Sustainable Transitions through Democratic Design

The Department of Design has announced the opening of two doctoral positions within the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Program, as part of the CoDesign4Transitions project.

CoDesign4Transitions is a four-year doctoral network that brings together eight universities in seven countries to recruit and supervise a group of 13 transdisciplinary doctoral candidates involved in research focused on three main objectives related to co-design, design for sustainability, service and systems design, democratic innovation, and climate transitions.

• Prototyping new technologies and data to enhance democratic participation for climate transitions
  Under the supervision of Marzia Mortati, with the co-supervision of Cabirio Cautela, the project focuses on studying practices and theories of democratic participation in data-intensive and technology-mediated processes to strengthen public engagement.
  Deadline: February 26, 2024.
• Scaling out public participation and co-design practices for climate transitions.
  Supervised by Francesca Rizzo, in co-supervision with Alessandro Deserti, this position focuses on the study of co-design practices involving public organizations, adopting a systemic perspective, and investigating how they acquire new knowledge and capabilities to support their transformation.
  Deadline: February 26, 2024.

To apply, please visit the website.