.no/en
Start Date: 25.04.2025
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