Postdoctoral scholars

Umeå University - with its 29,000 students and over 4,000 employees - is an organisation in constant change and development.The university's researchers carry out excellence within several areas of research, and many of them are among the world's elite.We are one of Sweden's largest providers of education and offer a broad and attractive range of courses and programmes.Our campus constitutes an inspiring environment for everyone that studies and works here.We wish to co-operate with companies and organisations throughout the Umeå region and all over the world.Umeå University, Department of Social and Economic Geography, is opening two positions for: Postdoctoral scholars with a focus on political science and law The Department of Social and Economic Geography at Umeå University is an interdisciplinary research environment of around 40 employees.The Department focuses on several areas, including environmental planning (for more information, please go to: www8.umu.se/soc_econ_geography).Positions are open for postdoctoral scholars committed to interdisciplinary work, with a focus on political science (2-year postdoc, 100%) or law (1-year postdoc, 100%), available from February 2009 or according to agreement.The two positions will focus on the governance of Swedish forests at international, EU and Swedish levels, and the overlaps and potential conflicts between different methods of stewardship and use regulations.The positions will work together to take an integrated political and legal perspective on multiple forest uses, including forestry, local use, and environmental protection.Potential applicants will have an interdisciplinary interest in the integration or cooperation between law and political science, and a background in either or both of these disciplines.Applicants who have a PhD in Political Science, Law, Social and Economic Geography or a related field, with a clear and demonstrated relevance for the issue area, and with no more than three years experience prior to the application date, are eligible to apply.A focus in previous work on renewable resource use in a multi-level perspective (e.g., implementation of EU directives or national regulation), is a benefit (particularly if relevant to forests).Applications for the positions should include a short letter describing the applicant's research interests and relevance for the position, full CV and publications list, PDF files or hard copies of selected (no more than five) major publications, and the desired date for commencing the position.For more information, contact Carina Keskitalo, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social and Economic Geography, Umeå University.Documents sent electronically should be in MS Word or PDF format.