Flor Avelino appointed Professor of Organizations and Sustainability
Dr. Flor Avelino has been appointed as Professor of Organizations and Sustainability at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 starting from 1 June. The chair is embedded in the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development鈥檚 Innovation Sciences section at the Faculty of Geosciences. Avelino is specialised in the role of power in sustainability transitions. She is especially interested in the way social innovation and trans-local networks can contribute to just and sustainable change.
In 2005, Flor Avelino began working at Erasmus 木瓜福利影视 Rotterdam鈥檚 Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (), a prestigious research institute in the field of sustainability transitions. There, she studies the politics of sustainability transitions and social innovation. Since 2019, she has also been affiliated with the Erasmus School of Social & Behavioural Sciences (ESSB) as an Associate Professor and thematic coordinator for sustainable and fair cities as part of the initiative.
Bridge builder
Avelino鈥檚 research will lie at the junction of the university鈥檚 strategic themes Pathways to Sustainability and Institutions for Open Societies. 鈥淲ith her excellent record and expertise in the field of sustainability transitions and social innovation, she will make a valuable contribution to the Copernicus Institute鈥檚 education and research, and she will build a bridge between the two strategic themes鈥, according to Wilco Hazeleger, Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences.
Sustainable development
The Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development studies processes and opportunities for innovative change towards sustainability. Within the institute, the Innovation Sciences section studies the dynamics of new technologies and innovations that may be important in addressing social challenges.