{"data":{"id":221376,"slug":"postdoktor-inom-centrum-for-resilienta-maltider-plate","type":"job","title":"Postdoctoral Researcher in the Center for Resilient Meals (PLATE)","description":"Responsibilities\nWithin the Formas-funded Center for Resilient Meals (PLATE), research is conducted on how the meal sector can transition so that meals offered meet principles of sustainability, resilience\/preparedness, good taste, health, and competitiveness\/profitability. Together with a large group of partners from the food sector (public and private actors), the research examines, among other things, how meals should be designed to be resilient, how they are received by meal guests, how actors can build competitiveness and profitability around resilient meals, and how the transition of the meal sector can be shaped and supported. The research also includes a work package on supply chains and distribution, which this position will primarily focus on. The work package's research spans questions related to regional and diversified value chains, public procurement, inventory management and public-private collaboration, as well as synergies and conflicts between goals of sustainability, preparedness, and profitability. The work package has a particular focus on public meals (municipalities and regions). Your tasks will be to plan, carry out, and publish research in line with the Center's objectives, and specifically in relation to work package 3. You will also communicate results directly to partners, to other stakeholders, at scientific conferences, and at other types of seminars and workshops. The exact content of your postdoctoral project will be formulated together with the senior researchers within the work package and based on the needs of non-academic partners. In addition to knowledge in, and a genuine interest in, resilience and sustainability issues within the food and meal sector, we want you to be interested in case study methodology, able to use both qualitative and quantitative research methods, and have a prior understanding of the Swedish context in general, and the public sector in particular. As a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Technology (SEED), you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment with great exchange between research areas. Within the position, up to 20% of your time can be spent on teaching, if needed by the department. Teaching assignments will extend your time as a postdoctoral researcher accordingly.\nQualifications\nRequirements\nCompleted doctorate degree, scheduled dissertation date, or foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a doctorate. This qualification requirement must be met by the time the employment decision is made.\nPrevious research in subject areas relevant to the position.\nDemonstrated ability to collaborate in research\nDemonstrated ability to independently plan, carry out, publish, and communicate research\n\nMeriting factors\nAt the final application deadline, no more than three years since the doctorate degree or a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a doctorate was obtained.\nExperience with interdisciplinary research with a systems perspective in subject areas relevant to the position\nExperience with co-creation processes with stakeholders and other non-academic actors.\nKnowledge of the Swedish food and meal sector, particularly the public sector\nDemonstrated teaching ability\nAwareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with particular focus on gender equality\n\nWe will place great emphasis on personal qualities.\nBecome part of KTH\nKTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and participating in the transition to a sustainable society. Here you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop at a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Equality, diversity, and equal treatment are a quality issue and a natural part of KTH's values as a university and public authority.\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work and develop at KTH.\nTrade union representatives\nContact information for trade union representatives.\nApplication\nYou apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have main responsibility for your application being complete when submitted.\nThe application should contain:\nCV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.\nCopy of degree certificate and grades from your previous university studies. Translations to English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.\nA short personal letter addressing why you want to conduct postdoctoral research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals.\nBrief account of what research you want to conduct within PLATE, Work Package 3, maximum 2 pages long.\n\nThe application must be received by KTH no later than the final application deadline at midnight, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\nAbout the employment\nThe employment is permanent, but no longer than two years\nA postdoctoral position is a time-limited merit-based employment primarily focused on research intended as a first career step after dissertation.\nOther\nFor information on the processing of personal data in connection with recruitment.\nIt may be that an employment at KTH is placed in a security class. If this is the case for this particular employment, a security check of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) with consent. In these cases, a requirement for employment is that the applicant is approved after the security check.\nWe decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies and sellers of job advertisements.