Job Description

NEU
Teilzeit
Forschung und Lehre
The Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy is looking for a doctoral candidate (m/f/d) Doctoral Candidate (m/f/x) Analysing Power in Forest Adaptation Governance


Bewerbungsfrist: 20. September 2025 Veröffentlichungsdatum: 22. August 2025 Eintrittstermin: 1. Oktober 2025 Arbeitsumfang: Part-time position (65 %) Kennziffer: 00004497

Beschreibung

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We offer a doctoral position (E13, 65%, 3.5 years, starting 1 October 2025) in the exciting international DFG funded Research Training Group FORSCALE “Scale effects in Forest Adaptation to Climate Change”. ThisGerman-Canadian doctoral programme explores how forest ecosystems can be actively adapted to climate change, integrating ecological, social, economic, and legal perspectives across multiple scales and different political levels.






The doctoral candidate will specifically work in the project on "Power in Forest Adaptation Governance - A comparative analysis", which theoretically bases on ideational concepts like discursive institutionalism, ideational power and policy change. Empirically qualitative comparative analysis of policy documents and interviews will be conducted in Germany and Canada at different political levels.


This is the right position for you, if you are interested in political sciences, forest adaptation and international collaborative research.






FORSCALE is research-oriented and structured in close cooperation with six Canadian Universities. Doctoral candidates are expected to spend several month in Canada.






FORSCALE is interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary, aiming to provide innovative solutions to global challenges. Send your application until 20 September 2025 if you share this aim and if you:


hold a Master's degree in Political/Social Science, Forest Sciences or in a related field have an understanding and deep interest in political science interest in empirical social science research and enjoy an international scientific group.

Please include the following documents in one single PDF file:


Cover letter with research interests

CV and academic certificates

Example of a scientific work (English preferred)

Contact details of at least two references

The position is limited to 31. März 2029. The salary will be determined in accordance with TV-L E13.


We will be particularly pleased to receive applications from women for the position advertised here.

Bewerbung

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Please send your application in English including supporting documents mentioned above citing the reference number 00004497, by 20. September 2025 at the latest. Please send your application to the following address in written or electronic form:


Prof. Daniela Kleinschmit
Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy
Tennenbacherstr 4
79106 Freiburg /Germany


For further information, please contact Prof.Dr. Daniela Kleinschmit on the phone number +49 761 203-3712 or E-Mail daniela.kleinschmit@ifp.uni-freiburg.de.