Postdoctoral Research Associate in Food System Resilience

4 weeks ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom University of Reading Full time

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our interdisciplinary team at the University of Reading, working on a large-scale project focused on food system resilience.

The project aims to assess the resilience of the current UK fruit and vegetable system, as well as several scenarios of future possible states. You will work closely with a team of researchers to develop scenarios for potential food system transformation, and help design and facilitate workshops to map systemic risks to UK food value chains.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Collaborating with the project team to develop scenarios for food system transformation
  • Designing and facilitating workshops to map systemic risks to UK food value chains
  • Collating evidence statements to enable conversion of scenarios into specific shock values
  • Assessing broad interventions to increase resilience and screening these with policy partners

Requirements include:

  • A PhD in a relevant field or equivalent attainment
  • Academic literature synthesis and writing skills
  • Knowledge of food system resilience
  • A motivation to engage in systems approaches to understand complex risks

The project will support visa fee and healthcare surcharge for international applicants.



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