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M/F PhD in Ecology – Environmental Law
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Offer DescriptionThis doctoral research funded by the CNRS is part of a national CNRS research contract “80|PRIME” entitled “Agrivoltaic installations: green infrastructures 2.0? Law/ecology intersection”. The recruited person will benefit from this interdisciplinary research environment.
The EDYSAN research lab (UMR CNRS 7058), located at the Université de Picardie in Amiens, has expertise in the field of ecology and agroecology and works in particular on the impacts of agricultural management practices and landscape structure on biodiversity. EDYSAN brins together 1 CNRS researcher, 35 professors, 11 engineers and technicians and more than 20 doctoral students and postdocs.
IODE (UMR CNRS 6262) is a legal research lab located at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Rennes. IODE brings together 5 CNRS researchers, 62 professors attached in a primary capacity, 47 associated researchers and 51 doctoral students. Research activity is carried out within five axes: European integration, Personal protection, Environment, Responsibility and security, Theory and history of legal systems.
The recruited person will be co-supervised by a professor and a researcher from the two labs with complementary skills: Ronan Marrec (EDYSAN), Associate Professor in landscape ecology and Alexandra Langlais-Hesse (IODE) CNRS Research Director in environmental law.
The student will be registered at the Sciences, Technology, Health doctoral school in Amiens (UPJV EDSTS 585).In a logic of articulating energy, environmental and agricultural issues, agrivoltaism, or the coexistence of agricultural production and energy production, today occupies a place of choice. French legislation (article 54 of law no. 2023-175 of March 10, 2023 relating to the acceleration of the production of renewable energies supplemented by an implementing decree of April 9, 2024) responded to this challenge by offering a legal definition of agrivoltaism.
However, to give substance to this definition, new ecological knowledge is necessary to identify the negative and positive impacts of these agrivoltaic installations on biodiversity, from the installation site to the surrounding landscape context. The concerns associated with these installations are currently mainly focused on the agriculture/energy couple, and tend to neglect the other dimensions.
The purpose of this doctoral research work will therefore be to collect new ecological data and process them (conducting field sampling, statistical analysis of the data) and analyze them in the light of current legal issues.
This doctoral research will be based on three main stages:
1) Carrying out field monitoring to acquire biodiversity data (recording of bats, collection of pellets of raptors) and their interpretation.
2) Characterization of the landscape context surrounding the study sites and statistical analysis of the relationships between biodiversity and agrivoltaic structures depending on the landscape context.
3) Following the collection of legal data and immersion in the legal field, from the first year, the interpretation of ecological data in the light of transversal legal needs. Based on the monitoring carried out as part of the thesis and the ecological impacts identified in the literature, the aim will be to identify the reality of the impact of agrivoltaic installations and their integration into the law. This could involve proposing ecologically justified and legally coherent recommendations. By collection of legal data and immersion in the legal field, we mean identification of legal texts, litigation, gray literature and doctrine necessary to understand the legal issues.
The study context corresponds to the agricultural systems of Brittany (France). Field work will be carried out during the first year of the thesis on a network of permanent pastured meadows, equipped with agrivoltaic structures for several years. The selection and access to the sites studied will be done in collaboration with the company installing these structures.Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsResearch Field Environmental science Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Political sciences Education Level PhD or equivalentLanguages FRENCH Level BasicResearch Field Environmental science Years of Research Experience NoneResearch Field Political sciences » Science and society Years of Research Experience NoneAdditional InformationAdditional commentsApplication
– Curriculum Vitae
– A cover letter specifying your interest in working on an innovative technical subject that must meet sustainability requirements (1 page)
– A presentation of the scientific implications associated with the thesis project (methodological, societal and legal issues) (2 to 3 pages maximum).
– Master 1 and 2’s gradebooks (or equivalent)
– The thesis completed in Master 2 as well as a short summary of half a page to one pageConditions of selection of applications
The first stage of selection will be based on the excellence of the academic career, on the quality of the research project developed by the candidate in connection with the proposed research theme.
At the end of this first stage, the selected candidates will be interviewed. During an interview, and in 10 minutes, they will be invited to present their academic background, their motivation and then their research project at greater length.Deadline for submitting applications: August 31, 2024 Website for additional job detailsWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Ecologie et dynamique des systèmes anthropisés Country France City AMIENS GeofieldContact CityAMIENSSTATUS: EXPIREDShare this page
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Location
Amiens, Somme
Job date
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:42:27 GMT
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