**Job Description**
The DigiFood Project, an ERC-funded interdisciplinary and transnational research initiative, seeks three PhD Researchers to examine how data governance frameworks can foster more sustainable and equitable food systems. This PhD position involves conducting original empirical socio-legal research on the legal and cultural dimensions of agricultural digitalization and data governance, with a focus on one of three country case studies: India, Kenya, or Colombia. The project investigates the impact of emerging legal norms, institutional practices, and digital infrastructures on agrarian relations, particularly for small-scale food producers, peasants, and Indigenous communities in the Global South, working in close collaboration with civil society organizations and social movements.
**Skills & Abilities**
• Interest and ability in engaging in independent fieldwork for at least nine months.
• Knowledge of digital agriculture and/or data governance, especially in relation to equity and sustainability.
• Familiarity with socio-legal literature and qualitative research methods.
• Experience working with social movements and civil society actors-ideally with peasant and Indigenous communities.
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary and international research team.
• Familiarity with one of the project’s country contexts (Colombia, Kenya, or India) is an asset.
• Fluency in either Spanish, Hindi, or Kiswahili.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing to a collaborative environment.
**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• MSc or LLM in Law
• MSc or LLM in Anthropology
• MSc or LLM in Development Studies
• MSc or LLM in Science and Technology Studies
• MSc or LLM in a closely related field
**Experience**
Other:
• Demonstrated experience in conducting empirical research, ideally in the country or region for which you are applying.
• Experience working with social movements and civil society actors-ideally with peasant and Indigenous communities.
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