Application Deadline: 30 April 2024 (11:59 PM CEST)
The Department of Political Sciences, Lund University is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow with a focus on National Biodiversity Accounting at the Political Science Department. The postdoctoral position is fully funded for 2 years. The position is part of the 4-year research programme Mistra Biopath and in particular the work package “Mainstreaming biodiversity through governance innovations“.
This is a merit-based position focused primarily on research. The position is intended as an initial career step and the assessment of applicants will primarily be based on their scientific merits and potential as researchers given the requirements stated above.
Roles/Responsibilities
- The postdoctoral project will develop biodiversity-related decision support tools intended to guide the conservation of biodiversity.
- The core of the project is a national pilot account for biodiversity based on the SEEA-EA standards for ecosystem services.
- Experimental national accounts for biodiversity will be developed and tested in collaboration with data providers and potential users in academia as well as in the public and private sectors.
- The project is expected to use ARIES and the case study for the development of the experimental biological ecosystems is the Swedish forestry sector. The project thus aims at applied decision support for the assessment of forest policies.
Eligibility
- PhD in Environmental Social Sciences, including Political Science, Environmental Science, and other, for the position, relevant disciplines.
- Experience of coding in Java, Python, C++, R or other relevant programming languages.
- Experience in biodiversity related research.
- Experience in authoring academic publications.
- Excellent proficiency in academic written English.
Requirements
- Experience in national accounting standards and software development.
- Ability or experience of working in interdisciplinary teams and communicating research results with a focus on decision support.
Application Details
- Personal letter
- CV – degrees and other education, work experience and list of publications
- Project plan/research plan (should not exceed 3 pages) that describes:
o why applicant is interested in the area/project described in the advertisement
o why and how applicant wants to carry out the project
o what makes applicant suitable for the project in question - Copy of proof of doctoral degree
- A single important publication to support applicant’s application.
