For more than 13 years François has been involved in research in the field of environmental science with a focus on urban and rural climate action and sustainability issues (incl. a PhD in Environmental Sciences with focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation). In the past, François has gathered experience in citizen science and stakeholder engagement activities, conducting participatory action research, expert workshops, focus groups, interviews, participatory rural appraisals, among others. His current work as project officer in EU-funded projects are focused on assessing best-practices and innovative approaches to engage citizens and communities in climate adaptation (AGORA), co-creating a research ethics and integrity framework and training for environmental and climate research & innovation (RE4GREEN), and on research integrity and research ethics in open science (ROSiE). François Jost also delivers courses on research design, citizen science, landscape rehabilitation and climate adaptation for postgraduate students in Environmental Management (CIPSEM) at the TU Dresden.

Joined 2024

Organisation

European Citizen Science Association (ECSA)