Innovations in agroecological, food and energy territorial public policies

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INRAE, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment, is a public research organization bringing together 12,000 employees across 272 units in 18 centers across France. As the world’s leading institute specializing in agriculture, food, and the environment, INRAE plays a key role in supporting the necessary transitions to address global challenges.

Faced with population growth, food security challenges, climate change, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss, INRAE is committed to developing scientific solutions and supporting the evolution of agricultural, food, and environmental practices.

Work environment, missions and activities

Nature and purpose of the research project to be developed and related activities
Once recruited, your mission will be to explore new research questions concerning energy, agroecological, and food territorial policies. The ambition will be to adopt a nexus-type integrative perspective focused on support for innovation: How are the three policies interconnected, in synergy or strained? Does it spark innovative public action initiatives? You will work on this scientific front by pursuing three lines of research dealing with i) putting transition and desectorization objectives on the political agenda, ii) the related public action tools, and iii) public policy innovation support. You will conduct qualitative surveys and quantitative analyses, with an international comparative focus. Your recruitment should lead to publications in leading international academic journals in political science. To showcase the results and develop new networks, you should also organise with researchers at the Joint Research Unit a scientific event (conference, research-school) in partnership with an academic organisation such as the French Political Science Association or the International Political Science Association, offering the prospect of an opening in the form of a special issue in a journal. It is expected that you develop group writing strategies thus enabling cross-fertilisation between your disciplinary culture and the cross-disciplinary research culture on agriculture and food of the Joint Research Unit. The Joint Research Unit Innovation is strongly invested in an open science approach, defending research involving economic, public, and civil society players at every stage of scientific research (co-definition of problems and methodologies, co-design of innovations, drawing on partners to increase the impact of the research). You will be invited to implement this perspective in your work. To do so, you will be able to draw on numerous projects and partner initiatives in which the Joint Research Unit is involved at local, national, and international level.

Nature and purpose of the teaching project
You will develop new teaching content on the involvement of regional authorities in public policies concerning the transitions studied and their integration. These courses will be for professionals and future professionals of public action and the agri-food sector. The teaching project will be primarily (30h) within the context of an IDIL graduate programme of the Montpellier University I-site with an international audience and teaching through research. You will also teach (20h) at M1 and M2 level for courses at the Institut Agro Montpellier. In addition, you will develop continuing training modules for local public action executives in connection with the CNFPT and national and international networks of regional authorities. Finally, building relations with the IEP will also be explored.
Funding and related resources
ANR Package : €200 000
INRAE Package : €100 000
Total : €300 000

Trips in France and abroad should be expected.

Training and skills

PhD in political science or sociology of public action. 
Successful experience in the supervision of several PhD students and post-doctorants and/or significant post-doctoral research experience in teaching and research, in France or abroad, is recommended. 
Skills in analysis of public policies. Experience in the field of analysis of agricultural, food, energy or environmental transitions would be appreciated. 
Skills in writing scientific papers, in French and international academic journals, and in scientific communication at international level. 
Teaching experience in initial or continuing training, and coordination of training activities. 
 

INRAE's life quality

By joining our teams, you benefit from:

- 30 days of annual leave + 15 days "Reduction of Working Time" (for a full time);
- parenting support: CESU childcare, leisure services;
- skills development systems: training, career advise;
- social support: advice and listening, social assistance and loans;
- holiday and leisure services: holiday vouchers, accommodation at preferential rates;
- sports and cultural activities;
- collective catering.

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Type of contract

Tenure-Track Junior Professor Chair enables recruitment of scientists based on a research and teaching project that lasts three years. At the end of this period, and following an assessment of your scientific achievements and professional capabilities, you may obtain a full-tenure position as Research Director (DR2).

A research and teaching agreement will specify the path you will follow towards full-tenure and enable you to acquire the qualifications necessary to become a full-tenure Research Director in your field.

You have until April 12, 2024 to submit your application. Only candidates previously selected on file by the selection committee will be invited to the hearing.