PhD position in Rural Development in the Global North
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet / Högskolejobb / Uppsala
2025-05-13
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The Department of Urban and Rural Development conducts undergraduate and postgraduate education, research and collaboration. About 175 people are employed in five departments. The department is the largest at SLU within social sciences, humanities and design.
This position will be placed at the Division of Rural Development. In the Division of Rural Development, we conduct research, teaching and collaboration that focuses on issues of justice, knowledge and power in agriculture and forestry, natural resource management and development in rural areas. We see rural areas as dynamic spaces created by a network of relationships that span between the urban and rural and across the globe.
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https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/Name of research project/thesis:
Attitudes, needs and preferences in the energy transition of Sweden's food system
Description:
Rural Development
Qualifications:
The PhD candidate will conduct their research as part of the AgroDrive centre, which is funded by the Swedish government research council FORMAS. The objective of AgroDrive is to facilitate the transition to fossil-free energy in Sweden's agricultural and food systems, for improved competitiveness, higher resilience, and better climate performance. AgroDrive brings together dozens of actors from academia, the public, and the private sectors. Thus, it offers a transdisciplinary platform on which to collectively develop and implement fossil-free solutions in the food system.
The PhD candidate will work within Work Package (WP) 6 of AgroDrive, which explores attitudes, needs and preferences for the adoption of different renewable fuels and fossil-free energy solutions in the Swedish food system to understand their socio-economic potentials and how to achieve an equitable and inclusive energy transition. This will be implemented through living labs and workshops in two Swedish regions (Västra Götaland and Östergötland), a policy lab, as well as other qualitative research. The work is carried out in close collaboration with the other AgroDrive WPs.
Job description
The PhD candidate will theoretically anchor the PhD project in the field of rural development with a focus on energy transitions. They will be involved in empirical work in relation to the different WP 6 activities, and develop a mixed-methods approach grounded in qualitative research that will cater for comparative research and analysis as well as considering equality and inclusion aspects.
The candidate will also be affiliated with the AgroDrive Academy, which links the research of three PhD candidates with each other. The Academy serves as a meeting place and support network for the three candidates. It will arrange regular activities such as bi-weekly online meetings, in-person seminars and writing retreats. The Academy is led by two experienced researchers from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies and the Division of Rural Development who will support the candidates within their PhD studies, or programs.
Place of work:
Uppsala
Forms for funding or employment:
Employment (4 years)
Starting date:
According to agreement. Preferably 1 September 2025.
Application:
Click the "Apply" button to submit your application. The deadline is 2025-05-27.
Applicants will be evaluated for suitability based on the above listed qualifications.
The application must include:
• A cover letter in English of max. 2 500 words. This should contain a brief presentation of yourself, your motivation and qualifications for carrying out PhD education and research. The letter should also contain a statement on why you would like to work on this specific project, how your qualifications make you suitable for the position (with reference to the qualifications listed above), and what individual interests and priorities you would like to pursue within the project's overall aims if your application were successful.
• A CV in English (2 pages max) that demonstrates your qualifications for the third cycle programme in Rural Development (including publications, if relevant)
• Copies of degree certificate and transcript of records from previous first and second-cycle studies at a university or higher education institution
• A copy of your degree thesis/theses, corresponding to at least 30 credits (30 credits Master's degree thesis, or 15 credits Master's degree thesis plus 15 credits Bachelor's degree thesis).
• Name and contact information of two professional references (note: letters of reference are not required in the first stage of application).
• If you are not a native speaker of Swedish, please provide a language certificate.
To qualify for third-cycle (Doctoral) courses and study programmes, you must have a second-cycle (Master's) qualification. Alternatively, you must have conducted a minimum of four years of full-time study, of which a minimum of one year at second-cycle level.
Applicants will be selected based on their written application and CV, degree project, copies of their degree certificate and transcript of records from previous first and second-cycle studies at a university or higher education institution, two personal references, and knowledge of English. More information about the English language requirements can be found here:
https://www.slu.se/en/education/programmes-courses/doctoral-studies/application-admission-doctoral-studies/Please note that applicants invited to interview must submit attested copies of their degree certificate, or equivalent, a transcript of records from previous first and second-cycle studies at a university or higher education institution. Applicants who are not Swedish citizens need to submit an attested copy of their passport's information page containing their photograph and personal details.
Read about the PhD education at SLU at
www.slu.se/en/education/programmes-courses/doctoral-studies/Academic union representatives:
https://internt.slu.se/en/my-employment/employee-associations/kontaktpersoner-vid-rekrytering/ Ersättning Fast månadslön
Så ansöker du Sista dag att ansöka är 2025-05-27
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Arbetsgivare Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (org.nr 202100-2817),
http://www.slu.se Arbetsplats Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Kontakt Researcher
Cristián Alarcón Ferrari
cristian-alarcon.ferrari@slu.se Jobbnummer 9336834