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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Are you the interdisciplinary scientist that will address the large societal challenge to achieve sustainable land use? Please apply at the Institute for Environmental Studies at Vrije
 Universiteit Amsterdam.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#007AB8;text-transform:uppercase;mso-fareast-language:NL">JOB DESCRIPTION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:NL">We search 2 tenure track candidates with the ambition to develop interdisciplinary research and teaching in the field of Human-Environment
 Interactions and Land System Science. The tenure track candidates will become part of the Environmental Geography department at the Institute of Environmental Studies (IVM) of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. While all candidates with an excellent track record
 in the field are invited to apply, candidates with the following expertise are specifically invited to apply: food systems analysis in relation to land use, integration of social processes into quantitative land system analysis and the relations between land
 system science and biodiversity conservation ambitions. Expertise in one of these fields would have most added value to the research group.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL"><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:NL">Your duties</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">the candidates are expected to show academic leadership, maintain a high publication output, and raise competitive research funding<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">the candidates are expected to apply for external project funding for PhD students and postdocs working on projects around his/her field of expertise<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">the successful candidates have a research interest in one (and preferably more) of the following themes: Land use change, Food systems, Human-environment systems, Modelling (like
 Bayesian network models, Agent-based models or Spatial models), Land use decision making and Land governance, Biodiversity analysis and Conservation biology<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">the successful candidates will teach and coordinate courses in existing teaching programmes and/or develop new courses to strengthen the institute sustainability science profile<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">the candidates are expected to have strong methodological skills with a focus on quantitative approaches or on linking qualitative and quantitative approaches<br>
 <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#007AB8;text-transform:uppercase;mso-fareast-language:NL">REQUIREMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">a PhD degree in geography, ecology or environmental science with evidence of strong methodological skills<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">experience in academic teaching and a strong motivation to teach students interdisciplinary methods and supervise students in doing societal relevant research in thesis projects<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">have the ability to work in collaboration with others<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">have strong oral and written communication skills in English<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#007AB8;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal">APPLICATION<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;background:white">Are you interested in this position? Please apply via
</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="https://workingat.vu.nl/ad/tenure-track-eg/uqo2sl"><span lang="EN-US">https://workingat.vu.nl/ad/tenure-track-eg/uqo2sl</span></a></span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;background:white">
until <strong><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">November 29, 2020.</span></strong> On the website you can also receive additional information.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"><br>
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<em><u><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;background:white">Applications received by e-mail will not be processed.</span></u></em><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;background:white">Vacancy questions</span></strong><br>
<span style="background:white">If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, you may contact:</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">Name: Peter Verburg</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Position: Head Department Environmental Geography</span><br>
<span style="background:white">E-mail: </span></span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="mailto:peter.verburg@vu.nl"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#007AB8;background:white">peter.verburg@vu.nl</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Met vriendelijke groeten,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Žiga
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#548DD4;background:white;mso-fareast-language:NL">Dr. Žiga Malek</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:NL">Assistant Professor in Land Use and Ecosystem Dynamics</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#80B931;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#80B931;mso-fareast-language:NL">Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken (IVM) – Institute for Environmental Studies</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL"><img border="0" width="362" height="49" style="width:3.7708in;height:.5104in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D6B430.A0E217D0" alt="cid:image003.png@01D2F1A1.DA341240"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-10.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:NL">T +31 20 59 85 670 |</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:NL"><a href="mailto:z.malek@vu.nl"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#548DD4">z.malek@vu.nl</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#A6A6A6;mso-fareast-language:NL">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:NL">ADDRESS: De Boelelaan 1111,
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:NL">1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:NL">ROOM: NU-8A65</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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