European Nodal Office
European Land-use Institute (ELI)
+49 345 55 26066
Focus on: land management, land use planning and land use policies.
People in This Office
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Germany
Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Germany
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Germany
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Events
July
7
Sunday, July 7, 2019 (All day) to Friday, July 12, 2019 (All day)
Students will develop an integrated understanding of land system science and landscape assessment.
August
20
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 (All day) to Tuesday, August 27, 2019 (All day)
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will run an international Summer School on the topic of land use and ecosystem change during August 2019 at the KIT-Campus Alpin, IMK-IFU (Garmisch-Partenkirchen). Master and doctoral students are invited to learn about and discuss a wide range of issues related to ecosystem functioning, socio-ecological systems and land use change.
September
16
Monday, September 16, 2019 (All day) to Friday, September 20, 2019 (All day)
The participants will bring their own cases in the form of posters to the summer school in Berlin, where the cases will react in structured discussions and exercises with the theories and methods offered by international lecturers of STS, political ecology and transdisciplinary research.
Jobs
Postdoc: Resilience of forests as a socio-ecological system: linking theory to practice in Eastern Europe
Bournemouth University
Apply by:
Sunday, June 16, 2019
The Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at Bournemouth University is looking for a post-doctoral candidate to apply for the Marie Sklodowska – Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA-IF 2019) on the topic of forest resilience.
PhD position: Agricultural biodiversity and associated services across rural-urban landscapes – modelling studies
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Apply by:
Sunday, June 2, 2019
The research unit has a wide disciplinary scope, covering diverse dimensions of Socio-Ecological Systems along the rural-urban interface. Its research programme addresses transition processes in agriculture, ecology, economy, and society that are linked to rapid urbanization, using Bangalore, an emerging megacity in South India, as an example. Research will be carried out in close cooperation with Indian partner institutions.
Postdoc Researcher: Addressing multiple uncertainties in spatiotemporal statistic modelling of global land-use dynamics
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
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Monday, May 20, 2019
To model and analyse recent land-use dynamics using cutting-edge methodologies in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, we offer an exciting three-year postdoctoral researcher position at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv).
Doctoral Researcher: Validation, uncertainty analysis, and long-term improvement of global land-use data
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Apply by:
Monday, May 20, 2019
To advance the validation and continuous improvement of land-use datasets using cutting-edge methodologies in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, we offer an exciting three-year doctoral researcher position at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv).
Postdoc on “Addressing Multiple Uncertainties in Spatiotemporal Statistical Modelling of Global Land-use Dynamics”
iDiv
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Monday, May 20, 2019
The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig seeks to fill the above position in Leipzig at the earliest opportunity (preferably in summer 2019).
Doctoral Researcher on “Validation, Uncertainty Analysis, and Long-term Improvement of Global Land-use Data”
iDiv
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Monday, May 20, 2019
The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig seeks to fill the above position in Leipzig at the earliest opportunity (preferably in summer 2019).
Assistant Professor position in Complexity Science for Sustainable Development
University of Twente
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Sunday, May 5, 2019
The Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainable Development (CSTM), University of Twente (UT), the Netherlands, invite applications for an Assistant Professor position in Complexity Science for Sustainable Development. The Assistant Professor will be embedded within the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social sciences (BMS) and will be part of the BMS RESILIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor position in Governing Resilience of integrated RURBAN areas
University of Twente
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Sunday, May 5, 2019
The Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainable Development (CSTM), University of Twente (UT) and the 4TU.Federation strategic program on ‘Designing Systems for Informed Resilience Engineering’ (DeSIRE), the Netherlands, invite applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor position in Governing Resilience of integrated RURBAN areas.
Postdoc: Scenarios for plant protein production in Europe
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Apply by:
Monday, April 15, 2019
Are you interested in sustainable food and farming systems, and would you like to join an interdisciplinary project on improving plant protein production in Europe? Please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Postdoctoral Researcher: Environmental drivers of biodiversity change
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Apply by:
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Exciting two-year Postdoc position at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-JenaLeipzig to develop data-driven theory on the attribution of biodiversity change.
Research Fellows
Ikerbasque - the Basque Foundation for Science
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Friday, March 15, 2019
Ikerbasque - the Basque Foundation for Science, has launched a new call offering 20 positions for postdoctoral researchers. These positions are financed by the Basque Government, the European Commission and the host institution where the researcher will develop his/her research: therefore the acceptance letter of the host institution is mandatory.
Postdoctoral researcher - Landscapes for biodiversity and ecosystem services
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Apply by:
Monday, February 11, 2019
The Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre is seeking a postdoctoral quantitative ecologist (m/f/d) to work within the ‘Causes and Consequences of Biodiversity Change’ working group led by Prof. Markus Fischer and Dr. Peter Manning.
