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Jobs:Job-00555

2021-11-26T09:10:50Z

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|JOB title=PhD position on “Modelling human-environment systems: How to effectively design climate risk instruments?"
|JOB position=PhD Position
|JOB CSDMS yes no=No
|JOB department=Ecological Modelling
|JOB university=Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, UFZ
|MOI meeting country=Germany
|JOB application_deadline=2021-12-15
|JOB begin review process=No
|JOB URL application=https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2318/Description/2
|Working group member=Human Dimensions Focus Research Group, Ecosystem Dynamics Focus Research Group
|JOB bodytext=In the POLISES group (www.polises.de) at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ Leipzig, Germany, a three years PhD Position on “Modelling human-environment systems: How to effectively design climate risk instruments?” is offered from April 1, 2022 on with a methodological focus on agent-based modelling.

The PhD project is embedded in the interdisciplinary project INSURANCEGRASS on “Assessment of formal, natural and social insurances: how to cope best with impacts of extreme events on grasslands for sustainable farming systems?”. In a consortium of agro-economists and grassland ecologists from ETH Zurich, biodiversity economists from IDiv Leipzig and social –ecological modellers at UFZ 4 PhD students will focus on sustainable grassland management systems in Germany and Switzerland. The deadline for application is December 15th, 2021.

Your tasks:
• Develop a social-ecological simulation model (in particular agent-based model) that incorporates feedbacks between farmers’ and consumers’ decision, grassland management options, and ecosystem service provision in a dynamic matter
• Parameterize the model with empirical data obtained in other work packages of the project
• Contribute to a thorough understanding of how insurance products and policies should be designed to work effectively for farmers’ climate risk management and to promote sustainable grassland management
• Use the model to explore the potential of social insurances, especially arrangements within community-supported agriculture and payments for ecosystem services.
• Exchange knowledge with local and European stakeholders relevant in this research context (i.e., farmers, insurance companies, public administration)

Your profile:
• An excellent master’s degree in a relevant field of research, including system sciences, mathematics, physics, agricultural economics, geography
• Expertise in modelling and analyzing complex systems (experience in agent-based modelling is beneficial)
• Proficiency in computer programming (e.g. NetLogo, C++, Java) and advanced statistical methods
• Deep interest in investigating the impact of climate risk instruments (such as agricultural insurance or community supported agriculture) on farmers’ behavior and ecological state of the grassland system.
• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and ambition to publish in international journals
• High motivation to work in an international and interdisciplinary team
• Readiness to travel within and beyond Europe to meet cooperation partners and attend conferences, workshops and courses

Please forward it to interested colleagues in your network.
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Jobs:Job-00555

2021-11-26T09:07:39Z

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{{CSDMS job details template
|JOB title=hD position on “Modelling human-environment systems: How to effectively design climate risk instruments?"
|JOB position=PhD Position
|JOB CSDMS yes no=No
|JOB department=Ecological Modelling
|JOB university=Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, UFZ
|MOI meeting country=Germany
|JOB application_deadline=2021-12-15
|JOB begin review process=No
|JOB URL application=https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2318/Description/2
|Working group member=Human Dimensions Focus Research Group, Ecosystem Dynamics Focus Research Group
|JOB bodytext=In the POLISES group (www.polises.de) at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ Leipzig, Germany, a three years PhD Position on “Modelling human-environment systems: How to effectively design climate risk instruments?” is offered from April 1, 2022 on with a methodological focus on agent-based modelling.

The PhD project is embedded in the interdisciplinary project INSURANCEGRASS on “Assessment of formal, natural and social insurances: how to cope best with impacts of extreme events on grasslands for sustainable farming systems?”. In a consortium of agro-economists and grassland ecologists from ETH Zurich, biodiversity economists from IDiv Leipzig and social –ecological modellers at UFZ 4 PhD students will focus on sustainable grassland management systems in Germany and Switzerland. The deadline for application is December 15th, 2021.

Your tasks:
• Develop a social-ecological simulation model (in particular agent-based model) that incorporates feedbacks between farmers’ and consumers’ decision, grassland management options, and ecosystem service provision in a dynamic matter
• Parameterize the model with empirical data obtained in other work packages of the project
• Contribute to a thorough understanding of how insurance products and policies should be designed to work effectively for farmers’ climate risk management and to promote sustainable grassland management
• Use the model to explore the potential of social insurances, especially arrangements within community-supported agriculture and payments for ecosystem services.
• Exchange knowledge with local and European stakeholders relevant in this research context (i.e., farmers, insurance companies, public administration)

Your profile:
• An excellent master’s degree in a relevant field of research, including system sciences, mathematics, physics, agricultural economics, geography
• Expertise in modelling and analyzing complex systems (experience in agent-based modelling is beneficial)
• Proficiency in computer programming (e.g. NetLogo, C++, Java) and advanced statistical methods
• Deep interest in investigating the impact of climate risk instruments (such as agricultural insurance or community supported agriculture) on farmers’ behavior and ecological state of the grassland system.
• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and ambition to publish in international journals
• High motivation to work in an international and interdisciplinary team
• Readiness to travel within and beyond Europe to meet cooperation partners and attend conferences, workshops and courses

Please forward it to interested colleagues in your network.
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2021-11-26T09:02:26Z

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