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Assistant Professorship in the Social Science of Digital Green Transitions at IT University of Copenhagen

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The IT University of Copenhagen in Denmark invites applicants who can contribute to strengthening the IT University’s research and teaching in how digital technologies are deployed in green transitions. The candidates must have a background in qualitative social science and be competent in taking a sociotechnical and ethnographic perspective on the topic.

The qualified candidate will engage in interdisciplinary research and be able to deliver advanced research-based teaching in:

  • Sustainability
  • Capitalist responses to climate change
  • Climate actions and social change
  • Green infrastructures

The position requires academic qualifications at PhD level and the candidate must have the ability to read/speak a Scandinavian language or the willingness to learn Danish.

Application deadline: 1 December 2024, at 23:59 CET.

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PhD Graduate Student Research Assistantship at the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University

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This assistantship will begin either Spring or Fall 2025. The advisor is Doug Bessette, PhD. The position is part of a 3-year project, entitled: Fast and (or?) Fair: Are Rapid and Equitable Processes for Large-Scale Solar Development Mutually Exclusive? The project is funded by the Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS 4) program.

Interested students should email Doug Bessette at bessett6@msu.edu using the subject line, “Interest in PhD position: SEEDS 4”. In your email, identify why you are interested in the position and provide a brief summary of your experience and qualifications.

The primary application window for CSUS’s Fall 2025 cohort runs until February 1st, but early acceptance and a Spring (or Summer) 2025 start is possible.

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