Call on a “Knowledge Hub on Food Systems Science”. Expression of Interest open!

We are looking for experts to join the FoSSNet Knowledge Hub on Food Systems Science (FSS)

FoSSNet aims to advance FSS and education as well as to establish and strengthen a solid and sustainable academic network throughout Europe. The development of the network and advancement of Food Systems Science and education is based on an inclusive approach to ensure participation from all relevant disciplines, researchers and non-academic actors.

A Knowledge Hub has the aim to establish a network of researchers and professionals with different scientific backgrounds and expertise in a defined thematic setting to leverage synergies through data and knowledge sharing and build better research capacity. The objectives of the FoSSNet Knowledge Hub are to address research gaps in the context of FSS, to expand the existing network, and to address shortcomings in its composition.

To support the development of evidence-based and transdisciplinary food systems transition pathways FoSSNet has initiated three Territorial Laboratories for FSS in which academics collaborate with different food systems stakeholders and a Systemic Laboratory which is dealing with new heuristic methods and tools for interdisciplinary FSS

Topics of the Knowledge Hub

• Riga Territorial Lab and the FoSSNet research task on inclusion: Leverage points for an inclusive food-oriented knowledge and innovation (K&I) system.
• Catalan Territorial Lab: Scalability of agroecological initiatives for Food System Transformation (FST).
• Polish Territorial Lab: Sustainable food systems in Central-Eastern Europe: exploring the role of intermediaries.
• Systemic Lab: Using pricing and rewarding guided by True Cost Accounting to manage hidden social and environmental sustainability impacts in the food system.

Click on the labs to dive in each topic

Expression of Interest

We are looking for experts, early career and experienced researchers and professionals, providing strong interest in thinking and solving food system challenges as well as expertise in FSS. Applicants can come from universities and academic research centres, from the private sector, civil society, and government or non-academic organisations. Self-employed and unemployed researchers and professionals are also welcome.

We especially encourage early career researchers and professionals, experts from Eastern and Southern European countries, researchers and professionals with a background beyond social and food sciences, and applicants from the private sector, civil society, and government or non-academic organisations to apply to the KH.

Interested candidates must submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) using the online survey-management system EU Survey by 28^th November, 15:00 CET.