PostDoc position: Evaluating sustainable agricultural intensification
Agroscope
Apply by:
Sunday, February 10, 2019
In the international research project “What is sustainable intensification? Operationalizing sustainable agricultural intensification (SI) pathways in Europe (SIPATH)” Agroscope analyzes the mechanisms of agricultural development in Europe over the last decades and explore pathways for future SI, accounting for climatic, social and technological developments that are likely to affect the future of agriculture in Europe. Deadline 10 February 2019
Research Coordinator
European Space Agency and Future Earth
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Monday, February 4, 2019
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Future Earth are recruiting a Research Coordinator to be a liaison between the ESA Climate Office (part of the Science, Applications and Climate Department at ESA ECSAT) and the Future Earth Global Secretariat.
Assistant Professor, Dynamic spatial ecological modelling with large volumes of data
University of Twente
Apply by:
Friday, February 1, 2019
This position at the University of Twente will focus on developing spatial and temporal models for key EBVs, including Species Populations, Species Traits, Ecosystem Structure and Ecosystem Function, using remote sensing.
PhD student in European Land Use History
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
Apply by:
Thursday, January 31, 2019
You will evaluate how agricultural land use changed in Europe since 1900, combining literature based surveys with in-depth reconstructions of land use and landscape changes in a set of study landscapes across Europe. You will collaborate closely with other PhD students looking at the more recent development and contribute actively to the core research questions of SIPATH.
PostDoc in Land Change Science
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
You will develop a framework that helps the synthesis of knowledge on SI and will apply this in identifying alternative pathways to achieve SI in Europe while accounting for tradeoffs within and beyond agriculture. Additionally, you will support the project leader in organizational issues related to SIPATH. You will be part of an international project team, interacting with people with different disciplinary and cultural background.
Professor and Chair of Land Use Planning (LUP)
Wageningen University & Research
Apply by:
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Wageningen University is lookinig for an innovative and dynamic scholar to lead the Land Use Planning Chair Group (0.8 - 1.0 fte) at Wageningen University & Research.
Assistant Professor, The spatial transformation of food systems
University of Twente
Apply by:
Saturday, January 5, 2019
This Tenure Track position at the University of Twente addresses the challenge of modelling, measuring and monitoring the resilience of food systems, especially in developing countries.
PhD student on fossil resource markets and climate policy
Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
Apply by:
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
The Resource Economics Group, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin will soon announce a job offer for a Scientist (66%, TV-L E13) for research on Fossil Resources and Climate Policy.
Spatio-temporal modelling of fresh water snails as vectors for schistosomiasis
KU Leuven
Apply by:
Monday, December 10, 2018
The Geography and Tourism Research Group at KU Leuven and the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) (Belgium) seeks applications for a Phd position on spatio-temporal modelling of snail populations, beginning in February or March 2018.
Postdoc in Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research
University of Vienna
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Sunday, September 30, 2018
The Division of Conservation Biology, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology (CVL) at the University of Vienna seeks a postdoc to join their team, which studies different aspects of biological diversity and its conservation from local to global scales.
Scientific specialist in geo-computation
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Apply by:
Friday, August 31, 2018
To tackle the challenges of global environmental problems using cutting-edge methodologies in a highly interdisciplinary environment, we are looking for a Scientific Specialist in geo-computation to join our Macroecology & Society group at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig (iDiv).
Postdoc: Patterns and drivers of global land-cover & land-use changes
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
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Friday, August 31, 2018
To address fundamental questions regarding the patterns and drivers of global LULCC in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, we offer an exciting two-year Postdoc position at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig (iDiv).
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Big Data and Human-Environment Systems
KU Leuven
Apply by:
Friday, August 31, 2018
In the Group Science, Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Geography and Tourism, there is a full-time academic vacancy in big data and human-environment systems, at the Arenberg campus in Leuven.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Exploring food systems transformations in Africa's rapidly changing cities
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Apply by:
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellowship on African city food systems, beginning early September 2018. The postdoc will be based in South Africa for approximately 75% of the time and work as a guest researcher in the Netherlands for the remaining time.
Associate Professor Land Use and Ecosystem Dynamics
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)
Apply by:
Friday, August 10, 2018
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) seeks an associate professor candidate to lead a largely externally funded research programme in the analysis of Socio-Ecological Systems with a specialization that relates to either land use, biodiversity, ecosystem dynamics or green infrastructure with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches and solution-oriented research.
Postdoc researcher: Mapping global land-use patterns and recent historical changes
iDiv - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
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Monday, August 6, 2018
The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) seeks a postdoctoral researcher to develop land-use datasets using cutting-edge methodologies in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment.
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Sustainable Landscapes
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Apply by:
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Professor Joern Fischer’s research group on “Sustainable Landscapes” is looking to employ a postdoc IMMEDIATELY to support existing activities for 3 years.
