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We are looking for

We are looking for a post-doc to join the INREF research program (2012-2017) called ‘Towards Environmentally Sustainable and Equitable Palm Oil’ (see Research at www.pap.wur.nl). In this program eight sandwich PhD students, supervised by staff of Wageningen University, the Netherlands, will perform a multi-disciplinary research of palm oil commodity chains. Field research activities on the entire production chain will take place in Indonesia and Thailand, while the scope of the research will range from local to national and global level.

The main task of the post-doc is to identify sustainable pathways for the production, processing and governing of palm oil, together with PhDs and senior staff. For this purpose the post-doc has to reflect and stimulate reflection on sustainable pathways during all stages of the program, by linking and synthesizing insights and findings from different PhD research projects and providing feedback to individual research projects - working in close collaboration with the programme coordinator for this purpose. More specifically, the post-doc will:

• play a key role in preparing the annual program workshops and the international closing workshop
• support the programme coordinator in organizing MSc research at programme level
• present two papers on sustainable pathways at two international academic conferences; these presentations will culminate in two scientific articles on sustainable pathways, with the program coordinator and other senior researchers acting as co-authors.

The post-doc will be part of the Daily Management Team, consisting of the program coordinator and one representative of each of the participating WUR chair groups. The post-doc will write an annual report of own activities and workshop meetings with PhDs as a contribution to the annual reporting to INREF.
 

We ask

We ask for an enthusiastic, creative and productive researcher with a PhD degree in social, agricultural or environmental sciences. The ideal candidate:

• has experience with multi-disciplinary research and is able to combine different theoretical-methodological approaches, insights and sets of data
• has knowledge on sustainability of global commodities and palm oil in particular
• is able to write articles and documents, to which many researchers contribute
• has strong organisational and time-management skills
• has published internationally in refereed scientific journals
• has great social and communicative skills
• is fluent in English and Dutch and preferably can speak Bahasa Indonesia or Thai

We offer

We offer you a temporary post-doc position for one year for 0.5 fte starting August 2012. After a positive evaluation, the contract will be extended with the remaining period of the project (till August 2016). You will be based at the same chair group as the program coordinator's: Public Administration and Policy Group.
(see also www.pap.wur.nl)
Gross Salary: max. € 3195,00 per month in the first year based on full-time employment, with a yearly periodical increase. In addition we offer you a holiday bonus (8%) and an end-of-year bonus (8,3%).
Application
We would like to receive your online application with motivation letter and curriculum vitae before 1 April 2012.

For further information please contact: Dr. Otto Hospes (otto.hospes@wur.nl)
Please do not use this email address to apply for this position.

Wageningen UR (University & Research centre)

Delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. That's our focus each and every day. Within our domain, healthy food and living environment, we search for answers to issues affecting society such as sustainable food production, climate change and alternative energy. Of course, we don’t do this alone. Every day, 6,500 people work on ‘the quality of life’, turning ideas into reality, on a global scale. 

Could you be one of these people? We give you the space you need.

For further information about working at Wageningen UR, take a look at www.jobsat.wur.nl.

Acquisition regarding this vacancy is not appreciated.