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Postgraduate Scholarship in
Geobiosphere Science
with placement at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Faculty of Science
Ref. no.: 4285
Last application date: 2010-01-31
Starting date: earliest April 2010
Information: almut.arneth@nateko.lu.se
Worker's unions at Lund University: OFR, SACO and SEKO
Project description: Modelling terrestrial biogeochemical cycles under changing land use and climate
We seek a PhD student for model analysis of terrestrial biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem processes in response to changing climate and land use/land cover. 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 student will be placed in the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, Lund University, Sweden.
Tasks: develop the dynamic global vegetation model framework LPJ-GUESS in the ability to model methane emissions and emissions of reactive nitrogen from agricultural ecosystems. The work will involve adopting existing model features (e.g., wetlands and Nordic methane emissions, N-cycle in forest ecosystems) for global application. The work will also contribute to development activities for a formalised analysis of land use change in terms of parameter uncertainty based on conditional probabilistic futures. The project investigates 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
* M.Sc. 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 undergraduate studies 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
We welcome candidates with enthusiasm for collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, as well as an aptness to pose and solve problems individually. The work involves extensive international collaboration and the candidate must be willing to travel. Excellent written and spoken English is a requirement.
The position will be available from c. April 2010, for a period of four years. Lund is a pleasant university town in southern Sweden with excellent connections to Copenhagen International airport.
Regulations concerning appointment as a full PhD student can be found in HF 5 Chap 1-7§§ and SFS 1998:80. Also consult the admission regulations found at: http://www.science.lu.se/o.o.i.s/4964
An educational stipend is awarded for the first 18 months of full-time study, following which time the student is appointed as a full doctoral student. Regulations concerning educational stipends for doctoral students can be found in SFS 1995:938 and 1998:81. Regulations concerning appointment as a full PhD student can be found in HF 5 Chap 1-7§§ and SFS 1998:80.
Those who hold an educational stipend or a doctoral student appointment must first be accepted for postgraduate study. To be accepted, a student must be judged to have the competence necessary to complete a course of postgraduate study.
In addition to pursuing postgraduate studies, the doctoral student may also perform other duties - including research, teaching and administration - according to the specific regulations.
The university strives for a more even gender representation within postgraduate education.
Applications are made on a specific application form found on the web site: http://www.science.lu.se/upload/LUPDF/natvet/Dokument/Postgrad_application.pdf Documents must include C.V., letter of motivation, and contact details of up to two referees. The application must reach Registrar, Kansli N, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden, not later than 2010-01-31 submitted documents must be attested as to their authenticity.
Postgraduate Scholarship in Geobiosphere Science 2010 2011
