Job for Researchers: Researcher (Agroecology & Sustainability) — Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany

Original title: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/ Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (w/m/d)

About the position

The Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – combines the expertise of 18 specialised institutes to develop resource-efficient, economically viable and socially accepted crop production systems in the context of climate change. Within the HORIZON EUROPE-funded AGROECOLOGY Partnership (AEP), the JKI contributes to research and innovation activities supporting the transition towards resilient and sustainable agri-food systems, with a focus on co-creation approaches, monitoring and system-oriented methods.

At the Institute for Strategies and Consequences Assessment in Kleinmachnow, we are seeking a committed, team-oriented researcher (w/m/d) with a sound understanding of agroecological systems and sustainability transformations. The work is situated at the interface of socio-economics, multi-actor approaches and decision-support systems in the context of agroecological transformation, combining analytical research with practice- and policy-relevant questions in an international research environment.

• Reference number: KM-SF-WA-05-26
• Application deadline: 23 August 2026
• Fixed-term part-time employment: 48 months, 19.5 hours per week, third-party funded (subject to funding availability)
• Remuneration: pay group E 13 TVöD-Ost, according to qualification and personal conditions

Responsibilities

• Support the conceptual development of approaches for assessing biodiversity and socio-economic impacts;
• Contribute to the further development of socio-economic indicators and participatory approaches, and identify gaps and needs in existing decision-support systems;

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