Lund University is Scandinavia’s largest institution for education and research in a large number of disciplines, such as engineering, natural sciences, law, social science, economics, medicine, theology and the arts. The University has over 39 000 students and approximately 5 500 employees located in Lund, Malmö and Helsingborg. We have a comprehensive global network and a growing co-operation within the Öresund University framework within Southern Sweden and Eastern Denmark.

Lund University announces an opening for an

Reference no: 4534
Closing date for applications: February 15, 2010
Date of appointment: Approx. April 2010
Form of employment: Two years time limited employment
Placement: the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis
Trades unions at Lund University: OFR, SACO and SEKO
Information about the position: Almut Arneth, almut.arneth@nateko.lu.se

Job description

We seek a post-doctoral research fellow to model the dynamic interactions of land use/land cover change and ecosystem processes. The work contributes to the project Land Use Today and Tomorrow which aims to identify sustainable pathways for the use of land resources under a range of climate and socioeconomic scenarios. The researcher will be placed in the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Sweden.

The researcher will take on responsibility for the development and testing of a coupled model system that links a parsimonious land use model with the dynamic global vegetation model framework LPJ-GUESS. A chief task will be to develop the coupled model for a formalised analysis of land use change in terms of parameter uncertainty based on conditional probabilistic futures. The project investigate the socioeconomic and environmental constraints on land use, specifically in the context of food-security vs. bioenergy production, applying the coupled economic-ecological modelling framework.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in computational science or a quantitative environmental sciences discipline, for instance meteorology, environmental physics, environmental engineering. Applications from candidates who are close to completion of their PhD degree will also be considered
• Expertise with mathematical modelling of ecological processes
• Excellent programming skills (e.g., C++, Fortran)
• Willingness to communicate research results and to interact within an international research environment

How to apply

The application should include a description of motivation and research interests, detailed CV, publication list and names and contact details of two referees.

The Faculty Board has specified instructions for the application. These can be found at the Internet address: http://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/o.o.i.s/11729
(http://www.naturvetenskap.lu.se/anstallning)

Applications must be sent by mail to Registrator, Lunds universitet, Box 117, 221 00 LUND, Sweden. Please quote the position reference number when applying. Late or incomplete applications, or applications that are directed to other recipients than those indicated to the Registrator will not be considered.