Postdoc in Environmental Economic modelling

Job title:

Postdoc in Environmental Economic modelling

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Københavns Universitet

Job description

The Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for 1 to 3 post doc positions with a fixed-term duration of 4 years. The positions are placed in the Section for Environment and Natural Resources, and are open from the 1st April 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.Integrated economic and ecological modelling is an increasingly important field of research to disentangle sustainability challenges and support policy development to achieve environmental, social and economic goals. With this opening for 1-3 positions in environmental-economic modelling related to agriculture, we seek to strengthen the Departments capacity in integrated modelling of land use policies and environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural production. Join us and contribute to strengthen and develop our team as a Postdoc in environmental-economic modelling related agri-environmental land use policy, with focus on climate, water quality, biodiversity, recreation and food/forest production. In this position, you will contribute to the further development of existing environmental-economic models and develop new modelling platforms at IFRO. The emphasis of the modelling is to identify possible pathways for effective and economically efficient regulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact of agriculture. We aim to develop the models further beyond state of the art, allowing for inclusion of new environmental themes at relevant spatial scale, to include linkages between agricultural sectors etc. Development of the models to allow for predictions of the effects of incentives and regulations at the relevant spatial and temporal scales is considered a particularly promising avenue for future research developmentThe postdoc’s duties will include research within integrated economic and ecological modelling as well as some teaching obligations. The post may also include public consultancy for relevant Ministries, within the same themes and to a limited extent other duties.Further information on the Department is linked at . Inquiries about the position can be made to Professor Mette Termansen, (+4535337471) and Professor and Head of Section Berit Hasler, , (+4535327551).

The positions are of four years duration and open from 1st of April 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.Please include

• Curriculum vitae
• Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
• Research plan – description of current and future research plans
• Complete publication list
• Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers

The deadline for applications is 1st of February 2025, 23:59 GMT +1.After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the Interview Committee.You can read about the recruitment process at .Interviews will be held on 25. and 26. of February 2025.Københavns Universitet giver sine knap 10.000 medarbejdere muligheder for at udnytte deres talent fuldt ud i et ambitiøst, uformelt miljø. Vi sikrer traditionsrige og moderne rammer om uddannelser og fri forskning på højt internationalt niveau. Vi søger svar og løsninger på fælles problemer og gør ny viden tilgængelig og nyttig for andre.KontaktMette TermansenE-mail:InfoAnsøgningsfrist: 01-02-2025Ansættelsesdato: 01-04-2025Arbejdstid: FuldtidAfdeling/Sted: Department of Food and Resource Economicsiframe class=”google_maps_frame” src=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/view?key=AIzaSyDZpFayhRtmaC0ZWoqqln6MrIVjq4Ht6Pk&center=55.6850926,12.5434869&zoom=16″ title=”kort”

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Location

København

Job date

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:55:11 GMT

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