[ES_JOBS_NET] 2-year postdoc, modelling tropical forest dynamics, Lund University

[Thomas Pugh]

Dear all,

We’re looking for someone to come and join us in beautiful Lund for the position below!

Postdoctoral fellow in modelling of tropical forest dynamics

How resilient are African tropical forests to a changing climate? How is this affected by tree functional diversity? What drives the functional composition of these forests? We are looking for a fellow to join us in pursuit of answers. In the FunDiCeS project we will combine measurements from the unique Rwanda Tree experiment (www.rwandatree.com<http://www.rwandatree.com>) with a state-of-the-art global vegetation model, LPJ-GUESS. LPJ-GUESS is particularly suited to the study of forest dynamics and recent work has substantially upgraded the model’s capability to simulate hydraulic stress. The fellow will improve and apply this upgraded model to investigate how we can better simulate the composition and dynamics of tropical montane forests.

The fellow will work under the supervision of Thomas Pugh and alongside a wider team of researchers working on forest dynamics and ecosystem modelling at Lund University, as well as with project partners at the University of Rwanda and University of Gothenburg, and with the pan-European community developing the LPJ-GUESS model. They will also become part of the BECC research platform, a collaboration between Lund University and the University of Gothenburg, which brings together over 250 researchers working on the topics related to biodiversity and ecosystem services under a changing climate.
The position is for 2 years. For more details and to apply, please follow the link below. Application deadline is 24th Jan 2023.
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:579415/

Best wishes,

Tom
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