Postdoc on Cooperative Climate Action at Radboud University (Apply by 30 April)
Chan, M. (Sander)
Dear colleagues,
I’m pleased to share a new postdoctoral position at Radboud University on the topic of "Effectiveness, Integrity, and Synergies of Cooperative Climate Action."
We’re looking for a candidate with a strong background in global environmental governance, climate policy, or related fields, and an interest in working on cutting-edge research that explores how cooperative initiatives can contribute meaningfully to climate goals while upholding high integrity standards.
The postdoc will join our dynamic and interdisciplinary research team at the department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Radboud University and work in close collaboration with colleagues at the Faculty of Science and at partner organizations working on non-state and subnational climate action.
Position details and application link:
https://www.ru.nl/en/working-at/job-opportunities/postdoctoral-researcher-effectiveness-integrity-and-synergies-of-cooperative-climate-action
Application deadline: 30 April 2025
Please feel free to share this opportunity within your networks, or reach out if you have questions or suggestions for potential candidates.
Kind regards,
Sander
Dr. Sander Chan (he/him)
Department of Geography, Planning and Environment | Nijmegen School of Management | Radboud University | E: sande...@ru.nl | T: +31 (0)6 3113 2955 (during CET office hours)| Elinor Ostrom Building room 02.151 | Heyendaalseweg 141 | P.O. Box 9108 | 6500 HK Nijmegen
Time zone in the Netherlands (GMT+2)
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Selected recent publications:
- Boran, I., Pettorelli, N., Köberle, A.C., Borges, R.A., De Palma, A., Delgado, D., Deneault, A., Deprez, A., Imbach, P., Jennings, N.R., Salzmann, A.M., Widerberg, O., Chan, S. (2024) Making Global Climate Action work for nature and people: Priorities for Race to Zero and Race to Resilience, Environmental Science & Policy, 159.
- Kuramochi, T., Deneault A., Chan, S., Smit, S., & Pelekh., N. (2024) Supporting the Paris Agreement through international cooperation: potential contributions, institutional robustness, and progress of Glasgow climate initiatives. NPJ Climate Action, 3, 31.
- O’Garra, T., Kuz, V., Deneault, A., Orr, C., & Chan, S. (2024). Early engagement and co-benefits strengthen cities’ climate commitments. Nature Cities, 1-10.
- Teunissen, A., & Chan, S. (2024) Leveraging “Enabling Power” Through Awarding in Global Climate Governance: Catalytic Impacts of UNFCCC’s Global Climate Action Award. Global Environmental Politics. 24 (1) 100-123.
- Bulkeley, H., Chan, S., Fransen, A., Landry, J., Wagner, A., Seddon, N., Deprez. A., Kok, M. (2023) Building Synergies Between Climate & Biodiversity Governance: A Primer for COP28. Report. 1 July 2023. Durham Univerity, Utrecht University, Radboud University, University of Oxford, Nature-Based Solutions Initiative, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.
- Hsu, A., Chan, S., Roelfsema, M., Schletz, M., Kuramochi, T., Smit, S., Deneault, A. (2023) From drumbeating to marching: assessing non-state and subnational climate action using data. One Earth, 6(9), 1077-1081.
- Varadan, S. R., Chandler, C. I. R., Weed, K., Ahmed, S. M., Atuire, C., Batheja, D., Bull, S.J., Chan, S., ... & Lewycka, S. (2023). A just transition for antimicrobial resistance: planning for an equitable and sustainable future with antimicrobial resistance. The Lancet.
- Chan, S., Bauer, S., Betsill, M. M., Biermann, F., Boran, I., Bridgewater, P., ... & Pettorelli, N. (2023). The Global Biodiversity Framework Needs a Robust Action Agenda. Nature Ecology & Evolution.
- Chan, S., Hale, T., Deneault, A., Shrivastava, M., Mbeva, K., Chengo, V., & Atela, J. (2022). Assessing the effectiveness of orchestrated climate action from five years of summits. Nature Climate Change, 12(7), 628-633.
