PhD position Understanding farmers’ motivations to contribute to sustainability transitions

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PhD position Understanding farmers’ motivations to contribute to sustainability transitions Sintesi in italiano (traduzione automatica): Posizione di dottorato presso il gruppo di ricerca in Psicologia Ambientale dell'Università di Groningen, focalizzata sulle motivazioni degli agricoltori a contribuire alle transizioni verso la sostenibilità nel settore agricolo. Il progetto Re-Ge-NL mira a promuovere un'agricoltura rigenerativa e socialmente supportata nei Paesi Bassi. Il candidato condurrà studi longitudinali e sperimentali, collaborando con un consorzio di ricercatori e partner del settore agricolo. Sarà responsabile della pubblicazione dei risultati su riviste scientifiche internazionali e della presentazione della ricerca in conferenze. È richiesta una laurea in Psicologia o un campo correlato, oltre a competenze nella ricerca e nella comunicazione scientifica. Are you interested in sustainable transitions, group processes and farmer identities? Are you looking for a PhD position with both scientific and societal impact? In that case, this PhD position at the Environmental Psychology research group at the University of Groningen might just be what you are looking for. This PhD position is embedded in the large-scale transdisciplinary project Re-Ge-NL focused on accelerating the transition to a regenerative, remunerative and socially supported agricultural sector in the Netherlands ( https://regenl.nl/ ). Are farmers motivated to contribute to sustainability transitions in the agricultural sector? Your research will investigate how farmers’ personal and social identities predict support for these sustainability transitions, and how these personal and social identities vice versa are transformed by the wider societal context in which these transitions take place (e.g. farmer protests and sustainability initiatives, nitrogen policies, and public perceptions of farmers). Under the supervision and guidance of Prof. Lise Jans and Dr Thijs Bouman, and within a consortium of multidisciplinary researchers and diverse societal partners within the agricultural sector, you will work on furthering understanding on the motivational influence of farmer identities in advancing sustainable transitions. Using longitudinal surveys among farmers and citizens and experimental methods, you will examine how farmer identities shape, and are shaped by, sustainability transitions in the agricultural sector. What are you going to do? Conduct longitudinal studies and complementary experimental lab studies. Coordinate with other partners within the Re-Ge-NL consortium. Publish findings in international scientific journals. Present your research at international scientific conferences and to the wider public. Contribute to a policy brief with recommendations regarding sustainable motivations. Contribute to a limited number of teaching activities in the Environmental Psychology department, such as working groups and guest lectures. Follow courses to complete your PhD training (Kurt Lewin Institute). Annuncio in inglese. Fonte: Euraxess (Commissione europea).