Researcher or Doctoral Researcher in Justice and Sustainability Transitions
Explore justice in Finland’s battery supply chain through discourse analysis, fieldwork, and stakeholder engagement.
Best for:Best for social science researchers with expertise in discourse analysis, qualitative methods, and energy/sustainability transitions who seek interdisciplinary collaboration and international research opportunities.
Overview
This position at LUT University offers two distinct roles—doctoral researcher or researcher—to investigate justice in Finland’s emerging battery industry. Led by Dr. Alicja Dankowska, the project *Circuits of Justice* examines how justice claims emerge, evolve, and are contested across the battery supply chain. The successful candidate will conduct discourse analysis of policy and media debates, perform multi-sited fieldwork (interviews, focus groups, participant observation), and co-design stakeholder workshops. The role emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, international research mobility, and contributions to scientific publications. Ideal for applicants with a background in social sciences, qualitative research skills, and a passion for sustainability transitions.
What you'll do
- Conduct discourse analysis of policy, media, and public debates on Finland’s battery industry development.
- Perform multi-sited fieldwork including interviews, focus groups, document analysis, and participant observation.
- Design and facilitate stakeholder co-creation workshops to explore pathways for just transitions.
- Analyze and interpret research data collaboratively with the project team.
- Contribute to scientific publications, conference presentations, and dissemination activities.
- Participate in international research collaboration, including research visits to Norway and Spain.
- Engage in qualitative research and interdisciplinary collaboration within the Energy and Society research group.
Requirements
Degree required: Doctoral degree in a relevant social science discipline (for researcher position) or master’s degree in a relevant social science discipline (for doctoral researcher position)
Degree offered: PhD (for doctoral researcher position)
Language: Finnish: excellent proficiency; English: strong command for academic work
Instruction: English
- Advanced research experience in a relevant social science discipline (sociology, political science, human geography, anthropology, sustainability studies, or related fields)
- Strong qualitative research skills, including discourse analysis (particularly policy or media analysis)
- Experience conducting fieldwork (interviews, focus groups, participant observation)
- Excellent Finnish language skills
- Strong command of English for academic work
- Applicants must hold a relevant doctoral degree for the researcher position or a relevant master’s degree for the doctoral researcher position
- No specific nationality or residency restrictions mentioned
- No age limits specified
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-11-03 (Europe/Helsinki)
Submit an online application through the LUT University recruitment system by attaching a motivation letter, CV, list of publications, degree certificate, transcript, and a link to your thesis or dissertation. Specify whether applying for the doctoral researcher or researcher position. Only applications submitted through the online system will be considered.
- Motivation letter (max. 1 page)
- Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages)
- List of publications
- Copy of degree certificate
- Transcript of academic records
- Link to thesis or doctoral dissertation
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