Research assistant for developing educational strategies and material in support of co-designing transformative pathways for just biodiversity and climate actions

Jul 2, 2025

Website Wageningen University and Research

Function
We need a research assistant that can support a large EU funded research project on transformative pathways for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss (TRANSPATH) for 4 months starting on 1 September. TRANSPATH seeks to support inclusive deliberation with stakeholders to co-design transformative pathways and identify leverage points and interventions for triggering these transformative changes. The main task for the research assistant is to translate the academic debate on ‘safe and just operating spaces’ with respect to biodiversity, climate change and human rights as well as the global and EU normative goals on these issues into a format that enables learning, reflexive dialogue and identification of action strategies in diverse empirical contexts. The concrete output will be a web based toolkit that is useful both for a broader audience and for researchers that engage with stakeholders in transformation processes.

We are looking for an MSc graduate in educational or communication sciences that has a strong affinity for sustainability transformations. Alternatively you could be a MS graduate in sustainability transformations with a strong affinity for and skills in education and communication. Due to the short timeline we can only consider applications from Dutch residents.

Your duties and responsibilities include:

  • Performing duties under the TRANSPATH project, in particular linked to the deliverable of a toolkit for navigating transformations for diverse stakeholders.
  • Reviewing relevant scientific literature and the empirical results of research by other TRANSPATH researchers
  • Collaborating with other TRANSPATH partners, in particular those working on stakeholder interactions and communication strategies and tools.

 

 

 

 

To apply for this job please visit www.connexys.nl.