Landscape Management Post-doc opportunity in Copenhagen, Denmark (deadline 15 November 2013)

Please direct inquiries to tobias.plieninger@life.ku.dk.

Postdoc in Landscape Management

The Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen invites applications for a position as Post Doc in Landscape Management from January 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is limited to three years. The position is anchored in the research group Spatial Change and Planning, which is an interdisciplinary group dealing with landscapes and urban areas in a planning and management context.

The position´s duties will primarily include research, including obligations with regard to publication/scientific communication within Landscape Management. To a limited extent this may also include performance of other duties. The research activities will primarily be linked to the EU-FP7 projects AGFORWARD (« Agroforestry that advances rural development ») and HERCULES (« Sustainable futures for Europe´s heritage in cultural landscapes »).

The overall objective of AGFORWARD is to increase the understanding of traditional and novel agroforestry systems in Europe and to identify, develop and demonstrate innovations to improve the ecosystem service benefits and viability of agroforestry systems in Europe. HERCULES will synthesize existing knowledge on the drivers, patterns, and outcomes of persistence and change in cultural landscapes, close knowledge gaps regarding the dynamics and values of cultural landscapes and generate tools for landscape observation and modeling.

The successful applicant will carry out systematic reviews and meta-analyses, perform ecosystem services assessments and analyses of landscape change, and participate in inter- and transdisciplinary project activities. Tasks will further include project management and collaboration with project partners.

Further information on the Department is linked at http://ign.ku.dk/english . Inquiries about the position can be made to associate professor Tobias Plieninger on tel. (+45) 353 36782 or e-mail tobias.plieninger@life.ku.dk

The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

Qualifications – selection criteria
Applicants must have an academic degree within landscape related sciences (e.g. geography, landscape ecology, forestry). Substantial knowledge on European landscapes and land uses and familiarity with landscape research is required. The fields of qualifications listed below are considered decisive in the evaluation of the applicants, and the successful candidate should have a track record in one or more of these fields:
Multifunctional land use, agroforestry systems
Ecosystem services assessment
GIS / database applications for the analysis of landscape change
Meta-analysis and systematic review techniques
Experience in project management (ideally in international projects), interdisciplinary cooperation, teaching at university level, and scholarly publishing
Documented scientific qualifications such as a Ph.D. or equivalent in relation to one or more of the above subject areas

The candidate is also required to be enterprising and to possess good interpersonal skills. He/she must be able to work in a large project environment with many partners and work with sharp deadlines.

Terms of employment
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.

Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.

The starting salary is currently up to DKK 402,046 including annual supplement (+ pension up to DKK 68,750). Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.

The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY ONLINE below.

Please include
Cover letter
Curriculum vitae
Diplomas
Research plan – description of current and future research plans
Complete publication list
A maximum of 3 relevant scientific works which the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment
Documentation for additional research qualifications
Contact details for three potential referees

The deadline for applications is 15 November 2013.

Interviews are scheduled to take place during December 2013.

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