- Postdoctoral position on measuring the long-term acceleration and crisis of industrial societies
Expected starting date: 1 September 2025
Duration of employment: 36 months (until 30.08.2028), with a possibility of extension up to the end of the project (30.04.2030)
Working time: 100% (40 hours per week)
Application deadline: 15 June 2025
The purpose of the postdoctoral research project is to map the long-term evolution of different institutions and practices related to the natural environment and technoscience (e.g. institutional tendency to react to the consequences of technological innovation, reliance on fossil fuels and minerals as key inputs) in G20 countries from 1900 to 2025 through the combination of different databases (e.g. party platforms, material use, scientific publications, patents). The results are expected to contribute to 1) a typology of industrialization pathways developed by the research team; 2) an index comparing the historical legacy of industrial modernity in different countries.
We are seeking applicants with a PhD degree and background in one of the following fields: sustainability transitions studies, science and technology studies, innovation studies, sociology (e.g. economic, political, environmental, historical), political science, economics (e.g. economics of innovation, ecological economics), history (e.g. economic, environmental, science and technology), sustainability science (or a related field). Alternatively, a PhD degree in another field combined with a strong and proven interest in sustainability issues also constitutes a good fit. For more info on the position, main tasks and requirements, see: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/337755 [euraxess.ec.europa.eu]