"POLISES - Global food security policies and their social-ecological side effects in regions prone to global change"(http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=33128)
In this group the following vacancy is offered at the nearest possible date:
Working hours 25,36 hours per week, limited to 3 years
Subject: Social-ecological impacts of financial risk-coping policy instruments – an agent-based modelling approach
Your duties:
- Develop social-ecological simulation models for livestock (and
crop) farmers in drylands
- Explore impacts of financial risk-coping policy instruments such as rain index-insurances on land use in African countries under different
processes of global change
- Detect side effects of financial risk-coping policy instruments on the social-ecological system using modelling
- Exchange knowledge with local and international stakeholders
relevant in this research context
Your profile:
- An excellent master's degree in a relevant field of research, including system sciences, mathematics, physics, geography, (geo-)ecology
- Expertise in modelling and analysing complex systems (knowledge in land use modelling is beneficial)
- Proficiency in computer programming (e.g. C++ and Java) and advanced
statistical methods
- Deep interest in sustainable land use and food security in
developing countries (preferably in drylands)
- Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and ambition to
publish in international journals (sound knowledge of French is
beneficial)
- High motivation to work in an international and interdisciplinary
team and interest in stays abroad for up to three months
We offer:
- Excellent technical facilities which are without parallel
- The freedom you need to bridge the difficult gap between high level basic research and application
oriented research & development
- Work in an inter-disciplinary, multinational team
- Excellent links with national and international research networks
- Excellent support and optimal subject-specific and general training with our HIGRADE graduate school
- Remuneration in accordance with the TVöD public-sector pay grade 13 (65%)
Your application
We look forward to receiving your e-mail
application quoting the reference 67/2014 at
bewerbung@ufz.de
Helmholtz-Zentrum
für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ
Personalabteilung
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig
Closing date for applications: 30.09.2014
Your contact for any questions
you may have about the job:
Dr. Birgit Müller
E-mail: birgit.mueller@ufz.de
Equal opportunities are an integral part of our
personnel policy, we therefore particularly
welcome applications from qualified women.
Severely disabled persons are given priority
when applicants are equally qualified.
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