{"data":{"id":221702,"slug":"forskare-i-ekonomisk-geografi-med-inriktning-mot-infrastrukturomstallning","type":"job","title":"Researcher in Economic Geography with Focus on Infrastructure Transition","description":"Position Profile\nThe position is located at the Department of Cultural Geography and Economic Geography (KEG) and affiliated with CIRCLE, Centre for Innovation Research (www.circle.lu.se). You will work in the research project DECENT (Socio-technical modularity and the decentralization of infrastructure), funded by the European Research Council through an ERC Starting Grant and running 2026\u20132031. DECENT investigates why and how critical infrastructure \u2013 energy, water and sanitation, mobility, food supply \u2013 becomes more decentralized, despite strong path dependencies favoring large-scale centralized systems. The project combines transition research, modularity theory, and economic geography and compares case studies in European and Indian cities.\nYou will be part of a project team consisting of the project leader, two doctoral students, and yourself, with your workplace at Geocentrum I in Lund together with the department's approximately 60 staff members. At KEG and CIRCLE, you will encounter an international and interdisciplinary research environment in economic geography, innovation studies, and sustainability transitions, with an open and supportive work culture where junior and senior researchers collaborate closely.\n \nWe Offer\nLund University is a state agency, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation, and a favorable occupational pension.\nWe have flexible time agreements that provide good conditions for balance between work and leisure. You will have excellent conditions to conduct research in a well-funded international project, with funds for fieldwork and conferences, and scope to develop your own research profile.\nRead more on the university's website about working for us Jobba hos oss\nDuties and Areas of Responsibility\nAs a researcher in DECENT, you work closely with the project leader and take independent responsibility for research within one or more of the project's case studies. Your main duties are to:\ncontribute to the project's theory development on decentralization and modularity in socio-technical systems, particularly in the project's initial phase\nplan and conduct empirical work \u2013 document studies, interviews, and fieldwork \u2013 in one or more infrastructure sectors (e.g., energy, water and sanitation, mobility, or food) in European and Indian cities\nanalyze the material using qualitative process methods (path tracing) and semi-quantitative network methods (socio-technical configuration analysis, STCA), and contribute to the project's methodological development\ncompare cases across sectors and between high- and middle-income contexts and contribute to the project's synthesis and theory building\npublish in international peer-reviewed journals, independently and together with the project team, and present at international conferences\ncontribute to the supervision of the project's doctoral students and to seminars, workshops, and dialogue with practitioners and decision-makers in the case study contexts\n\nTravel and fieldwork, particularly in Europe and India, are part of the position.\n \nQualifications\nRequirements for the position are:\nYou hold a doctoral degree in economic geography, cultural geography, innovation studies, transition research, or another relevant social science field, such as economics.\nYou have documented research experience in sustainability transitions, innovation, or infrastructure (e.g., energy, water, mobility, or food), demonstrated through publications in international peer-reviewed journals.\nYou have experience in qualitative research with own data collection, such as interview-based case studies.\nYou have very good knowledge of English, spoken and written. Swedish is not required.\nYou have strong ability to independently plan and conduct research tasks, and good collaborative skills.\n\nMerits for the position are:\nYou have research experience and fieldwork in middle-income countries, particularly India or other parts of South Asia.\nYou have good knowledge of socio-technical transition theories, institutional theory, and\/or economic-geographic perspectives on transition and agency.\nYou have research experience on businesses, entrepreneurship, or innovation ecosystems in infrastructure sectors.