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Title | Post-doc in Social-ecological Feedbacks and Resilience |
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The project is funded by a starting grant of the European Research Council (ERC). Its goal is to enhance understanding of the dynamics and resilience of social-ecological systems (SES) through systematic analysis of social-ecological feedbacks using theoretical approaches and case studies of irrigation, marine governance and river basin management. About the project The dynamic coupling of human and natural systems has thus emerged as a major focus of international efforts to address challenges such as climate change and the sustainable use of natural resources. However, basic understanding of the nature of social-ecological linkages und their implication for resilience and natural resource governance is still lacking. The SES-LINK project will advance the conceptual foundation of resilience and our understanding of the dynamics of SES by systematically investigating possible configurations of social-ecological feedbacks and their impact on system resilience using theoretical and empirically-based modeling. Theoretical work will involve the development of stylized models of selected feedbacks to analyse their role for the capacity of the system to adapt to disturbance and ongoing change. Empirical work will test general or case-study related hypotheses about feedbacks in real-world settings. The results of the case and linkage-specific investigations will be synthesized to identify patterns among types of linkages and their impact on resilience. About the post-doc Work tasks Your task will be to: - investigate linkages and feedbacks within the social system and the connections to the resource or ecosystem to which the social system depends on - develop models of selected social-ecological linkages and apply them to study implications for ecosystem services and human well-being in a systematic way - contribute to research in a case study on irrigation in Bali that is carried out in collaboration with Prof. Steve Lansing (SRC and University of Arizona) and Prof. Simon Levin (Princeton University), particularly with respect to testing a theoretical model of pro-social behaviour and organizing experimental games. Qualifications - related field with a profound knowledge of theory and methods, - experience with formal approaches for the study of complex systems and human-nature interactions such as agent-based modeling, evolutionary approaches, bio-economic modeling - analytical ability as demonstrated by a scientific report, paper or PhD thesis - ability and motivation to work in an interdisciplinary team of social and natural scientists and knowledge of common pool resource management (particularly water) and/or experimental/behavioural economics methods is an asset. Conditions of employment Preferred starting data is April or May 2012 Stockholm University strives to be a workplace free from discrimination and gives equal opportunity for all. Further information Union representatives Anqi Lindblom-Ahlm (SACO) and Lisbeth Häggberg (Fackförbundet ST), telephone +46-(0)8-16 2000 (switch board), and Gunnar Stenberg (SEKO), telephone +46-(0)70-316 43 41. |