Postdoc: Land use/cover changes in a traditional agricultural landscape in Eastern Europe
Bournemouth University
Apply by:
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at Bournemouth University is looking for a post-doctoral candidate to apply for the Marie Sklodowska – Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA-IF 2018) on the topic of land use/cover changes in a traditional agricultural landscape in Croatia during post-socialism. The candidate will help to develop the MSCA-IF application, together with an experienced supervisory team and a professional bid writer.
Assistant Professor Land Use and Food System Dynamics
VU University Amsterday
Apply by:
Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Institute for Environmental Studies of the VU University Amsterdam inviting is looking for a tenure track assistant professor to further strengthen the teaching and research in the field of land use and food system dynamics.
Postdoc/science programmer: modelling regional/global terrestrial ecosystem dynamics
Karlruhe Institute of Technology
Apply by:
Friday, March 30, 2018
Land-use change and climate change impact on ecosystems multiple ways. Yet our modelling skills in how the corresponding biotic, abiotic and social processes interact is still poor. We seek a post-doctoral researcher to improve on some key issues.
Call for Research Proposals – Living Planet Fellowship 2018
European Space Agency (ESA)
Apply by:
Thursday, February 22, 2018
With this call the European Space Agency (ESA) plans to support up to 10 Post-Doctoral researchers (supported by ESA with a ceiling price of 99KEuro per 2-years under a co-funding scheme) to carry out a research project at a Host Institution in an eligible ESA Member State.
Ph.D. candidate in historic land cover/use change modeling
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's Campus Alpin (IMK-IFU)
Apply by:
Friday, January 12, 2018
The research group on Land Use Change & Climate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s Campus Alpin (IMK-IFU) located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in collaboration with the Laboratory for Geoinformation Science and Remote Sensing at Wageningen University, is currently looking for a PhD candidate in historic land cover/use change and aboveground biomass modelling.
Data Scientist in environmental and social data processing and analysis
Stockholm Environment Institute
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Monday, January 1, 2018
SEI is recruiting a highly motivated Data Scientist with a strong research background in environmental and social data processing and analysis, and a strong drive for innovation. The successful candidate will contribute to an exciting and innovative development in global supply chain sustainability – the Transparency for Sustainable Economies (Trase) platform (www.trase.earth).
One Planet Fellowship for African researchers
BNP Paribas Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Apply by:
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
The BNP Paribas Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with the Agropolis Foundation, and under the auspices of the French ministry of Higher education, Research and Innovation, today announced the creation of One Planet Fellowship, a $15 million 5-year programme.
Senior Manager, Sustainable Supply Chains (Trase)
Global Canopy Programme
Apply by:
Friday, December 1, 2017
DEADLINE DECEMBER 1! This is a unique opportunity to be at the heart of an international team breaking exciting new ground in the pursuit of more transparent and sustainable supply chains. The role will sit within the Supply Chains programme at Global Canopy in the United Kingdom, and will also work very closely with Trase staff at the Stockholm Environment Institute, and other collaborating organisations worldwide.
15 PhD Positions Available in Global Land-Use Change and Telecoupling
COUPLED European Training Network
Apply by:
Friday, November 24, 2017
Funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN Programme, the COUPLED network PhD students will be selected for 3-year advanced multidisciplinary research training in Global Land-Use Change and Telecoupling, starting July 2018 or earlier.
Postdoc in Land-Change Analysis
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
Apply by:
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
This postdoc will test for the urban region of Austin, TX (USA) the theoretical model and tools currently designed by the CONCUR team.
Associate Professor of Globalization of Agriculture and Rural Transformation
University of Copenhagen
Apply by:
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
The purpose of the position is to strengthen and develop ongoing research on the interaction between the globalization of agriculture and socio-economic dynamics in rural areas that are undergoing transformations. The research will have a specific focus on Africa and Asia.
PhD studentship - Resilience and pastoralism: satellite-based decision support system for pastures
University of Sussex
Apply by:
Sunday, October 15, 2017
The University of Sussex is seeking a PhD candidate to work closely with ForPAc to assess the potential of new earth observation datasets (e.g., Sentinel) to deliver near real-time monitoring and prediction of useful and accessible biomass for pastoralism.
Full Professor in Biodiversity Economics
iDiv and Leipzig University
Apply by:
Sunday, October 15, 2017
The Faculty of Economics and Management Science of Leipzig University is looking to fill this position as soon as possible.
Post-doc or Ph.D. in LULCC impacts on ecosystems
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU
Apply by:
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Within a joint project with CIAT/Nairobi Karlsruhe Institute of Technology seeks a post-doctoral scientist or Ph.D. student to explore how different management practices affect crop yields, soil carbon pools and other ecosystems across Eastern Africa.
