Post-Doctoral Researcher: DiverBeans project (100%) in Zürich

ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specialising in science and technology. It is renowned for its excellent education, its cutting-edge fundamental research and its efforts to put new knowledge and innovations directly into practice. The Agricultural Ecology Group and the Transdisciplinarity Lab are members of the World Food System Center, a competence center tackling current challenges of the food system. Through the Coop Research Program on Sustainability in Food Value Chains we are currently implementing a project entitled "Agroecosystem diversification for organic bean production in Macedonia" (DiverBeans). We seek a

The Agricultural Ecology group and the Transdisciplinarity Lab, in collaboration with The James Hutton Institute (UK), are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to lead the scientific activities of the project and oversee the implementation of the transdisciplinary approach with relevant stakeholders in North Macedonia. The candidate will (i) conduct stakeholder workshops to identify tacit knowledge of the stakeholder community on common bean production in Macedonia, (ii) perform greenhouse experiments at the greenhouse facilities of ETH Zurich testing potential diversification measures for a sustainable intensification of common bean production, (iii) oversee a participatory farmer trial in Macedonia where the most promising diversification measures identified in the greenhouse are tested at farm scale, with emphasis on identifying appropriate management schemes (in particular irrigation), and (iv) maintain regular knowledge exchange with the local and wider stakeholder community. Important aspects of the work will therefore be the work with the stakeholder community on the one hand and the ecological experiments in the greenhouse and in the field. Additionally, the candidate will have the opportunity to build up his or her own research expertise, for example through applications for research funding or supervision of students.

We offer an exciting job, a competitive salary, career development opportunities at a world-leading university and a dynamic international working environment.

We look forward to receiving your online application by April 15, 2019 the latest, including the following documents: a letter of motivation, a CV with publication record as well as diplomas and certificates of employment. Project start: 15. May 2019 or by arrangement. Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.