The Stockholm Resilience (SRC) from the Stockholm University is looking for a postdoctoral Fellow in financial risk analysis who will be working as part of the project “Financial risks of climate impacts on seafood production”.

This is a three-year project (December 2023 – December 2026) led by the Stockholm Resilience Centre in partnership with the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and the University of California in Santa Cruz.

The purpose of the project is to better understand the financial risk to seafood businesses from climate impacts on marine fish populations and co-design actionable strategies companies can take to reduce these risks, including climate adaption strategies in fisheries management. To achieve these goals, the project will engage with seafood companies, including members of the science-industry collaboration Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship, or SeaBOS.

The key objectives of the project are to 1) conduct landscape analyses on climate change impacts on commercial marine wild capture seafood production and different adaptation strategies/tools for building climate resilience in seafood production; 2) develop and apply a methodology to map and specify financial risks of climate change impacts on industrial fisheries; and 3) create publicly-available toolkits for industry to integrate climate resilience into their business operations and supply chains.

Main responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the postdoctoral Fellow will be to lead the financial risk component of the project. This includes quantifying and expressing in financial terms the risks of climate impacts on seafood production. As part of the position, the successful candidate will work with the research team to:

• Quantify financial risks to seafood companies due to climate impacts on marine fish populations
• Collaborate with seafood companies and other members of the science team to develop strategies for building climate resilience into operations
• Lead and collaborate on peer-reviewed publication(s) to present results of analysis and its translation into practice
• Engage with relevant stakeholders and present outcomes of work to build understanding of financial risks from climate impacts on marine fisheries.

Qualification requirements

Postdoctoral positions are appointed primarily for purposes of research. Applicants are expected to hold a Swedish doctoral degree or an equivalent degree from another country.