- NewClimate Institute, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Radboud University. (2022). Global Climate Action 2022: How have international initiatives delivered, and what more is possible? Research report prepared by: Kuramochi, T., Chan, S., Smit, S., Deneault, A., Pelekh, N.
- Widerberg, O., Boran, I., Chan, S., Deneault, A., Kok, M. & Negacz, K. et al. (2022). Finding synergies and trade-offs when linking biodiversity and climate change through cooperative initiatives. Global Policy, 00, 1– 5.
- Obergassel, W., Bauer, S., Hermwille, L., Aykut, S.C., Boran, I., Chan, S., … & Simeonova K. (2022). From regime‐building to implementation: Harnessing the UN climate conferences to drive climate action. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change. Aug 13:e797.
- Chan, S., Eichhorn, F., Biermann, F., & Teunissen, A. (2021). A Momentum for Change? Systemic effects and catalytic impacts of transnational climate action. Earth System Governance, 9, 100119.
- Chan, S., Boran, I., Van Asselt, H., Ellinger, P., Garcia, M., Hale, T., ... & Shrivastava, M. K. (2021). Climate ambition and sustainable development for a new decade: a catalytic framework. Global Policy, 12(3), 245-259.
Hale, T. N., Chan, S., Hsu, A., Clapper, A., Elliott, C., Faria, P., ... & Widerberg, O. (2021). Sub-and non-state climate action: a framework to assess progress, implementation and impact. Climate Policy, 21(3), 406-420.
Chan, M. (Sander)
Dear colleagues,
Exciting opportunity! We’re hiring a postdoctoral researcher at Radboud University (Nijmegen, Netherlands) to join our project on Effectiveness, Integrity, and Synergies in Cooperative Climate Action.
We’re looking for a motivated scholar with a strong background in global environmental governance, climate policy, or related fields. This is a chance to contribute to cutting-edge research on how cooperative initiatives can advance climate goals with high standards of integrity.
The successful candidate will become part of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team at the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, working closely with colleagues from the Faculty of Science and leading partners in the field of non-state and subnational climate action.
🗓️ Deadline:
30 April 2025 (FAST APPROACHING!)
🔗 Apply
now:
https://www.ru.nl/en/working-at/job-opportunities/postdoctoral-researcher-effectiveness-integrity-and-synergies-of-cooperative-climate-action
Please help spread the word—or get in touch if you have questions or recommendations!
Warm regards,
Sander
Dr. Sander Chan (he/him)
Department of Geography, Planning and Environment | Nijmegen School of Management | Radboud University | E: sande...@ru.nl | T: +31 (0)6 3113 2955 (during CET office hours)| Elinor Ostrom Building room 02.151 | Heyendaalseweg 141 | P.O. Box 9108 | 6500 HK Nijmegen
Time zone in the Netherlands (GMT+2)
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Selected recent publications:
- Boran, I., Pettorelli, N., Köberle, A.C., Borges, R.A., De Palma, A., Delgado, D., Deneault, A., Deprez, A., Imbach, P., Jennings, N.R., Salzmann, A.M., Widerberg, O., Chan, S. (2024) Making Global Climate Action work for nature and people: Priorities for Race to Zero and Race to Resilience, Environmental Science & Policy, 159.
- Kuramochi, T., Deneault A., Chan, S., Smit, S., & Pelekh., N. (2024) Supporting the Paris Agreement through international cooperation: potential contributions, institutional robustness, and progress of Glasgow climate initiatives. NPJ Climate Action, 3, 31.
- O’Garra, T., Kuz, V., Deneault, A., Orr, C., & Chan, S. (2024). Early engagement and co-benefits strengthen cities’ climate commitments. Nature Cities, 1-10.
- Teunissen, A., & Chan, S. (2024) Leveraging “Enabling Power” Through Awarding in Global Climate Governance: Catalytic Impacts of UNFCCC’s Global Climate Action Award. Global Environmental Politics. 24 (1) 100-123.
