PhD positions (R1) in Sociotechnical Embedding of Energy Technologies University of Cyprus in Cyprus

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Decarbonisation and Energy Policy within the Just Energy Transitions team of the Rinn Energy network. The project focuses on overcoming political, regulatory, and organisational barriers to decarbonisation . The successful candidate will study governance and organisational challenges that slow decarbonisation across state, semi-state, and private entities, using mixed-methods research including policy analysis, qualitative interviews, and institutional case studie...

PHAETHON at the University of Cyprus is inviting applications for PhD positions (R1) in Sociotechnical Embedding of Energy Technologies . The project focuses on how energy technologies are embedded in society, with research themes including citizen perceptions , social context , behaviour , and communities . This opportunity is aimed at motivated early-stage researchers who want to pursue Doctoral studies and contribute to cutting-edge research connected to the green energy transition and sustai...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Leicester in Leicester, UK, on urban nature , biodiversity transitions , and stakeholder collaboration . The project, titled “Reframing Urban Nature: How Can Stakeholder Collaboration Enable Public Acceptance of Biodiversity Transitions in Local Places?” , focuses on how organisations, local authorities, and communities can collaborate, communicate, and co-create nature-positive initiatives that people understand, value, and accept. This opportun...

Teagasc Irish Agriculture & Food Development Authority is recruiting a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Sustainable Livestock Production Systems (Ref: 1650) at the Animal & Grassland Research Centre in Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland. The post is part of the STEP UP project (horizon-stepup.eu), focused on sustainable European livestock production systems, socio-economic and socio-cultural research, lifecycle assessment, econometric modelling, and the development of indicators for social and ...

Postdoc position at the University of Groningen in the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences on public perceptions and acceptability of hydrogen developments . The project sits at the intersection of Environmental Psychology , Psychology , Sociology , Political Science , and Environmental Science . The successful candidate will study how people form perceptions and acceptability judgements of hydrogen projects, identify key factors shaping public acceptance, and translate findings into soci...