{"id":6760,"date":"2014-04-22T00:57:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T00:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=6760"},"modified":"2014-04-22T06:09:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T06:09:09","slug":"phd-position-modelling-vegetation-response-to-deforestation-degradation-and-climate-change-in-the-amazon-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=6760","title":{"rendered":"Phd Position: Modelling vegetation response to deforestation, degradation, and climate change in the Amazon region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" alt=\"Center for Development Research - Zentrum f\u00fcr Entwicklungsforschung\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zef.de\/fileadmin\/site\/img\/logo_zef.png\" width=\"273\" height=\"68\" border=\"0\" \/>Job Description<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project aims at developing a better understanding of how and to what extent countries can influence tropical forest bioeconomy pathways through the integration and informed design of environmental policy instruments. Direct contributions to the ongoing debate on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) and the impact of climate change on tropical forest ecosystem services are expected.<br \/>\nThe selected candidate will adjust a dynamic vegetation model (the aDGVM2) that is being developed at BiK-F in the context of the Amazon region and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team at ZEF towards integrating the vegetation model with socio-economic models of land use and policy change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications<\/strong>\u00a0must be submitted to Vanesa Rodriguez Osuna (vanesa@uni-bonn.de). Please consider the requirements for applications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Start: <\/strong>at the earliest August 2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Duration of the program: <\/strong>36 months<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Working Language: <\/strong>English or Spanish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Language of the Doctoral Thesis: <\/strong>English<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Subject Requirements (Qualification)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>M.Sc. degree or equivalent in ecology and related fields, geography, mathematics or physics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Interest or experience in dynamic vegetation modelling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Advanced modelling\/programming skills, for example, using C\/C++, Mathlab, or R.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Willingness to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with social sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Excellent English writing skills and motivation to learn basic Spanish or Portuguese communication skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Good intercultural communication and teamwork skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Type of Persons<\/strong><br \/>\nPhD student<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Compulsory Attachments<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Curriculum vitae<\/li>\n<li>Letter of motivation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">University \/ Organisation advertising the position<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>University \/ Organisation<\/strong><br \/>\nRheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit\u00e4t Bonn<br \/>\n53113 Bonn<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty \/ Institute<\/strong><br \/>\nZentrum f\u00fcr Entwicklungsforschung Center for Development Research<br \/>\nBonn<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zef.de\/zefhome.html\">http:\/\/www.zef.de\/zefhome.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description The project aims at developing a better understanding of how and to what extent countries can influence tropical forest bioeconomy pathways through the integration and informed design of environmental policy instruments. 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