[ES_JOBS_NET] Post-doctoral Fellow in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (SAFS).

[Vivian Valencia]

*Post-doctoral Fellow in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (SAFS). *

The Department of Environment, Agriculture and Geography at Bishop’s
University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, is looking for a highly qualified
candidate with a strong interest in sustainable food systems for a
full-time, 2-year funded post-doctoral fellow position in Sustainable
Agriculture and Food Systems (SAFS).

The SAFS Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to undertake a program of
original research under the supervision of Dr. Vivian Valencia (Research
Chair in Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Action) and Dr. Darren Bardati
(Director of SAFS) and in collaboration with the SAFS faculty team (
www.ubishops.ca/safs). The successful candidate will join an ongoing
research program in investigating how to foster a transformation towards
more sustainable food systems. Topics of interest may include agroecology,
transformative processes, amplification/scaling processes, and leverage
points for food system change. We encourage candidates to reflect on how
positive outliers (also known as positive deviants, lighthouses, and bright
spots) in farming and food systems may foster a food systems
transformation, and what type of research design may enable such
exploration. Core activities may include the collection of quantitative and
qualitative data (*e.g.*, surveys, farm assessments, interviews,
workshops), analyzing data, and publishing results. This research may be
conducted with farmers in Quebec and/or Latin America (such as Mexico,
Colombia, Cuba or Brazil). The candidate should specify in the cover letter
if they have a preference for either of the aforementioned research
locations, and experience working there. The SAFS Postdoctoral Fellow will
also be expected to apply to external granting agencies if they wish to
continue their research at Bishop’s in subsequent years.

Required:

·        PhD in relevant natural or social sciences fields such as
agroecology, agricultural sciences, rural sociology, geography, or related
fields

·        Experience in interdisciplinary work

·        A proven track record demonstrating research skills

·        Experience in conducting field work with farm and/or food system
actors

·        Experience in collecting and analyzing social and/or environmental
data

·        Ability to work independently and as part of a team

·        Strong scientific writing and communication skills and a track
record of academic publications

·        Interest to collaborate in a multi-disciplinary research team

·        English language proficiency

Recommended:

·        Experience in transdisciplinary work

·        Experience in statistics

·        Working French communication skills if field work is conducted in
Quebec

·        Working Spanish or Portuguese communication skills if field work
is conducted in Latin America

Bishop’s University is located in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. The region is
renowned for its agro-tourism, organic and community-supported food
production, and a growing culture of entrepreneurship within the context of
sustainable agriculture. Bishop’s 500-acre campus includes a new 140-acre
Educational Farm (www.ubishops.ca/farm), which is currently under
development. The farm will be a showpiece of sustainable agriculture
design, and serve as the setting for the SAFS programs’ practical teaching
and research projects.

Bishop’s University observes an equal access employment in public bodies
for women, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, Indigenous and disabled
people (including the possibility of accommodation during the selection
process). Candidates who anticipate needing accommodation for any part of
the process may contact Human Resources at HR at ubishops.ca. In accordance
with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian
citizens and permanent residents, but all qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply.

The salary is $45 000/year, and the successful applicant is expected to
start June 1, 2023 (flexible). Application packages, including a cover
letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research achievements and proposal
for what research the candidate would like to conduct under this
postdoctoral fellowship (maximum four pages), and names and contact
information of three referees who are willing to be contacted, must be sent
by *email as one PDF file, *labelled by last name-Postdoc (*e.g.,*
Smith-Postdoc.pdf) to Jiayi Gu at jgu at ubishops.ca by February 17, 2023 at
4pm. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Bishop’s University is located on the traditional territory of the Abenaki
people.

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Vivian Valencia, PhD

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vivian_Valencia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianvalencia
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