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Postdoc in Environmental Change Linköping University in Sweden
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Environmental Science
Funding
Two-year full-time postdoctoral appointment within a Formas-funded research project; salary set individually according to collective agreements.
Deadline
Nov 27, 2026
Country
Sweden
University
Linköping University
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The Environmental Change division (tema Miljöförändring) at the Department of Thematic Studies at Linköping University is recruiting a two-year postdoctoral researcher to work on democratic innovations and climate transformation.
The postdoc will join the Formas-funded project Democratic Innovations for Climate Transformation (2027–2029), which brings together research on climate citizens’ assemblies and related deliberative processes. The project is designed as a systematic, interdisciplinary knowledge synthesis on how these democratic formats may contribute to system transformation, with a particular focus on their political impact, their role in broader systemic change, and what they mean for Swedish climate governance.
The role is research-intensive and includes leading the systematic literature review across academic databases and grey literature, following established standards for searching, screening, and quality assessment. The postdoctoral researcher will also play a central role in comparative synthesis across studies and in identifying evidence gaps around how deliberative processes connect to system-level transformation.
In addition to the review work, the postdoc will help design and facilitate stakeholder dialogues with Swedish municipalities and practitioners so that the project’s findings are useful for policy and practice. The successful candidate will work closely with the project’s principal investigator and a wider research team based at LiU and the Stockholm Resilience Centre, with scope to help shape methodological choices and analytical framing and to co-author outputs from the project.
The position is based in an interdisciplinary research environment where environmental change, democratic governance, and societal transformation are brought together in a collaborative setting.
Funding details
Two-year full-time postdoctoral appointment within a Formas-funded research project; salary set individually according to collective agreements.
What's required
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree, or an equivalent foreign degree, by the time the university makes its decision to employ. The doctoral degree should preferably have been awarded no more than three years ago, although older degrees may be accepted for special reasons. A doctoral degree in social sciences, humanities, or related fields is required, together with demonstrated familiarity with democratic innovations such as deliberative democracy, citizens’ assemblies, participatory governance, or environmental/climate governance. Experience with systematic literature reviews and qualitative content analysis is a merit, as is prior stakeholder involvement and co-production through workshops or similar formats. Strong written and spoken English is required.
How to apply
Apply via the “Apply” button on the advertisement page. Upload your selected research publications in the application template. If any publications cannot be sent electronically, mail three copies to the University Registrar at Linköping University so they arrive by the deadline.
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