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Researcher with experience in Ecosystem Services and Land Use Analysis

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The research project “CITIZEN-SDSS: Using Citizen Science approaches and Spatial Decision Support Systems to foster nature-based solutions to sustain and expand the remaining forest landscapes of the Philippines”  is offering a job for a “Researcher with experience in Ecosystem Services and Land Use Analysis (f/m/d)” for a period of three years.
We are in particular looking for a talented MSc. graduate with a Philippine background who wants to pursue a PhD at a German University. Submission deadline for this job posting is Sunday, 10.09.2023.
Please check for further details on position requirements here or the attached PDF.

PhD vacancy: Exploring opportunities for ecosystem service economies on the Indigenous estate

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Charles Darwin University‘s (CDU) Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) is seeking applications for a PhD project, based in Darwin, to assess the value of ecosystem services (ES) from native forests for the Indigenous peoples in East Arnhem Land, NT.

About the Opportunity
The proposed project will aim to assess the value of ES from native forests for the Indigenous peoples in East Arnhem Land, NT. The project will evaluate the benefits of forestry-related economic opportunities including job creation, the opportunity to work and learn on-country, enhanced well-being, etc. Estimating the value of Indigenous provenance timber and non-timber products and other ES will help to establish an emerging Indigenous forestry market sector, in line with the National Indigenous Forestry Strategy (2005). [Read more…] about PhD vacancy: Exploring opportunities for ecosystem service economies on the Indigenous estate

Postdoctoral position open at the University of Trento (Italy)

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The Planning for Ecosystem Services and Urban Sustainability lab (PLANES) at the University of Trento seeks an enthusiastic postdoc researcher interested in spatial planning and ecosystem services.

The accepted candidate will work on the following topics:

  • Design frameworks for mapping and assessing ecosystem services (by identifying methods, indicators, data, etc.) in various contexts and sectors
  • Perform spatial analysis and assessment of ecosystem services in urban areas, also to propose and site nature-based solutions.
  • Analyze the framework of spatial planning and policies in the EU, identifying opportunities, risks and possible strategies and tools to promote the integration of biodiversity values and ecosystem services and support the Biodiversity Strategy 2030 targets.

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Lecturer in Ecological and Ecosystem Economics

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Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Ecological and Ecosystem Economics. Based in Edinburgh this post will contribute to teaching on the longest running MSc programme in Ecological Economics (delivered in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh). There will also be an opportunity to contribute to our Sustainable Ecosystems Team’s wide portfolio of research including economic appraisals of agricultural and environmental policies, the valuation of ecosystem services, and the investigation complex ecological relationships in marine, forest and agro-ecosystems. As a team, we cover a wide range of national and global issues. [Read more…] about Lecturer in Ecological and Ecosystem Economics

Assistant Professor Spatial Analysis and Land Use

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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is searching for a tenure track candidate who wants to develop interdisciplinary research and teaching centered around the spatial analysis of land use systems, or a related direction (including for example food systems, human-environment interactions, land use decision making, land use planning, land-use and climate interactions), embedded within the Environmental Geography department of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM).

Full vacancy.

Deadline: 14 May 2023