[AgMIP] PhD Position (Agroecological Decision-Support / Policy Analysis)

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Dear list members,

we offer a PhD position for someone interested in developing a decision 
tool for assessing options for wetland uses in East-Africa.

Further details are given below.

Kind regards,
Matthias Langensiepen


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PhD Position (Agroecological Decision-Support / Policy Analysis)

University of Bonn, Germany

We seek a PhD student for the project “Wetlands in East Africa - 
Reconciling future food production with environmental protection ". 
She/he will develop a decision tool for assessing options for wetland 
uses in East Africa. Human, agricultural and environmental wetland 
characteristics are studied since 2014 by an interdisciplinary team 
comprised of African and German researchers. Regional and topical 
priority areas were defined together with East-African policy 
institutions. The project has reached a stage in which the scientific 
findings can be integrated and implemented. In collaboration with policy 
analysts and modellers, the incumbent is expected to initially refine 
requirements for the design of the decision support tool, to balance 
them against available research information and establish options for 
the tool design. Subsequent prototyping and implementation will be 
carried out with the scientific impact assessment and modelling platform 
SIMPLACE (www.simplace.net) following the agile development approach. A 
review of the development process will be an integral part of the study.

She/he must have strong experiences in agroecology and computer 
programming. Candidates with knowledge in interaction design are 
particularly invited to submit their applications. We are looking for a 
curious, energetic and self-motivated candidate willing to become part 
of an interdisciplinary research team composed of African and German 
researchers.

The PhD student will be based in the Tropical and Subtropical Plant 
Nutrition lab at the Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation 
in the University of Bonn (www.inres.uni-bonn.de). She/he is expected to 
travel and work in East-Africa.  The 40-month position is available 
immediately and will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate has been 
identified. The financial renumeration is a stipend corresponding to the 
German salary level TV-L 13 -60% (1500 €/month). Please send your 
applications (One-page motivation letter, CV certificates) as PDF files 
to Prof. Dr. Langensiepen (Email:applications at langensiepen.net)

PDF-File of this advertisement:

http://www.langensiepen.net/PhDDecisionSupportEastAfricanWetlands.pdf

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Prof. Dr. Matthias Langensiepen
Plant Nutrition in the Tropics and Subtropics
Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Bonn
Karlrobert-Kreiten-Strasse 13
53115 Bonn
Germany

Web: www.ipe.uni-bonn.de, www.langensiepen.net
Email: matthias at langensiepen.net