- Bulkeley, H., Chan, S., Fransen, A., Landry, J., Wagner, A., Seddon, N., Deprez. A., Kok, M. (2023) Building Synergies Between Climate & Biodiversity Governance: A Primer for COP28. Report. 1 July 2023. Durham Univerity, Utrecht University, Radboud University, University of Oxford, Nature-Based Solutions Initiative, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.
- Hsu, A., Chan, S., Roelfsema, M., Schletz, M., Kuramochi, T., Smit, S., Deneault, A. (2023) From drumbeating to marching: assessing non-state and subnational climate action using data. One Earth, 6(9), 1077-1081.
- Varadan, S. R., Chandler, C. I. R., Weed, K., Ahmed, S. M., Atuire, C., Batheja, D., Bull, S.J., Chan, S., ... & Lewycka, S. (2023). A just transition for antimicrobial resistance: planning for an equitable and sustainable future with antimicrobial resistance. The Lancet.
- Chan, S., Bauer, S., Betsill, M. M., Biermann, F., Boran, I., Bridgewater, P., ... & Pettorelli, N. (2023). The Global Biodiversity Framework Needs a Robust Action Agenda. Nature Ecology & Evolution.
- Chan, S., Hale, T., Deneault, A., Shrivastava, M., Mbeva, K., Chengo, V., & Atela, J. (2022). Assessing the effectiveness of orchestrated climate action from five years of summits. Nature Climate Change, 12(7), 628-633.
- NewClimate Institute, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Radboud University. (2022). Global Climate Action 2022: How have international initiatives delivered, and what more is possible? Research report prepared by: Kuramochi, T., Chan, S., Smit, S., Deneault, A., Pelekh, N.
- Widerberg, O., Boran, I., Chan, S., Deneault, A., Kok, M. & Negacz, K. et al. (2022). Finding synergies and trade-offs when linking biodiversity and climate change through cooperative initiatives. Global Policy, 00, 1– 5.
- Obergassel, W., Bauer, S., Hermwille, L., Aykut, S.C., Boran, I., Chan, S., … & Simeonova K. (2022). From regime‐building to implementation: Harnessing the UN climate conferences to drive climate action. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change. Aug 13:e797.
- Chan, S., Eichhorn, F., Biermann, F., & Teunissen, A. (2021). A Momentum for Change? Systemic effects and catalytic impacts of transnational climate action. Earth System Governance, 9, 100119.
- Chan, S., Boran, I., Van Asselt, H., Ellinger, P., Garcia, M., Hale, T., ... & Shrivastava, M. K. (2021). Climate ambition and sustainable development for a new decade: a catalytic framework. Global Policy, 12(3), 245-259.
Hale, T. N., Chan, S., Hsu, A., Clapper, A., Elliott, C., Faria, P., ... & Widerberg, O. (2021). Sub-and non-state climate action: a framework to assess progress, implementation and impact. Climate Policy, 21(3), 406-420.
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Chan, M. (Sander)
Dear colleagues,
Ahead of COP30, our new article in Nature Portfolio Journal Climate Action examines how the integration of climate and biodiversity action depends on spatially explicit data. We argue that without knowing where actions occur, global climate and biodiversity goals risk to remain disconnected from local realities, obscuring both effectiveness and justice outcomes.
We call for the UNFCCC, CBD, and UNCCD Action Agendas to institutionalize the use of spatial data in non-Party reporting and monitoring systems as a key step toward more credible, equitable, and accountable global environmental governance.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00307-5 (Open Access)
Citation: Hagenström, P., Pettorelli, N., Boran, I., Bridgewater, P., Delgado Pugley, D., Folkard-Tapp, H., Hsu, A., Imbach, P., Kok, M. T. J., VanDeveer, S. D., Widerberg, O., & Chan, S. (2025). From pledges to places: Action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action. Nature Portfolio Journal Climate Action. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00307-5
Warm regards,
Sander
Aseem Prakash
ASEEM PRAKASH
Professor, Department of Political Science
Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics
University of Washington, Seattle
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