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Postdoktor inom centrum f\u00f6r resilienta m\u00e5ltider (PLATE)","description_original":"Arbetsuppgifter\nInom det Formas-finansierade Centrum f\u00f6r resilienta m\u00e5ltider (PLATE) bedrivs forskning om hur m\u00e5ltidssektorn kan g\u00f6ra en omst\u00e4llning s\u00e5 att m\u00e5ltider som erbjuds uppfyller principer om h\u00e5llbarhet, resiliens\/beredskap, god smak, h\u00e4lsa och konkurrenskraft\/l\u00f6nsamhet. Tillsammans med en stor grupp partners fr\u00e5n livsmedelssektorn (offentliga och privata akt\u00f6rer) tittar forskningen bland annat p\u00e5 hur m\u00e5ltider ska vara beskaffade f\u00f6r att vara resilienta, hur de tas emot av m\u00e5ltidsg\u00e4sterna, hur akt\u00f6rer kan bygga konkurrenskraft och l\u00f6nsamhet kring resilienta m\u00e5ltider, och hur omst\u00e4llningen av m\u00e5ltidssektorn kan gestaltas och underst\u00f6djas. I forskningen ing\u00e5r ocks\u00e5 ett arbetspaket om leverant\u00f6rsled och distribution, som denna tj\u00e4nst fr\u00e4mst fokuseras kring. Arbetspaketets forskning sp\u00e4nner \u00f6ver fr\u00e5gor som r\u00f6r regionala och diversifierade v\u00e4rdekedjor, offentlig upphandling, lagerh\u00e5llning och privat-offentlig samverkan, samt synergier och konflikter mellan m\u00e5l om h\u00e5llbarhet, beredskap och l\u00f6nsamhet. Arbetspaketet har ett s\u00e4rskilt fokus p\u00e5 offentliga m\u00e5ltider (kommuner och regioner). Dina arbetsuppgifter blir att planera, genomf\u00f6ra och publicera forskning i linje med Centrets m\u00e5l, och specifikt i relation till arbetspaket 3. Du kommer \u00e4ven kommunicera resultat direkt till partners, till andra intressenter, p\u00e5 vetenskapliga konferenser och andra typer av seminarier och workshops. Det exakta inneh\u00e5llet i ditt postdoktor-projekt formuleras tillsammans med de seniora forskarna inom arbetspaketet och utefter icke-akademiska partners behov. F\u00f6rutom kunskaper inom, och ett genuint intresse f\u00f6r resiliens- och h\u00e5llbarhetsfr\u00e5gor inom livsmedels- och m\u00e5ltidssektorn, vill vi att du \u00e4r intresserad av fallstudie-metodik, kan anv\u00e4nda b\u00e5de kvalitativa och kvantitativa forskningsmetoder, och har en f\u00f6rf\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r den svenska kontexten i allm\u00e4nhet, och den offentliga sektorn i synnerhet. Som postdoktor p\u00e5 Institutionen f\u00f6r H\u00e5llbar Utveckling, Milj\u00f6vetenskap och Teknik (SEED) blir du del av en tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig milj\u00f6 med stort utbyte mellan forskningsomr\u00e5den. Inom tj\u00e4nsten kan upp till 20% av din tid l\u00e4ggas p\u00e5 undervisning, om behov p\u00e5 institutionen finns. Uppdrag inom undervisning f\u00f6rl\u00e4nger din tid som postdoktor i motsvarande grad.\nKvalifikationer\nKrav\nAvlagd doktorsexamen, bokat disputationsdatum, eller utl\u00e4ndsk examen som bed\u00f6ms motsvara en doktorsexamen. Detta beh\u00f6righetskrav ska vara uppfyllt senast vid tidpunkten d\u00e5 anst\u00e4llningsbeslutet fattas.\nTidigare forskning inom f\u00f6r tj\u00e4nsten relevanta \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5den.\nUppvisad f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att samarbeta inom forskning\nUppvisad f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt planera, genomf\u00f6ra, publicera och kommunicera forskning\n\nMeriterande\nVid sista ans\u00f6kningsdag h\u00f6gst tre \u00e5r sedan doktorsexamen eller en utl\u00e4ndsk examen som bed\u00f6ms motsvara doktorsexamen avlades.\nErfarenhet av tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig forskning med ett systemperspektiv inom f\u00f6r tj\u00e4nsten relevanta \u00e4mnesomr\u00e5den\nErfarenhet av samskapande processer med behovs\u00e4gare och andra icke-akademiska akt\u00f6rer.\nKunskap om den svenska livsmedels- och m\u00e5ltidssektorn, s\u00e4rskilt den offentliga\nUppvisad pedagogisk skicklighet\nMedvetenhet om m\u00e5ngfalds- och likabehandlingsfr\u00e5gor med s\u00e4rskilt fokus p\u00e5 j\u00e4mst\u00e4lldhet\n\nVi kommer att l\u00e4gga stor vikt vid personliga egenskaper.\nBli en del av KTH \u00a0\nKTH formar framtiden genom utbildning, forskning och innovation. Som ett ledande internationellt tekniskt universitet spelar vi en aktiv roll i att driva och medverka i omst\u00e4llningen till ett h\u00e5llbart samh\u00e4lle. H\u00e4r erbjuds du m\u00f6jligheten att v\u00e4xa och utvecklas p\u00e5 en kreativ och dynamisk arbetsplats med goda arbetsvillkor och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner. J\u00e4mst\u00e4lldhet, m\u00e5ngfald och lika villkor \u00e4r en kvalitetsfr\u00e5ga och en sj\u00e4lvklar del av KTH:s v\u00e4rdegrund som universitet och statlig myndighet.\nL\u00e4s mer om v\u00e5ra f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och hur det \u00e4r att arbeta och utvecklas p\u00e5 KTH.\nFackliga representanter\nKontaktuppgifter till\u00a0fackliga representanter.\nAns\u00f6kan\nDu ans\u00f6ker via KTH:s rekryteringssystem. Du som s\u00f6kande har huvudansvaret f\u00f6r att din ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett n\u00e4r den skickas in.\nAns\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla:\u00a0\nCV inklusive relevant yrkeserfarenhet och kunskap.\nKopia av examensbevis och betyg fr\u00e5n dina tidigare universitetsstudier. \u00d6vers\u00e4ttningar till engelska eller svenska om de ursprungliga dokumenten inte utf\u00e4rdas p\u00e5 n\u00e5got av dessa spr\u00e5k.\nEtt kort personligt brev som tar upp varf\u00f6r du vill bedriva postdoktor-forskning, dina akademiska intressen, och hur de relaterar till dina tidigare studier och framtida m\u00e5l.\nKortfattad redog\u00f6relse f\u00f6r vilken forskning du vill bedriva inom PLATE, Arbetspaket 3, max 2 sidor l\u00e5ng.\u00a0\n\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara KTH tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdagen vid midnatt, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\nOm anst\u00e4llningen\nAnst\u00e4llningen g\u00e4ller tillsvidare, dock l\u00e4ngst tv\u00e5 \u00e5r\nEn anst\u00e4llning som postdoktor \u00e4r en tidsbegr\u00e4nsad meriteringsanst\u00e4llning med huvudinriktning mot forskning avsedd som ett f\u00f6rsta karri\u00e4rsteg efter disputation.\n\u00d6vrigt\nF\u00f6r information om behandling av personuppgifter i samband med rekrytering.\nDet kan f\u00f6rekomma att en anst\u00e4llning hos KTH \u00e4r placerad i s\u00e4kerhetsklass. Om s\u00e5 \u00e4r fallet f\u00f6r just denna anst\u00e4llning g\u00f6rs en s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning av s\u00f6kande i enlighet med s\u00e4kerhetsskyddslagen (2018:585) efter samtycke. 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