Critical and participatory approaches to accountability and sustainability accounting: systems thinking and critical reflexivity perspectives in complex institutions

ppOrganisation/Company Università di Torino Research Field Economics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026 - 13:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No /ph3Offer Description /h3pThe research aims to explore critical and participatory approaches to accountability and sustainability accounting, with particular attention to the role of systems thinking and critical reflexivity in complex institutions. The research will examine how practices of measurement, reporting and stakeholder engagement can move beyond technical, reputational or compliance-driven logics, becoming tools for organisational learning, dialogue and transformation. From this perspective, complex institutions will be considered as open systems, shaped by interdependent relationships, tensions among actors, and social, environmental and economic dimensions of value. The activity may include a review of the literature on critical accounting, participatory accountability, sustainability accounting and systems thinking, as well as the analysis of practices aimed at fostering inclusive, reflexive and change-oriented forms of accountability for real sustainability and long-term outcomes, too. /ppMandatory requirement for admission to the selection: italian Laurea Magistrale, or Laurea a Ciclo Unico, or an equivalent degree from foreign Universities, obtained no more than 6 years prior to the application deadline (i.e obtained after 13/10/2020). The Call for Applications (published on the University Bulletin Board under ref. no. 4687 of 21/09/2026), containing the procedures to participate in the selection process and the specific requirements for each selection, is available at . /pulliItaly /li /ulh3Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence: /h3ulliAll /li /ulh3Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies: /h3 /p #J-18808-Ljbffr