Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Systems Transformation

Location: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BD

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join our interdisciplinary food system analysis group at the Oxford Martin School. This ambitious project seeks to use large, data-driven integrated analyses to map the opportunities and threats of food system transitions for climate and societal resilience. The work is supported by the British Academy and is part of a multi-disciplinary research team on food systems based in the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford and in the Institute of Environmental Science at Leiden University in the Netherlands.

You will explore the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of rapid food system transformations as part of a team of inter-disciplinary researchers. Areas of interest include investigating how food system transformations (e.g. shifts to plant-rich diets, reductions in food waste) alter the food system for different actors (e.g. monetary flows for producers, processors), exploring how food system transformations and climate change impact social resilience, and exploring future trajectories for food system transformations. You will be able to develop your own research ideas and collaborate with members of the team and other researchers in the Future of Food programme at the Oxford Martin School.

You must hold or be close to the completion of a doctoral degree in a relevant field (e.g. data science, industrial ecology, geography, economics, environmental science). You will bring expertise in food systems modelling, supported by a strong technical background that may span areas such as data science, input–output analysis, applied economic modelling, ecological and environmental assessment, or GIS. You should also be skilled in data handling and programming, and your ability to write and communicate clearly enables you to engage confidently across diverse academic fields.

The post is full time fixed term for 2.5 years.

The Oxford Martin School supports the University’s commitment to equal opportunity, and to being a place where everyone belongs and is supported to succeed. We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our academic mission.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. Both documents must be submitted to be considered. 

Only applications received before 12:00 noon on 31st October 2025 can be considered. We expect to hold interviews on 20th and 21st of November 2025.

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