Simon Diener
Profile

Simon Diener Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Contact
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Contact hours
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
Fachbereich Agronomie
Länggasse 85
3052 Zollikofen
You can find more information on the
German profile page.
Research
Specialisations
rural sociology
environmental anthropology
Focus areas
Social and ecological sustainability in Swiss agriculture
Adaptation and transformation in Swiss agriculture
Local environmental knowledge in Swiss agriculture and its relation to climate adaptation
Qualitative social research (interviews, ethnography, visual sociology/anthropology)
CV
Professional experience
- 2024-today Research Associate Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL)
- 2021-2022 Scientific Assistant BSS Volkswirtschaftliche Beratung
Education
- 2022-2024 MSc in Social Science (research), qualitative track Universiteit van Amsterdam
- 2017-2021 BSc in Economics, Major Economics and Minor Social Science Universität Bern
Projects
Awards
Center for Sustainable Development Studies University of Amsterdam (CSDS) Thesis Excellence Award 2024
The CSDS Thesis Excellence Award recognizes one outstanding master’s thesis
and one outstanding research master’s thesis on sustainability.
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- German - Native or bilingual proficiency
- English - Full professional proficiency
- French - Professional working proficiency
- Dutch - Limited working proficiency
Intercultural knowledge
- Switzerland
- Netherlands