\nYou have research experience on justice and distribution aspects of infrastructure and energy transitions.\nYou have experience in interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement with policy actors and practitioners.\nYou have experience supervising early-career researchers or seeking and leading externally funded projects.\nYou have language skills relevant to fieldwork in the project's case study contexts.\n\nIn the selection process, greatest weight is placed on scientific excellence demonstrated through publications and conducted research, and on how well your research profile matches and complements the project's research questions.\n \nOther\nThe position has a start date of January 1, 2027 or by agreement. Interviews will be held in Lund shortly after the application deadline. Contact Johan Mi\u00f6rner (johan.miorner@keg.lu.se) for questions about the position.\n \nHow to Apply\nThe position is applied for through the university's recruitment system. Your application must be written in English and include:\na cover letter (max 1 page) describing your research profile, how it relates to DECENT, and how you would like to contribute to the project\nCV with publication list\n\nThe university applies individual salary setting. Please indicate your salary expectations in your application.\nThe Department of Cultural Geography and Economic Geography at Lund University is a research-intensive academic unit within the Faculty of Social Sciences. It combines long academic traditions with modern and strongly internationalized research and education. The department offers a wide range of education at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels, including internationally oriented programs such as the Master's program in Human Geography.\nThe department has diverse staff of approximately 55\u201360 academic and administrative employees.\nWe decline all contacts from advertising sales companies, recruitment and staffing agencies due to public procurement regulations.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Forskare i ekonomisk geografi med inriktning mot infrastrukturomst\u00e4llning","description_original":"Kravprofil\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r placerad vid Institutionen f\u00f6r kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi (KEG) och knuten till CIRCLE, Centre for Innovation Research (www.circle.lu.se). Du kommer att arbeta i forskningsprojektet DECENT (Socio-technical modularity and the decentralization of infrastructure), som finansieras av Europeiska forskningsr\u00e5det genom ett ERC Starting Grant och p\u00e5g\u00e5r 2026\u20132031. DECENT unders\u00f6ker varf\u00f6r och hur samh\u00e4llsviktig infrastruktur \u2013 energi, vatten och sanitet, mobilitet, livsmedelsf\u00f6rs\u00f6rjning \u2013 blir mer decentraliserad, trots starka stigberoenden till f\u00f6rm\u00e5n f\u00f6r storskaliga centraliserade system. Projektet kombinerar omst\u00e4llningsforskning, modularitetsteori och ekonomisk geografi och j\u00e4mf\u00f6r fallstudier i europeiska och indiska st\u00e4der.\nDu blir en del av ett projektteam som best\u00e5r av projektledaren, tv\u00e5 doktorander och dig, och har din arbetsplats p\u00e5 Geocentrum I i Lund tillsammans med institutionens cirka 60 medarbetare. Vid KEG och CIRCLE m\u00f6ter du en internationell och tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig forskningsmilj\u00f6 inom ekonomisk geografi, innovationsstudier och h\u00e5llbarhetsomst\u00e4llningar, med en \u00f6ppen och st\u00f6djande arbetskultur d\u00e4r juniora och seniora forskare samarbetar n\u00e4ra.\n\u00a0\nVi erbjuder\nLunds universitet \u00e4r en statlig myndighet vilket inneb\u00e4r att du f\u00e5r s\u00e4rskilda f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner, gener\u00f6s semester och en f\u00f6rm\u00e5nlig tj\u00e4nstepension.\u00a0\nVi har flextidsavtal som ger goda f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar f\u00f6r balans mellan arbete och fritid. Du f\u00e5r goda f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar att forska i ett v\u00e4l finansierat internationellt projekt, med medel f\u00f6r f\u00e4ltarbete och konferenser, och utrymme att utveckla en egen forskningsprofil.