Daniela Kleinschmit
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Postdoctoral Position in Environmental/Forest Governance, Innovation and Experiments University of Freiburg in Germany
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Environmental Science
Funding
Full-time postdoctoral position paid according to TV-L E13. The role is limited until 30 June 2029 and includes an individual financial budget for project-specific expenses and career development activities.
Deadline
Expired
Country
Germany
University
University of Freiburg
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About this position
The Excellence Cluster Future Forests at the University of Freiburg is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral position in Environmental/Forest Governance focusing on Innovation and Experiments (GovInEx).
This interdisciplinary role is centered on research into governance innovations, collaborative governance, and political decision making that goes beyond incremental change. The project aims to develop a conceptual framework for governance experiments and to conduct experiments related to local cooperative governance and decision making in Baden-Württemberg and Germany.
Relevant research interests include environmental science, political science, geography, and related social-science approaches to forest and environmental policy. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to conceptual work, planning and conducting governance experiments, interdisciplinary and international collaboration, supervision of early-career researchers, project coordination, proposal development, publications, conference presentations, and cluster outreach.
Eligibility highlights: a PhD or equivalent in environmental governance, political science, human geography, economics, or a related field; experience with choice experiments, survey experiments, or game theoretic experiments; experience in governance innovation and collaborative governance; project management skills; and very good spoken and written German and English. High-quality publications in governance research are expected.
Funding and conditions: full-time position, salary according to TV-L E13, with an individual financial budget for project-specific expenses and career development activities. The position is limited until 30 June 2029.
Application deadline: 2 August 2026. Apply via the University of Freiburg application portal and include a cover letter, CV, certificates/transcripts, and optionally a publication list. Reference number: 00005062.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Daniela Kleinschmit, Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy, University of Freiburg.
Funding details
Full-time postdoctoral position paid according to TV-L E13. The role is limited until 30 June 2029 and includes an individual financial budget for project-specific expenses and career development activities.
What's required
PhD or equivalent in environmental governance, political science, human geography, economics, or a related field; knowledge and experience in social science experiments for political decision making (choice experiments, game theoretic experiments, survey experiments, or similar); knowledge and experience in governance innovation research and collaborative governance; demonstrated experience in coordination and project management; ability to work independently and collaborate in interdisciplinary teams and with non-academic stakeholders; very good spoken German and very good spoken and written English; high-quality publications in governance research.
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Research Interests
Environmental Politics
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