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We have the power of over 50,000 students and co-workers. Students who provide hope for the future. Co-workers who contribute to Linköping University meeting challenges of today. Our fundamental values rest on credibility, trust and security. By having the courage to think freely and innovate, our actions together, large and small, contribute to a better world. We look forward to receiving your application! We are looking for a PhD student in Environmental Science to conduct qualitative, social science research on sustainable transitions in Swedish agriculture. The research focuses on how different stakeholders understand and communicate about sustainable financing, and how they collaboratively develop solutions in this area. Your work assignments As a PhD student, you will join a skilled, open and welcoming research group at Linköping University. Our researchers come from a range of backgrounds—including the social sciences, natural sciences and engineering—and we value diversity in experiences and perspectives. Together, we develop and apply innovative methods for environmental research, often in collaboration with other universities and a range of societal stakeholders. The VERIFARM project, funded by Formas, is an interdisciplinary research project addressing the financing of and investment in the agricultural sector’s sustainable transformations. The project brings together expertise from the social and natural sciences within the broad field of environmental science, combined with industry knowledge from the banking sector and farmers’ professional expertise. Your work will include investigating how different stakeholders understand, value and use information about the climate and biodiversity impacts of agriculture in relation to financing and investment. You will plan and conduct empirical studies, for example through interviews, focus groups, workshops and other dialogical and participatory methods. You will also carry out analysis as part of a larger inter