PhD position Marine Environmental Governance
Wageningen University and Research Centre Environmental Policy Group and IMARES
(Gelderland) , 38 hours per week
Job description
The Environmental Policy Group is an internationally leading and dynamic centre of expertise in the environmental social sciences. Theoretical and empirical research and undergraduate and post-graduate education are focused on the following themes: sustainable production and consumption; (inter)national environmental policies and politics; nature and natural resource governance. We cooperate in research and education with other disciplines from a solid disciplinary background in sociology and political sciences. The Environmental Policy Group participates in two national graduate schools, and is an active member and chair of a large number of international research networks. The group has 15 faculty members, some 35 international PhD students and annually 30-40 international master students.
Recently the group has invested strongly in research and education (bachelor, master and PhD level) on marine and coastal governance. Within this latter domain there is a vacancy for a PhD candidate on the project "Informational Governance on Marine Environmental Protection: fishing and pollution from Shipping at the North Sea". This four year project will investigate the role of information in environmental governance of economic activities at sea.
Requirements
Required education/skills: University Graduate
Master degree in sociology, political sciences, social geography or communication/ information sciences; fluent in English; knowledge of marine systems; strong in social theory and methodology.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s) :
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers( Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)
Organization
Wageningen University and Researchcentre
Environmental Policy Group and IMARES
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2000 - 2500
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 18 moths
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The position of PhD is for 4 years. Appointment will be as yet for only 18 months. After a possitive assessment the contract will be continued for the duration of the promotion project.
Salary will increase from EUR 2000,- in the first year upto EUR 2558,- in the last year based on a full-time appointment.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr.ir. Jan van Tatenhove
Telephone number: 31317 484452
E-mail address: jan.vantatenhove@ wur.nl
Or Prof.dr.ir. Arthur P.J. Mol
Telephone number: 31317 484452
E-mail address: arthur.mol@wur. nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
* About the organization (http://www.wur. nl/)
* About the department (http://www.enp. wur.nl/UK/)
* About the function
Application
You can apply for this job before 17-02-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen University
Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen
L. Verkerk
Hollandseweg 1
6706 KN Wageningen
Nederland
E-mail: lenie.verkerk@ wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT MW 2008-06.
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