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<p class="MsoNormal"><span 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 two PhD positions on climate smart agriculture at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. See more info below, and please spread
in your networks. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Are you interested in interdisciplinary research that aims to support sustainable transformation of agriculture? Then apply for one of the PhD positions at VU’s Institute for Environmental
Studies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">PhD 1: Biophysical dimensions of CSA bright spots in the Netherlands. This PhD will focus on the interaction between climate-smart agriculture and the biophysical context in which
it is embedded. The PhD student will map and model the occurrence and contributions of Dutch bright spots of climate smart agriculture, and will simulate the role bright spots or wider uptake of their practices can play in the Dutch “climate challenge”. Further,
the PhD student will assess determinants that influence the occurrence of bright spots. Lastly, the PhD student will assess potential trade-offs of climate-smart agricultural practices on different sustainability dimensions and identify priority area/regions
where such practices could be implemented. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">PhD2: Actors and institutions as CSA brightspot enablers in the Netherlands. This PhD will focus on the social network of the Dutch agricultural sector. The PhD student will assess
farmer motivation and decision making on CSA practices. Also, the PhD student will analyze the role of CSA bright spots in climate change adaptation and food security and will perform a scenario analysis of the opportunities for expanding bright spots throughout
the Netherlands and beyond.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Lep pozdrav,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Žiga <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#548DD4;background:white;mso-fareast-language:NL">Dr. Žiga Malek</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 lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#70AD47;mso-fareast-language:NL">Assistant Professor in Land Use and Ecosystem Dynamics, Environmental Geography Group</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#70AD47;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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">Personal links:
</span></b><span style="color:#0070C0;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:#0070C0">http://research.vu.nl/en/persons/žiga-malek</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:NL">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">|<span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6981-6708"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6981-6708</span></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">Mailing address</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">: De Boelelaan
1111, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:NL">1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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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 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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