Postdoctoral position in Sustainability and leakage in beef & soy supply chains in South America
Chalmers University of Technology
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Sunday, October 15, 2017
This postdoctoral position focuses on understanding the role that agricultural commodity supply chain sustainability initiatives, such as certification schemes, moratoria, voluntary corporate commitments and government regulations, play in reducing the clearance forests and other ecosystems in the tropics.
PhD fellow in geography
University of Copenhagen
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Thursday, October 12, 2017
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen is offering a PhD scholarship in geography commencing 01.04.2018 or as soon as possible thereafter to study the spill-over effects of demands for certified tropical products in Europe.
Mapping the different types of forest of the Congo Basin by high resolution satellite remote sensing
Université catholique de Louvain
Apply by:
Saturday, September 30, 2017
The successful applicants for this position with the Université catholique de Louvain will be in charge of the necessary satellite remote sensing development and of the production of national forest maps for the 10 countries of the Congo Basin (Central Africa).
PhD fellowship: Natural habitat change detection with Sentinel-1&2 remote sensing for biodiversity monitoring
Université catholique de Louvain
Apply by:
Saturday, September 30, 2017
In the context of the European Research Infrastructure Consortium for biodiversity and ecosystems (Lifewatch), an interdisciplinary team coordinated by UCL in partnership with ULg (biodiversity and landscape unit) provides tailor-made geographic database of the natural habitats in order 1) to contribute to biodiversity information in Wallonia and 2) to reinforce the excellence of European biodiversity research.
3 postdoc research positions on indigenous communities, land use and tropical deforestation (INCLUDE)
University of Bern (Switzerland) and University of Reading (UK)
Apply by:
Friday, August 18, 2017
Openings are available for 3 post-doctoral research positions Switzerland and the United Kingdom as part of the ERC Consolidator Grant funded project “Indigenous Communities, Land Use and Tropical Deforestation” (INCLUDE).
Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Human Geography with a specialization in rural-urban transformations in the Global South
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
Apply by:
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
A tenure track in human geography with a specialization in development and rural-urban transformations in the Global South is open at the Section for Geography, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The successful candidate will be attached to the research group Environment and Society in Developing Countries.
Postdocs in land-use change modelling and ecosystem/biodiversity modelling
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Campus Alpin (IMK-IFU)
Apply by:
Friday, June 30, 2017
The Helmholtz Association is providing long-term investment for a Research Group on Land Use Change at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s Campus Alpin (IMK-IFU) located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Research Group aims to advance knowledge of the causes and consequences of change in socio-ecological systems from local to global scales and is currently recruiting two postdoctoral researchers.
Postdoc in quantitative global scale analysis of resource-use driven human-environmental feedbacks
UFZ Leipzig
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Monday, June 12, 2017
UFZ Leipzig seeks a motivated, innovative, broadly thinking scholar whose research focus is on the quantitative analysis of resource-use driven human-environmental feedbacks on the global scale with sound underpinning through regional case studies. Research areas could include natural resource management, including questions surrounding biodiversity conservation, water, forests, energy, etc.), food systems, food security, subsistence and livelihoods, socio-economic material and energy flows; tele-connections in the global land system.
Doctoral fellowships in land governance
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Apply by:
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
iDiv, the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig, invites applications to 10 PhD positions for candidates having a strong background in biodiversity research and deep interest in interdisciplinary studies.
Postdoc on farmer organisations and the resilience and sustainability of small farms
University of Sussex
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Friday, April 21, 2017
Applications are invited for a Research Fellowship to work on an interdisciplinary project entitled “Farmer organisations and the resilience and sustainability of small farms”. The project will investigate the viability and potential of farmer organisations as ways to promote sustainable practices for, and build the resilience of small farm-based commercial enterprises in a context of rural—urban and international migration, agricultural feminisation, and the aspirations of rural youth.
Professor in Remote Sensing of the Environment
University of Copenhagen
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
A professorship in Remote Sensing of the Environment is open at the Section for Geography, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
PhD positions on human-wildlife conflicts in ag landscapes
Leibniz-Zentrum fuer Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) e.V.
Apply by:
Friday, March 31, 2017
In the framework of the "Biodiversity, Ecology and Management in National Parks and Biosphere Reserves" BEN-program which is funded by the Marianne and Dr. Fritz Walter Fischer foundation, a junior research group will be established at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research to addresses "Human-wildlife conflicts in agricultural landscapes of UNESCO-Biosphere Reserves".
Postdoc: Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture in Europe
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Apply by:
Thursday, March 30, 2017
The postdoc is appointed within the FACCE-JPI (NWO) funded project VITAL (www.vital.environmentalgeography.nl). VITAL explores how land use and agricultural systems can become more sustainable while allowing high production, i.e. sustainable intensification.