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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">We have a PhD position in sustainable land management and coral reef protection in the Dutch Caribbean at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Besides working at a nice interdisciplinary group, this position includes some amazing fieldwork in the Dutch Caribbean Islands!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Can sustainable land use save the Caribbean coral reefs? How can do coastal activities relate to the dynamics of the reefs of the Dutch Caribbean? Help answering these questions in
the SEALINK project <a href="https://www.sealinkcaribbean.net/">https://www.sealinkcaribbean.net/</a> with a PhD at IVM at VU Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Water quality is among the key drivers of coral reef health. In coastal waters, the origin, abundance, and distribution of pollutants and other compounds can positively or negatively
affect the survival of coral reef communities. These inputs are influenced by terrestrial processes, particularly human activities in the form of the use and management of the land. In this PhD position, the student will look into the trends in land use change
in the coastal zone and how more sustainable land management can be achieved. This will be studied together with other PhD students in the project that focus on the flow of possible pollutants to the ocean and the impacts on the reef will be assessed.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">The PhD student will use an innovative scenario approach combining field work in the Dutch Caribbean with advanced simulation models to (1) assess how uncertain developments like tourism
and urbanization will impact the land-water system and, (2) co-design solutions (using optimization models and a participatory process with stakeholders) to navigate tradeoffs between environmental and development objectives within a context of feasibility
and willingness. Methods will include the development of land use scenarios and activity models in collaboration with local stakeholders in the Dutch Caribbean to simulate potential future developments, while optimization models will serve to back-cast optimized
land use and activity configurations accounting for the variability in the coastal system and the land-sea transport of pollutants, ensuring healthy marine ecosystems. This PhD position aims at transforming thinking among stakeholders and delivering a range
of clear management options for sustainable coastal use under different, uncertain, future contexts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Apply until March 15 at
<a href="https://workingat.vu.nl/ad/sealink/hgj8hl">https://workingat.vu.nl/ad/sealink/hgj8hl</a>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Žiga
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<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>
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<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>
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</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 style="mso-fareast-language:NL"><a href="http://www.ivm.vu.nl/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#4F81BD;background:white">www.ivm.vu.nl</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#4F81BD;background:white;mso-fareast-language:NL">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:NL"><a href="http://research.vu.nl/en/persons/žiga-malek"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#4F81BD">http://research.vu.nl/en/persons/žiga-malek</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#4F81BD;mso-fareast-language:NL">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#548DD4;mso-fareast-language:NL">VU University – Looking further</span></b><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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