BECC - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate - is a new strategic research initiative in cooperation between Lund University and the University of Gothenburg. In Lund it is hosted by the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC) at the Faculty of Science. BECC strives for a better understanding of the impacts of climate change and land use decisions on terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity, addressing the consequences of ecosystem changes for human beings and socio-economic systems. The vision of BECC is to advance interdisciplinary research approaches that contribute to the sustainable management of ecosystems and biodiversity in a rapidly changing world.
More information can be found at http://www.cec.lu.se/forskning/becc
Job assignments
We seek a motivated biogeochemical/agro ecosystem modeler to work on simulation studies of agriculture and forestry ecosystems. Within the project, the interactions between land use and climate will be studied, focusing on: (1) the effect of climate and societal changes on land use
(2) the emission of greenhouse and trace gases by the ecosystems, and (3) the effect of biogeochemical feedbacks (primarily ozone) on ecosystem processes.
Specifically, the project involves further development of the vegetation model LPJ-GUESS for application to agroecosystems and comparison of this model with existing crop growth models. Within BECC, the model will be applied to provide crop yield estimates as input to an agent-based model (ABM) of land use decision-making.
The position is hosted at CEC and the work will be performed in close collaboration with the ecosystem modelling group (c. 20 persons) at the Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, a leading group in the terrestrial ecosystem modelling area. Apart from that, cooperation with groups at Gothenburg University, where vast experience exists on field measurements of environmental impacts on crop growth and biogeochemistry, is intended.
The successful candidate is expected to be involved in several multidisciplinary research projects within the BECC programme. The candidate will also take part in and organize seminars and workshops at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC).
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