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Postdoc on Historical and Future Transition Pathways to a Circular Society

Join us and work on exploring historical and future transition pathways within the Netherlands to a circular society by 2050! Are you a social scientist or humanities scholar passionate about the transition to a sustainable, circular society? Join us as a postdoc in the NWO-funded project  ACT! Accelerating the Circular Transition. A New Paradigm for Society  (ACT!). You play a crucial role in synthesising data, creating actionable insights, and translating theoretical concepts into practical applications, combining historical and social sciences expertise. Your job ACT! addresses the urgent need to shift from a linear to a circular economy to tackle global challenges like resource scarcity, pollution, and climate change. By developing shared visions, advanced modelling tools, and coordinated pathways, the project integrates insights from science, policy, and practice to foster societal transitions. Structured into five interconnected work packages, it encompasses visioning futures, simulation modeling, pathway development, case studies, and impact integration. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will identify and evaluate actionable pathways that enable stakeholders to make informed decisions that accelerate systemic change. You will develop and analyse transition pathways towards a circular society, integrating environmental, economic, and social dimensions. This involves using modelling tools, co-designing strategies with stakeholders, and assessing interventions to ensure they align with the project’s goals of sustainability, justice, and fairness. You work in close collaboration with different project areas, collaborating with teams focused on desirable futures, simulation tools, and real-world case studies. This leads to consistency across project outputs.  Your key responsibilities include: conducting research on historical and future transition pathways across multiple systems; exploring historical pathways and applying historical insights to contemporary challenges; co-designing and evaluating strategies for a circular society with stakeholders; preparing academic publications and contributing to project deliverables; engaging with stakeholders, including policymakers, businesses, and NGOs, to co-create and refine pathway analysis and possible interventions; presenting research findings at project meetings, workshops, and conferences; mentoring junior researchers and contributing to collaborative ACT! team efforts; contributing to Deep Transition Lab activities, and to the Social and Economic History Group within the faculty of Humanities. Your qualities A PhD in a relevant social science or humanities discipline; a proven record of peer-reviewed publications; experience collaborating with stakeholders in co-creation processes; expertise in sustainability transitions research - knowledge of circular economy theory and practice is a plus; experience with development of tools or willingness to learn this methodology; strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills; the skills to manage multiple project simultaneously; proficiency in English (Dutch is a plus). Our offer A fulltime position for 12 months, with an extension of up to 48 months in total after positive evaluation ; a working week of 38 hours and a fulltime gross monthly salary of €4,537 (salary scale 11.0 under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU)); 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;  a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.  In addition to the  terms of employment  laid down in the CAO NU, Utrecht University has a number of schemes and facilities of its own for employees. This includes schemes facilitating  professional development , leave schemes and schemes for  sports and cultural activities , as well as discounts on software and other IT products. We also offer access to additional employee benefits through our Terms of Employment Options Model. In this way, we encourage our employees to continue to invest in their growth. For more information, please visit  Working at Utrecht University . About us A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At  Utrecht University , the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major  strategic themes . Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Pathways to Sustainability.  Sharing science, shaping tomorrow . The  Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 1,100 staff members. It comprises four knowledge domains: Philosophy and Religious Studies, History and Art History, Media and Culture Studies, and Languages, Literature and Communication. With its research and education in these fields, the Faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context. The enthusiastic and committed colleagues and the excellent amenities in the historical city centre of Utrecht, where the faculty is located , contribute to an inspiring working environment. More information For more information about this position, please contact Professor Johan Schot at j.w.schot@uu.nl . Candidates for this vacancy will be recruited by Utrecht University. Apply now As Utrecht University, we want to be a  home  for everyone. We value staff with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and identities, including cultural, religious or ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment in which everyone can flourish and contribute. To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, including a letter of motivation, via the ‘apply now’ button. The first round of interviews will take place on the 20th of March 2025 in Utrecht.

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