PhD on Interdisciplinary Management of the Landscape.

University of Groningen; Portugal; Teletrabalho; EUR 20 000 - 30 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

An academic institution in Portugal is offering a joint PhD program focused on the interdisciplinary management of landscapes. The program, which includes courses in various Portuguese locations, aims to equip candidates with skills in ecological economics and conservation biology, advancing their capabilities in landscape management. Eligible candidates must possess a relevant degree in fields such as Agronomy or Biology.

Qualificações

• Degree in Agronomy, Economics, Biology, Environment, Geography, Engineering, or related fields.

Responsabilidades

• Become a manager of environmental goods and services supported by the landscape.
• Modeller of ecological-economic systems.
• Expert on participatory approaches, land use planning, environmental regulation, and cost-benefit analysis.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Overview

PhD on Interdisciplinary Management of the Landscape. A joint PhD program involving the University of Azores, University of Lisbon and the University of Évora. A link between Regional Science, Ecological Economics, Conservation Biology and Landscape Ecology.

The program involves two weeks of compulsory courses in mainland Portugal, one month of optional courses in the Angra (Azores), Évora or Lisbon and three years of thesis development done in a monography or three published scientific papers.

Eligibility and Qualifications

You can apply for the PhD Program if you have a degree in Agronomy, Economics, Biology, Environment, Geography, Engineering, or related fields, or legally equivalent qualifications.

Objectives and Outcomes

The objectives of the program are to develop methods and capacities to conceive and evaluate policy instruments suitable to promote the multiple goods and services provided by the landscape. To develop competences in economics, geography, ecology, agronomy and political science and gain interdisciplinary capabilities for landscape management. To create scientific research in integrative approaches such as Regional Science, Ecological Economics, Conservation Biology and Landscape Ecology.

You will become manager of environmental goods and services supported by the landscape; modeller of ecological-economic systems; expert on participatory approaches, land use planning, environmental regulation and cost benefit analysis; and consultant in regional sustainable development.

Context

The Regional Science Association International (RSAI), founded in 1954, is an international community of scholars interested in the regional impacts of national or global processes of economic and social change.

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