Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sustainability science and ecology

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career in research. We invite applications from promising young researchers within the field of  Sustainability science and ecology. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Professor Vera Hausner . This is an opportunity to accelerate your research career while living in the urban research city of Tromsø, uniquely located at the top of the world surrounded by some of Europe’s last pristine wild nature.

This call is one of 70 from pre-selected supervisors at UiT The Arctic University of Norway through the “Arctic MSCA-PF program”. Successful postdoc candidates will be invited for a three-day MSCA-PF symposium June 4-6, 2024 (hybrid physical/digital event, see details at uit.no/project/arcticmsca/program-structure). At this event, the candidates will present their past research achievements, discuss future plans with their potential supervisor and learn how to write a successful MSCA-PF application. The selected candidates will, jointly with the supervisor, write the MSCA-PF application by the deadline of September 11, 2024.

In this call we search for talented, young researchers within the field of Sustainability science and ecology as presented by Professor Hausner:

My research interest revolves around understanding the complex and interconnected nature of sustainability challenges, including the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion. I have a leading role in two EU horizon projects aiming to build lighthouses for protecting and restoring coastal ecosystems together with coastal communities in the Atlantic and Arctic Sea basins. In these projects we aim to facilitate sustainable transformations by combining spatial big data analysis, digital participatory mapping with citizens, ecological field research, citizen engagement and living lab methodologies. I am a lead author in the IPBES transformative change assessment addressing the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 vision for biodiversity, and a coordinating lead for the Arctic Council report on societal implications of climate change and extreme events in the Arctic. The Arctic Sustainability Lab includes a range of initiatives focusing on sustainability challenges in the Arctic (www.arcticsustainability.com). I supervise PhDs and early career researchers working with nature-based solutions, kelp ecosystem restoration, ecosystem-based management, ecological connectivity in MPAs, whales and seabirds, socioecological dynamics, Indigenous – and local knowledge, and regenerative aquaculture.  

Please send your CV (max 3 pages) and describe a research project that will strengthen and complement the presented research (max 2 pages) to vera.hausner@uit.no by Feb 16th 2024. Mark your application "Arctic MSCA". Successful candidates will be contacted in late March 2024.