[Netherlands] PhD position in Ecospace Indonesie, Wageningen University

Wageningen University, Netherlands are looking for a PhD student to undertake a spatial modeling of ecosystem services supply in the context of land use change with a case study in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The project will combine environmental, spatial and economic analysis to further our understanding of the benefits provided by nature to society. The project will zoom in on the impacts of rapid land use change and the possibilities for basing land use planning on ecological-economic models. The project will be undertaken in close collaboration with a number of Indonesian partners, and the PhD student is expected to carry out several months of fieldwork in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Requirements

We require excellent analytical skills, preferably demonstrated by previous experience with quantitative analysis and modeling. A background in environmental sciences, environmental economics or landscape ecology would fit best to the offered position. Experience with GIS, the analysis or modeling of ecosystem services, or the economic valuation of environmental resources would be an advantage. Finally, good writing skills and the motivation to carry out a PhD study are required. Proficiency in, or a willingness to learn basic Indonesian in order to communicate with stakeholders would be appreciated.

The PhD student will work in the Environmental Systems Analysis Group (ESA) of Wageningen University with a total of around 15 staff and 12 PhD students. Wageningen University, the Netherlands is one of the most prominent international universities in the field of healthy food and the living environment. The ESA group was selected as best academic group in the field of environmental sciences in the Netherlands in the most recent national evaluation (QANU).

Wageningen University and Research centre

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