[ES_JOBS_NET] France-UArizona funded PhD opportunity - Multi-criteria identification of landscapes suitable for agrivoltaic installations

[Greg Barron-Gafford]

We are excited to offer a co-supervised PhD thesis between the Université
de Picardie (Amiens, France) and the University of Arizona (Tucson AZ,
USA). This is a three-year funded project, with university enrolment and
geographical location primarily being in beautiful Amiens, France.

The main objective of this PhD proposal is to develop a multi-criteria
approach to model the degree of suitability of different territorial
contexts for agrivoltaics (the collocation of agriculture and
photovoltaic-based renewable energy on the same landscape). A
comparative approach will be developed between agricultural areas in France
and in Arizona (USA), and insights to a generalization on a global scale
will be proposed. More precisely, we will (1) identify the relevant
criteria to be taken into account with a view to global application of
the approach; (2) model landscape-level indicators for each of these
criteria using a coarse-graining approach (eco-landscapes); and (3) carry
out a multi-criteria spatial analysis for a regional to national assessment
of eligible areas for sustainable agrivoltaic systems in France and in
Arizona, with possible extensions to Europe and the broader USA.

For further information and to apply, please visit the CNRS job site here:
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR7058-FRAKRA-005/Default.aspx?lang=EN
<https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/7S45CYVDjwfk72P5Bh0fPfx8oQF?domain=emploi.cnrs.fr>
Please do not hesitate to contact us: ronan.marrec at u-picardie.fr,
marianne.laslier at u-picardie.fr and gregbg at arizona.edu

Applications are open until June 11, 2025.


Greg Barron-Gafford
Professor
School of Geography, Development & Environment
Director of Food, Energy, and Water Resilience Solutions; Biosphere 2
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
website: http://www.barrongafford.org/
video: https://tinyurl.com/agrivoltaics
Office: ENR2 - S513
520.548.0388 <520.548.0388>

The University of Arizona occupies the original homelands of the Tohono
O'odham and Pascua Yaqui Nations, Indigenous peoples who have stewarded
this land since time immemorial.
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