\nL\u00e4s mer p\u00e5 universitetets webbplats om att vara anst\u00e4lld hos oss Jobba hos oss\nArbetsuppgifter och ansvarsomr\u00e5den\nSom forskare i DECENT arbetar du n\u00e4ra projektledaren och tar ett sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt ansvar f\u00f6r forskningen inom en eller flera av projektets fallstudier. Dina huvudsakliga arbetsuppgifter \u00e4r att:\nbidra till projektets teoriutveckling om decentralisering och modularitet i sociotekniska system, s\u00e4rskilt i projektets inledande fas\nplanera och genomf\u00f6ra empiriskt arbete \u2013 dokumentstudier, intervjuer och f\u00e4ltarbete \u2013 i en eller flera infrastruktursektorer (t.ex. energi, vatten och sanitet, mobilitet eller livsmedel) i europeiska och indiska st\u00e4der\nanalysera materialet med kvalitativa processmetoder (path tracing) och semikvantitativa n\u00e4tverksmetoder (sociotekniska konfigurationsanalys, STCA), och bidra till projektets metodutveckling\nj\u00e4mf\u00f6ra fall mellan sektorer och mellan h\u00f6g- och medelinkomstkontexter och bidra till projektets syntes och teoribygge\npublicera i internationella refereegranskade tidskrifter, sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt och tillsammans med projektgruppen, och presentera vid internationella konferenser\nbidra till v\u00e4gledningen av projektets doktorander samt till seminarier, workshops och dialog med praktiker och beslutsfattare i fallstudiekontexterna\n\nResor och f\u00e4ltarbete, framf\u00f6r allt i Europa och Indien, ing\u00e5r i anst\u00e4llningen.\n\u00a0\nKvalifikationer\nKrav f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r:\nDu har doktorsexamen i ekonomisk geografi, kulturgeografi, innovationsstudier, omst\u00e4llningsforskning eller ett annat samh\u00e4llsvetenskapligt \u00e4mne av relevans f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen, till exempel nationalekonomi.\nDu har dokumenterad forskningserfarenhet inom h\u00e5llbarhetsomst\u00e4llningar, innovation eller infrastruktur (t.ex. energi, vatten, mobilitet eller livsmedel), visad genom publikationer i internationella refereegranskade tidskrifter.\nDu har erfarenhet av kvalitativ forskning med egen datainsamling, till exempel intervjubaserade fallstudier.\nDu har mycket goda kunskaper i engelska i tal och skrift. Svenska \u00e4r inget krav.\nDu har god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt planera och driva forskningsuppgifter, och god samarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga.\n\nMeriterande f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r:\nDu har erfarenhet av forskning om, och f\u00e4ltarbete i, medelinkomstl\u00e4nder, s\u00e4rskilt Indien eller andra delar av Sydasien.\nDu har goda kunskaper i sociotekniska omst\u00e4llningsteorier, institutionell teori och\/eller ekonomisk-geografiska perspektiv p\u00e5 omst\u00e4llning och akt\u00f6rskap.\nDu har erfarenhet av forskning om f\u00f6retag, entrepren\u00f6rskap eller innovationsekosystem i infrastruktursektorer.\nDu har erfarenhet av forskning om r\u00e4ttvise- och f\u00f6rdelningsaspekter av infrastruktur- och energiomst\u00e4llningar.\nDu har erfarenhet av tv\u00e4rvetenskapligt samarbete och av samverkan med policyakt\u00f6rer och praktiker.\nDu har erfarenhet av att v\u00e4gleda yngre forskare eller av att s\u00f6ka och leda externt finansierade projekt.\nDu har spr\u00e5kkunskaper av relevans f\u00f6r f\u00e4ltarbete i projektets fallstudiekontexter.\n\nVid urvalet l\u00e4ggs st\u00f6rst vikt vid vetenskaplig skicklighet visad genom publikationer och genomf\u00f6rd forskning, samt vid hur v\u00e4l din forskningsprofil matchar och kompletterar projektets fr\u00e5gest\u00e4llningar.\n\u00a0\n\u00d6vrigt\nAnst\u00e4llningen har tilltr\u00e4de den 1 januari 2027 eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. Intervjuer h\u00e5lls i Lund kort efter sista ans\u00f6kningsdag. Kontakta Johan Mi\u00f6rner (johan.miorner@keg.lu.se) vid fr\u00e5gor om anst\u00e4llningen.\n\u00a0\nS\u00e5 h\u00e4r s\u00f6ker du\nAnst\u00e4llningen s\u00f6ks via universitetets rekryteringssystem. Ans\u00f6kan ska skrivas p\u00e5 engelska och inneh\u00e5lla:\nett brev (max 1 sida) d\u00e4r du beskriver din forskningsprofil, hur den relaterar till DECENT och hur du skulle vilja bidra till projektet\nCV med publikationslista\n\nUniversitetet till\u00e4mpar individuell l\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning. Ange g\u00e4rna l\u00f6neanspr\u00e5k i din ans\u00f6kan.\nInstitutionen f\u00f6r kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi vid Lunds universitet \u00e4r en forskningsintensiv akademisk enhet inom Samh\u00e4llsvetenskapliga fakulteten. Den kombinerar l\u00e5nga akademiska traditioner med modern och starkt internationaliserad forskning och utbildning. 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