[ES_JOBS_NET] PhD in values of sustainable land use in Amsterdam

[Malek, Z. (Ziga)]

Would you like to do research on environmental economics and sustainable land use? Would you like to contribute to European transdisciplinary research? Please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).

We offer a challenging PhD position in a transdisciplinary research project on sustainable land use strategies. As a PhD candidate, you study how values regarding land use change have changed over time, and the visions of local residents towards sustainable land use. You then conduct experiments and surveys among consumers. With these data, you help identify measures and designing interventions that can stimulate a change towards more sustainable behaviour.

You are involved in a new Horizon Europe project called PLUS Change (Planning Land Use Strategies: Meeting biodiversity, climate and social objectives in a Changing world). PLUS Change pulls together expertise from across the social sciences, humanities, arts, environmental economics, and land system science. It identifies, analyses, and enhances sustainable land use strategies that address complexities. PLUS Change also pinpoints the tangible policy, governance and behaviour interventions to achieve them. The project brings together scientists and land use decision makers in 11 countries. VU's Institute for Environmental Studies contributes to this project through land use change modelling, analysis of behavioural change, and exploring the linkages between land use and behaviour. In this project, you collaborate with another PhD researcher, whose focus is on mapping Land Use Change in Europe.

Your duties

  *   you do research towards writing a PhD thesis
  *   you contribute to project tasks, such as organizing workshops and data collection
REQUIREMENTS

  *   you have a MSc (or equivalent) in (environmental) economics or a related discipline
  *   you have quantitative analysis skills
  *   you have a demonstrable interest in mixed methods research (document analysis, interviews, surveys, experiments)
  *   you have a proven interest in interdisciplinary work
  *   you have good communication skills in English and one other European language. Proficiency in Dutch is a strong advantage
Are you interested in this position? Please apply at the link below by 10 May 2023. The job interviews are planned for the period 22 May to 26 May 2023, when possible please take this period into account when applying for the position.

https://workingat.vu.nl/ad/phd-position-values-of-sustainable-land-use-strategies/2w3937

Kind regards,
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Lep pozdrav,

Žiga


Dr. Žiga Malek
Assistant Professor in Land Use and Ecosystem Dynamics, Environmental Geography Group
Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken (IVM) - Institute for Environmental Studies
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Working days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | T +31 20 59 85 670 | ziga.malek at vu.nl<mailto:ziga.malek at vu.nl>
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Mailing address: De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Visiting address: NU-8A65
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Latest research:

Potential for land and water management adaptations in Mediterranean croplands under climate change. Agricultural Systems 2023 [link<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103586>]

Can we avert an Amazon tipping point? The economic and environmentl costs. Environmental Research Letter 2022 [link<https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aca3b8>]

Regional disparities in impacts of climate extremes require targeted adaptation of Fairtrade supply chains. One Earth 2022 [link<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.07.008>]

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