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Luca Bertolini
1 week ago
Postdoc Turning Conflicts into Opportunities for Inclusive Public Spaces University of Amsterdam in Netherlands
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Participatory Action Research
Funding
Paid postdoctoral position for up to 3 years at 0.9 FTE; salary €4,925–€5,264 gross per month at full-time (38 hours), scale 11.0–11.2, plus 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end bonus.
Deadline
Nov 24, 2026
Country
Netherlands
University
University of Amsterdam
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About this position
This postdoctoral project at the University of Amsterdam focuses on how conflicts around street transformation can be turned into opportunities for more inclusive public spaces. The work is embedded in the European TURNIPS project, which studies how political, social, economic, and ecological tensions around changing city streets can be translated into negotiation, co-creation, and more just urban environments.
The researcher will contribute to the development and testing of agonistic street experiments: temporary street arrangements designed to bring different views of the street into direct contact and discussion. The project uses interdisciplinary, comparative, and participatory approaches and combines qualitative and quantitative methods with computational tools and practical experimentation in the public realm. Amsterdam and Haarlem are the main test locations within a wider set of Urban Living Labs across Europe.
The postdoc will work closely with Luca Bertolini and Marco te Brömmelstroet and will be based in the Urban Planning research group within the Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies (GPIO). The role is also connected to the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) and the Centre for Urban Studies (CUS), placing the researcher in a strong interdisciplinary environment with international collaborators and policy partners.
Day-to-day work includes mapping the state of the art on mobility transitions, street transformations, participation, and contestation; designing, running, monitoring, and evaluating street experiments with municipalities; helping organise consortium meetings and workshops; and contributing to publications, policy outputs, and public-facing events. The project offers a research setting focused on urban justice, mobility change, and the contested making of public space.
Funding details
Paid postdoctoral position for up to 3 years at 0.9 FTE; salary €4,925–€5,264 gross per month at full-time (38 hours), scale 11.0–11.2, plus 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end bonus.
What's required
Applicants must have a PhD in urban and regional planning, urban design, urban studies, social geography, urban sociology, or a closely related field, and the doctorate must be completed before 1 January 2027. Candidates should have demonstrable experience with field research on urban mobility and public space, knowledge of literature on mobility transitions, street transformation and conflictual policy-making, advanced qualitative methods, action research and conceptual thinking, experience in inter- and transdisciplinary projects, strong English skills, and Dutch at B2 level or higher. The role also requires the ability to work independently and in a team, and preferably one or two publications or a promising set of manuscripts in preparation.
How to apply
Submit one PDF via the UvA application portal using the required CV field. The PDF must include a CV, a motivation letter explaining your fit with the project and societal impact, and a writing sample. Apply by the deadline and contact Luca Bertolini for questions if needed.
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Professors
Prof. Dr. Ir. at University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Research Interests
Geography
Participatory Action Research
Public Space
Urban Planning
Urban Mobility
Prof. at University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Research Interests
Social Geography
Urban Mobility
Sociology
Public Space
Field Experimentation
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