Research assistant (Postdoc) (m/f/d)

The project coordinator and the FU’s principal investigator of the ‘Responsible Innovation and Protein Transitions’ project seeks an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our inter- and transdisciplinary project, which has received funding from the Berlin University Alliance under the Grand Challenges initiative "Responsible Innovation in Times of Transformation". The successful applicant will work in the Responsible and Sustainable Innovation Research Group in the School of Business and Economics at the Free University Berlin.
The overall aim of the project is to support Responsible Innovations for the Protein Transition. Numerous technological, social and institutional innovations are currently pursued to transform or replace the dominant modes of protein production. However, the contribution of these innovations to inclusive, health-enhancing, environmentally sustainable food systems is often unclear or contested. The project aims to (1) enhance the understanding of responsible innovation in the context of protein transitions, (2) develop, refine and test new methods for assessing innovations and transdisciplinary research, (3) co-generate knowledge about the potential of alternative proteins to contribute to a transition towards inclusive, health-enhancing, and environmentally sustainable food systems, (4) co-develop principles and approaches for the governance of responsible protein innovations and (5) widely disseminate the results to scientific and non-scientific stakeholders.

Job description:
Participation in research and teaching are expected:

• Reviewing literature and contributing to the conceptualisation of responsible innovation in the context of protein transitions
• Contributions to designing and testing a novel method for assessing innovations
• Conducting online survey and quantitative data analysis
• Conducting interviews and qualitative data analysis
• Working closely with members of the transdisciplinary consortium, including colleagues from other disciplines and stakeholders from the public, private and third sectors
• Assistance with the project administration
• Teaching in the field of innovation management and/or innovation studies
• Dissemination of the scientific findings through presentations at international conferences as well as publications in academic journals and practitioner-oriented outlets The position serves scientific qualification.

Requirements:
Completed scientific university degree and completed PhD in business administration, economics, science studies, future studies, industrial engineering or a similar field.

Desirable:

• Background knowledge in innovation management, innovation assessment or sustainability transitions would be an advantage
• Enthusiasm and demonstrable interest in the topic of food system transformation and sustainability
• Have a track record of mixed method research, including co-designing data collection tools and methods, conducting qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys, and analysing qualitative and quantitative data
• Have experience with reference management software (e.g. Citavi), qualitative analysis software (e.g. NVivo or MAXQDA), statistical analysis software (e.g. SPSS, Stata, RStudio) and online survey tools (e.g. LimeSurvey, SoSci Survey)
• An emerging track record of publications and presentations appropriate to the career stage
• Proven ability to work effectively within interdisciplinary teams and to communicate with a broad range of non-academic stakeholders
• Proficiency in German and English

For further information, please contact Dr. Dagmara Weckowska (d.weckowska@fu-
berlin.de)

Applications should include a cover letter describing your motivation and qualifications for the
position (max. one page), curriculum vitae, Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent),
complete publication list, separate reprints of 2 particularly relevant papers and be sent
electronically by e-mail, indicating the reference code, no later than October 14th 2024 in
PDF format (preferably as one document) to Dr Dagmara Weckowska at ls-dreher@wiwiss.fu-berlin.de or by post to

Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft
Wiss. Einrichtung für Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Chair for Innovation Management, Research Group Responsible and Sustainable Innovation
Frau Dr. Dagmara Weckowska
Boltzmannstr. 20
14195 Berlin (Dahlem)

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