The Hydroinformatics and socio-technical innovation department focuses on catalysing change in society, technology and policy, and enhancing the use of enabling ICTs, towards sustainability and resilience. The department intends to recruit:
These positions contribute to projects, education and capacity development activities of the Knowledge & Innovation Studies research group, led by Dr. Uta Wehn, Associate Professor, who will guide the researchers.
Do you share our passion for working with diverse stakeholders in innovative ways, combining high quality scientific action research with the ethical responsibility for creating impact in communities and society? Then we offer a dynamic and challenging position in an international environment!
The research of the Knowledge & Innovation Studies research group focuses on knowledge and innovation dynamics and aims to understand and shape their role in transformative change processes. It contributes to the deeper understanding and analysis of the objectives, purposes, processes and instruments of innovative, problem-driven forms of knowledge co-creation and application as well as innovation processes in the water sector world-wide addressing complex societal needs. The research is implemented using Action Research (including participatory action research) in the context of water-related multi-stakeholder projects, triggering action and change, while accompanying these with critical reflection based on sound social science research (cutting across behavioural sciences, political science, knowledge management, management studies and development studies). The research of the group cuts across all areas of water management and governance: water resources management, water services, as well as flood and drought risk management, and also extends to other areas of environmental management.
These positions will contribute to the research activities of the Research group in ongoing and newly starting projects which focus on the theory and practice of citizen science, inclusive stakeholder engagement (incl. via LivingLabs), participation dynamics and the uptake of citizen-generated data in decision making.
The employment contract is for 38 hours per week.
The candidate will be stationed in Delft, the Netherlands. The position is in accordance with scale 10 of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
IHE Delft offers an attractive, multiple-choice employee benefits scheme, year-end bonus and generous pension scheme). Candidates must be prepared to carry out short-term missions abroad.
The appointment implies entry into the Netherlands' Civil Service Pension Fund (ABP). We also offer 31 days’ leave based on 38 hours working week.
Applications (in English) should respond specifically to the requirements, and can be sent by 18 June 2023 (closing date) including curriculum vitae, motivation letter and the names and contact details of two contactable referees. You can upload the files in the application form.
IHE Delft follows an open procedure of recruitment, which respects diversity and provides equal opportunity to applicants of all backgrounds.
Interviews with selected candidates will start during July 2023.