Dr. Neelakshi Joshi

Postdoctoral researcher

phone +49 351 4679 261
N.Joshiioer@ioer.de

Since September 2021
Postdoctoral researcher at IOER

2019-2021
Postdoctoral researcher, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta, Canada

2015-2016
Assistant Professor, BMS College of Architecture, Bangalore, India.

2014-2015
Assistant Professor, Manipal School of Architecture & Planning, Manipal University, Manipal, India.

2010-2012
Project Architect, Auroville Earth Institute, UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture, Auroville, India.

2016-2019: Doctoral Study
Dresden Leibniz Graduate School, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
Dissertation: Contextualizing urban risk governance in Uttarakhand Himalayas
2012-2014: Master in Urban and Rural Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
Thesis: Integrating bicycles and pedestrians in urban mobility planning
2005-2010: Bachelor of Architecture
Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India

IOER Postdoctoral Project: Intersection of urban energy transition and landscape change

2023-present
Political Ecology Network (POLLEN), local hub

2021-2023
Women & Inclusivity in Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), steering committee member

2019-present
Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN), member

2020-2021
Post-Doctoral Fellows Association, University of Alberta, Canada, vice president operations

2017-2023
Berkeley Prize, University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design, Berkeley, USA, committee member

2014-2016
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), India, young ambassador

2022: BioOne Ambassador Award, Science communication, Washington, USA
2021: Campus Sustainability Leadership Award, University of Alberta, Canada
2016: Terra Award, honourable mention, CRAterre-ENSAG, Lyon, France
2009: Berkeley Prize, Undergraduate Essay Competition, Berkeley, USA
2009: Green Design Competition, jury commendation, Indian Green Building Council, India

2022-present: Urban Political Ecology, module: Global Perspectives on Spatial Development, master in Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management, TU Dresden.
2020-2021: Planning for Low Carbon Cities, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Graduate and undergraduate level

Masters Research Proposal, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Graduate level
2015: Low-cost construction, BMS College of Architecture, Bangalore, India.
Undergraduate level
2014: Sustainability Design Studio, Manipal School of Architecture & Planning, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
Graduate level

The Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development is jointly funded by the federal government and the federal states.

This measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.