Research and Development Specialist in Environmental Economic Geography

ReGenerate investigates how regenerative economic practices and sustainable attitudes emerge, are maintained and experienced across the adult lifespan, and how they relate to individual, organizational and societal well-being in post-growth contexts. The geographical scope of surveys and case studies will include Luxembourg and its neighbour regions.

Key responsibilities:

• Build-up an inventory of regenerative initiatives in the case study region
• Establish a typology of initiatives in view of a purposive sample for in-depth investigations
• Collaborate with and immerse into the daily practice of selected initiatives
• Contribute to interdisciplinary teamwork, empirical and theoretical integration across psychology and geography
• Take a leading role in the preparation and execution of interview series and focus groups
• Disseminate research findings to academic and non-academic stakeholders
• Actively contribute to the international visibility of the project through conference presentations and networking

Using an innovative multi-method design, the project integrates:

• Daily diary and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) approaches conducted by the Psychology Team
• In-depth qualitative and immersive fieldwork conducted by the geography team, assessing different types of regenerative practices, e.g. community supported agriculture, local exchange trading systems, repair initiatives as well as libraries of things

A key scientific contribution of the project lies in linking micro-level motivational and well-being processes with meso-level organizational practices and their spatial embeddedness, thereby advancing theory on generativity, sustainable transitions, social connectedness and well-being.

The selected person will support Dr. Nicklas Riekötter and Prof. Dr. Christian Schulz in the execution of the qualitative part of the project. The successful person will co-conceive and autonomously conduct field research, co-author high-impact publications, build interdisciplinary networks, and engage with regional stakeholders.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Christian Schulz (christian.schulz@uni.lu )