Unless otherwise stated in the announcement, please send your application with the usual documents to the address below or by e-mail, preferably in a pdf file, to barbara.grabkowsky@trafo-agrar.de.

When applying by e-mail, please note that threats to confidentiality and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be ruled out when communicating by unencrypted e-mail.

Notes on data protection in application procedures

As we do not return your documents, please only enclose copies of your application sent to us by post. If you expressly wish to have them returned, please enclose a stamped envelope.

We will inform you about vacancies in the following:

PostDoc (assistant professor) 100 % | PhD student 50 %

Are you interested in an internship as part of your studies or would you like to write your bachelor's or master's thesis in the field of agricultural and food economics?
For internships, please send your CV, references and, if applicable, a letter of motivation directly to the management: barbara.grabkowsky@trafo-agrar.de

We enjoy supervising bachelor's and master's theses. All you need to do is send an informal application to the same e-mail address, stating your place of study, course of study and, if applicable, the topic of your thesis. Of course, we will also help you to find a topic. When applying by e-mail, please note that threats to confidentiality and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be ruled out when communicating by unencrypted e-mail. Since we do not return your documents, we ask that you only enclose copies when applying by mail. If you expressly wish to have them returned, please enclose a stamped envelope.

Below is a listing of the work already supervised / to be supervised:

Ongoing master's thesis:

Name: Dr. Pia Münster
Topic: Welche Anforderungen benötigen digitale Ansätze für Klimaschutzmaßnahmen in der Nutztierhaltung?
University: Fernuniversität in Hagen
Assessment for area 1 by: Prof. Dr. Anke Blöbaum (Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften)
Assessment for area 2 by: Dr. Barbara Grabkowsky (Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften)

Completed master's thesis (here we arranged interview partners for qualitative expert interviews):

Name: Lorena-Marie Burhorst
Topic: Die Wahrnehmung von fleischverarbeitenden Unternehmen bezüglich ihres gesellschaftlichen Verantwortungsbewusstseins und ihrer -übernahme im Rahmen der Gestaltung ihres Produktportfolios mit Fleischersatzprodukten
Main examiner: Prof. Dr. Martin Franz, Universität Osnabrück
Second examiner: Philip Völlers, M.A.
Submission date: 17.08.2020
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The study examines how meat-processing companies assess their sense of social responsibility when designing their product portfolio with meat substitutes and how they perceive their assumption of responsibility when designing their product range. The focus is also on the question of what opportunities, challenges and limitations meat substitutes present from the companies' perspective with regard to their potential to assume responsibility. To answer these research questions, I would like to conduct guided interviews with companies that produce meat substitutes.

Completed master's thesis (here we arranged interview partners for qualitative expert interviews):

Name: Paul Bauer
Topic: Die Digitalisierung der Agrar- und Ernährungsbranche – Auswirkungen auf die Geschäftsmodelle von Unternehmen und die Beziehungen in Wertketten am Fallbeispiel des Oldenburger Münsterlandes
Main examiner: Prof. Dr. Martin Franz, Universität Osnabrück
Second examiner: Dr. rer. nat. Carsten Felgentreff
Submission date: 21.03.2019
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Completed Bachelor's Thesis:

Name: Florian Schmitt
Topic: Regional CSA Coordinating Networks: A Catalyst to Propel the CSA Movement?
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Knobloch, Dr. Barbara Grabkowsky, Universität Vechta
Submission date: März 2020