Postdoc Research Project On Sustainable Food

3 weken geleden

Tilburg, Nederland Tilburg University Voltijd

**Tilburg University | Tilburg Law School**
is looking for a

**Postdoc Position: Research Project on Sustainable Food Governance**

Department: Public Law and Governance
Location: Tilburg
Contract size: 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week)
Full-time gross monthly salary: €4,492 -6,148
Contract duration: 2 years
Desired starting date: January 2025 (or soon thereafter)

Tilburg University’s Public Law and Governance department is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with a specialization in public governance or public policy, with expertise in network analysis and qualitative comparative methods. This position is part of the “Feeding Connections: City Networks and the Pathways to Sustainable Food Governance” project, led by Dr. Giulia Bazzan, which aims to understand how city networks facilitate the diffusion of sustainable practices into local food policies.

**Your position**
The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to the core research activities of the “Feeding Connections” project. You will focus on analyzing how city networks—such as the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact and Eurocities—drive policy diffusion and learning, using network analysis and comparative methods. Additionally, you will work closely with an interdisciplinary team to visualize these networks through an interactive smart map and contribute to academic publications and policy reports.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Conduct research on city networks, public governance, and food policy integration with a focus on sustainability.
- Utilize network analysis to map and understand key actors, relationships, and the structural dynamics of city food networks.
- Conduct process-tracing in case studies to uncover the causal mechanisms of policy learning and diffusion across city networks.
- Contribute to the development of an interactive smart map for visualizing network structures and sustainability efforts.
- Engage in academic writing, including the preparation of journal articles and policy briefs.
- Present research findings at international conferences and workshops.

**Your Profile**:

- A PhD in Public Governance, Public Policy, Political Science, or a related field.
- Experience with network analysis and comparative methods, or willingness to learn, including qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and/or process-tracing.
- A strong interest in urban food policy, sustainability governance, policy integration, and transnational policy networks.
- Proven ability to produce high-quality academic publications.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with fluency in English (knowledge of Dutch or other languages is a plus).
- Ability to work independently and as part of a research team.

**What do we offer?**
Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:

- A position based on 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week).
- A salary of minimum of €4,492 and maximum €6,148 gross per month for full-time employment, based on UFO profile Researcher 3 and salary scale 11. Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system based on relevant education and work experience.
- This is a vacancy as a Researcher: for a temporary position in accordance with Article 2.3 paragraph 5 under b of the CLA DU. You will be given a temporary contract for the duration of 2 years (0.8 FTE).
- Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
- Over 8 weeks of vacation leave.
- The opportunity to work partly on campus and partly from home with a home office allowance of €2 per day.
- Reimbursement for sustainable commuting: walking, cycling, and public transportation.
- A monthly internet fee of €25.
- An Options Model in which you exchange benefits for things such as additional leave, more pension, a bicycle or personal training at our Sports Center.
- Employees from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for the 30/20/10% tax facility.
- A pension with ABP; the most sustainable Dutch pension fund.
- Training in personal development, career development, leadership, education, and research or a language course at our Language Center.
- A work culture in which we embrace differences, everyone is welcome and given equal opportunities.
- A vibrant campus in green surroundings that is easily accessible by public transport.

For more information, see our website and the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities.

In order to make a good selection, we also ask you to provide the following documents:

- an official copy of your university degree
- a list of publications and one or two publications

Letter selection is scheduled in the week of 4 October; you will receive notification from us shortly thereafter. The first selection interviews will take place in the week of 11 November.

The selection committee consists of:

- dr. Giulia Bazzan, Assistant professor and project leader
- Gaby Coenen, Manager of Department

You will ideally start working for Tilburg University on 01/01/2025, or soon thereafter.

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