Postdoc: Grassland Landscape Modelling & Ecosystem Services

University of Bergen; Bergen; Sur place; NOK 617 000 - 754 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Professional environment

Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

Welfare benefits

Résumé du poste

The University of Bergen invites applications for a fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in landscape multifunctionality within the Horizon GrassConnect project. You will build spatial models to assess how grassland management shapes ecosystem services in European agricultural landscapes, using remote sensing, plot data and social science information in an interdisciplinary team.

The position offers a competitive NOK salary with pension benefits and opportunities for publication in

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree (PhD) in ecology, geospatial analysis, ecosystem services, agronomy or related field, or have submitted their thesis for assessment prior to deadline.
• PhD must be awarded; the position requires the PhD.
• Experience in advanced statistical and/or spatial analysis is required.
• Experience with software tools for complex tasks (R, ArcGIS, Python) is required.
• Experience in mapping and modelling ecosystem services is an advantage.
• Knowledge of European farming systems or ecosystem services is advantageous.
• Interdisciplinary research spanning ecology, social science and agronomy is advantageous.
• Strong written and oral English skills are essential.

Responsabilités

• Develop spatial models to evaluate grassland multifunctionality and ecosystem services.
• Integrate open remote sensing data, ecological plots and social science data across European landscapes.
• Collaborate with a pan-European, interdisciplinary team and publish results in leading journals.

Connaissances

Statistical analysis

Spatial analysis

Independent working

Team collaboration

Formation

PhD in ecology / geospatial analysis / ecosystem services / agronomy

Outils

R

ArcGIS

Python

Description du poste

The University of Bergen invites applications for a fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in landscape multifunctionality within the Horizon GrassConnect project. You will build spatial models to assess how grassland management shapes ecosystem services in European agricultural landscapes, using remote sensing, plot data and social science information in an interdisciplinary team.

The position offers a competitive NOK salary with pension benefits and opportunities for publication in