Postdoctoral position in Urban Food Sharing and Sustainable Urban Food Systems - CULTIVATE

  • Barcelona
  • 48.000 € al año
  • Temporal
  • Tiempo completo
  • Hace 8 horas
Offer DescriptionWe are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to support the Principal Investigator in UB of the Horizon Europe project CULTIVATE: CO-DESIGNING FOOD SHARING INNOVATION FOR RESILIENCE, conducting scientific, social innovation and management activities associated to this project throughout 1 year.CULTIVATE uses a multi-actor approach to build sustainability and resilience in urban and peri-urban areas through a ground-breaking online social innovation support platform - The Food Sharing Compass. Built with and for five key stakeholder groups - food sharing initiatives, policy makers, food supply actors, researchers and citizens - the platform will make it possible to navigate diverse food sharing landscapes and cultures, in order to understand, develop, replicate, expand and strengthen sustainable food sharing in Europe, supporting the European Green Deal's Action Plan, Food 2030, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the EU's climate change ambitions. The open access Food Sharing Compass will comprise five innovative tools: The SHARECITY200 Database, an interactive automated mapping, tracking and monitoring database of food sharing initiatives that will add more than 100 new locations to the SHARECITY100 Database [ ]; The Food Sharing Calculator, which enables comprehensive and holistic assessment of the costs, benefits and impacts of food sharing for all stakeholders; The Menu of Good Governance, which provides options for developing policy making which facilitates sustainable food sharing; The Library of Citizen Engagement, which supports establishing, expanding and maintaining inclusive participation in sustainable food sharing; The sustainable food sharing Community of Practice, which will be established through a bespoke Amplification Programme to optimise the potential for mutual learning and exploitation of the Food Sharing Compass well beyond the project. In essence, CULTIVATE will establish the EU as the global frontrunner in the development of resilient and inclusive food sharing economies, identifying drivers and implementation gaps and challenging existing theories and practices which currently constrain sustainable food sharing.Job description: The postdoctoral researcher will be participating and co-leading management, innovation, communication and research activities within the CULTVATE consortium. The researcher will contribute mainly to the work package on Comparative Governance Analysis which aims to better understand the evolution of, and help transform,
existing policies, regulatory regimes, governance structures and habits to strengthen local food sharing economies, promote sustainable food sharing and prevent and reduce food waste.Generally, the researcher will support the PI and the rest of the team to achieve the scientific objectives of the project, develop effective task management and collaboratively work, publish and disseminate project findings. We seek highly motivated candidates to:
  • work in an international, innovative and multistakeholder project,
  • develop transdisciplinary work, co-producing solutions with different types of stakeholders and implementing changes on the ground,
  • develop state of art research and innovation processes to create more just and sustainable cities through food sharing activities, and
  • communicate and amplify scientific, policy and innovation knowledge generated to deliver change locally and internationally.
Key responsibilities
  • Support PI in leading the Work Package on Comparative Governance Analysis of urban food sharing.
  • Carry out any administrative work associated with this programme of research and assist with wider CULTIVATE project administration and research group activities when required.
  • Travel to and participate in meetings and project activities as required.
  • Integrate learnings and findings across the project to develop publications, guidebooks, and a decision support tool for good governance of sustainable food sharing.
  • Support cities engaged in the project to replicate and apply urban food sharing governance innovations.
  • Support other CULTIVATE partners in implementing innovations around governance and conducting work in Barcelona.
  • Co-Lead the facilitation of the Barcelona based team of CULTIVATE made up of UB, Espigoladors, Municipality of Barcelona and PEMB
  • Support the organisation of project meetings and conferences across the project.
  • Help train and mentor other team members.
  • Engage in the dissemination of the results from research to stakeholders in the appropriate form (e.g. presentations, publications, blogs, newspaper articles etc.).
  • Participate actively in the activities of the UB research group and the Food Action and Research Observatory.
Gross salary per year: 48.000 €.The application period is from 5 to 19 September 2025.Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsResearch Field Anthropology Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Economics Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Environmental science Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Geography Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Sociology Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Political sciences Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Other Education Level PhD or equivalentSkills/QualificationsExpertise/Competence/Skills1. Expertise in sustainability, urban studies, critical food studies and/or governance.2. Proven ability to organise and facilitate multistakeholder activities and develop impactful research and innovation processes.3. Evidence of ability to produce high quality publications.4. Evidence of ability to manage international transdisciplinary projects and/or research activities or policy processes.5. Proven effective interpersonal and communication skills including written and oral presentation skills.6. Excellent written and oral command of English is required,Knowledge7. Knowledge of theoretical, policy and methodological literatures relevant urban studies, food studies, sustainability and/or governance.8. Knowledge of participatory research, social innovation and/or co-production methodologies and techniquesQualifications (IT/Academic/Vocational)9. A degree in social sciences, environmental sciences or related subject.10. A PhD in in social sciences, environmental sciences or related subject.Experience11. A minimum of one published or accepted article in high impact journals.12. Experience in managing research/innovation projects and supervising researchers or technical staff.13. Experience in working in interdisciplinary contexts and with different types of stakeholders.Specific Qualities (e.g. attitudes)14. Willingness to play an active part in the research group and urban food sharing landscape of Barcelona15. Willingness/Availability to travel for project meeting across Europe and other project related activities.16. Ability to contribute to the dissemination of findings and conducing impact activities related to the project.Desirable Criteria17. Knowledge on urban food sharing18. Knowledge and experience of developing and applying scenarios in research or policy processes.19. Evidence of ability to produce high quality research applications.20. Command of other languages, particularly Spanish and Catalan.Languages ENGLISH Level ExcellentLanguages SPANISH Level GoodResearch Field AnthropologyEconomicsEnvironmental scienceGeographySociologyPolitical sciencesOther Years of Research Experience 4 - 10Additional InformationEligibility criteria
  • Adequacy of the CV (maximum 60)
  • Cover letter (maximum 20)
  • Experience in the field (maximum 20).
Minimum score to pass the selection process: 70/100 points.Selection processAn interview will be conducted if the evaluation committee deems it necessary.Required documentation:
  • CV (include contact details of people from whom references or reports can be requested)
  • Cover letter
  • Registration form (online GAIA)
*Be in possession of the doctor's degree at the time of the formalization of the contract.Additional commentsDuration of the contract of employment: 12 months, renewable up to 31.12.2026.The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 3 working days from the date of notification of the selection.Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).Be aware that the starting date sets in this offer is an estimate date. The official starting date will depend on the bureaucratic time that will take the preparation of the labour contract and presentation of the necessary documents to be hired by the selected candidate.For additional information regards this offer, please, contact Dr. Ana Moragues Faus: Website for additional job detailsWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Universitat de Barcelona Country Spain State/Province Barcelona City Barcelona Postal Code 08034 Street Avinguda Diagonal, 696 GeofieldContact State/ProvinceBarcelona CityBarcelona WebsiteStreetGran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 Postal Code08007 E-Mailana.moragues@ub.eduSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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