Dear all, Please note the following job announcements at the University of Louvain (Belgium), Faculty of biological, agricultural and environmental engineering. Q. Ponette
Position_1 Full time academic position: Landscape ecology and land use planning University of Louvain, Belgium Faculty of biological, agricultural and environmental engineering Short description: The successful candidate will carry out research mainly in the field of ecological dynamics involving interactions between forest, agricultural and pastoral ecosystems at landscape scale. These research activities in applied ecology will be based on a functional approach of biosystems, and further develop concepts and tools in land management of rural territories. The candidate's competences will complete those existing in spatial modelisation, land use planning and ecosystem functioning. Within a multidisciplinary team, he/she will carry out teaching in applied ecology, land management, forest management (including forest policy and economy), systems analysis, and interactions between forest and other rural lands. Special qualifications: Experience in land use planning or land management in developing countries will be an additional advantage, as well as: knowledge/practice of decision-making systems/methodologies, and ability to work with scientists from other disciplines. Deadline for submission: 2006/01/06 Start: 2006/09/01 Additional information: http://www.crct.ucl.ac.be/Postes_acad_vacants_2006_2007/AGRO_1033.htm contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Position_2 Full time academic position: Ecophysiology of forest trees and wood quality University of Louvain, Belgium Faculty of biological, agricultural and environmental engineering Short description: The successful candidate will carry out research activities in the field of tree ecophysiology and wood quality, aiming at integrating physiological processes in both the study of forest ecosystems and the valorisation of their wooden products. Research activities will focus on the impact of environmental changes on tree functioning, and their implication on wood properties and valorisation. The candidate will strengthen the department team working on water transfers in the soil-plant-atmosphere system, soil processes, biogeochemical cycles and forest management practices. He/she will strengthen the academic staff of the Faculty involved in plant ecophysiology by specific competences on forest trees. He/she will carry out teaching in plant ecology, wood science (anatomy, properties, transformation, valorisation) and forest engineering. Special qualifications: - Knowledge of professional practices linked to wood exploitation and transformation will be an additional advantage. - Experience in mathematical modelisation of biosystems will be welcome. Deadline for submission: 2006/01/06 Start: 2006/09/01 http://www.crct.ucl.ac.be/Postes_acad_vacants_2006_2007/AGRO_1031.htm contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************** Quentin PONETTE Enseignant-chercheur en sylviculture UCL - Faculte d'ingenierie biologique, agronomique et environnementale Departement des Sciences du Milieu et de l'Amenagement du Territoire Unite des eaux et forets Croix du Sud, 2 - boite 9 B-1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE BELGIQUE -------------------------------------------- Tel: 00 32 10 47 36 16 ou 00 32 10 47 36 98 Fax: 00 32 10 47 36 97 mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.efor.ucl.ac.be/ -------------------------------------------- Local : C157 ********************************************
