Postdoctoral Researcher in the Political Economy of Net Zero

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Political Economy of Net Zero

Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY

Join a major UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project exploring how the UK can deliver a fair and effective transition to net zero. Based at the Environmental Change Institute, this role focuses on rethinking the political economy of decarbonisation across key sectors including energy, housing, transport, and food. Working with Dr Donal Brown, you will play a central role in delivering a core work package examining how ownership structures, governance systems, business models, and value logics shape the outcomes and public legitimacy of the net zero transition. Your research will combine political economy, economic history, sociology, and sustainability studies to analyse current decarbonisation pathways and explore alternative models capable of delivering more equitable social and environmental outco...