You will benefit not only from the project team’s rich interdisciplinary academic expertise, but also from its engaged methodological approach, strong connections with local actors, and commitment to generating societal impact. CERRADO is a research project grounded in knowledge co-production between academic actors across the social and ecological sciences and non-academic partners. The team brings together expertise in research, practice, and advocacy for sustainable land use in the Cerrado, with a particular focus on sociobiodiversity production systems. It combines regional, thematic, methodological, and disciplinary expertise with a strong research–practice–policy interface and active international exchange between Brazil and the Netherlands. The team is committed to horizontal knowledge building and exchange and has extensive experience in participatory research and advocacy. It is supported by a broad network of sociobiodiversity producers, grassroots organizations, and other local partners, as well as an active presence across the wider MATOPIBA region.

The PhD position is part of ARTES, one of the Research Schools of the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research , at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam. ARTES is home to more than 50 scholars and 50 PhD candidates. ARTES research engages with political, intellectual and institutional cultures in their national as well as transnational dimensions. As an interdisciplinary and transnational Research School, ARTES aims to go beyond traditional ‘area’ and ‘regional’ studies approaches, focusing also on the re-making and relations between world and regional orders, borders, and identities, historically and in today’s world. The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strong international profile in a large number of disciplines in de field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. Research and teaching staff focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and are active in several teaching programmes. The University of Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 30,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity.

The PhD candidate will be located at the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA), which is part of ARTES. CEDLA is the Latin American Studies hub of the Netherlands and contributes to the development of research and education on topics related to societal change in Latin America. The Centre is involved in multiple academic and societal networks with Latin American and other international researchers and institutions. In addition to several funded projects, CEDLA coordinates education programs such as the BA Minor in Global Justice and the MA program Global Justice and Social Transformation. Through a community approach, the staff, postdocs, PhD and MA students, and research fellows stay in close contact through several academic and social events.