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AILS PhD student: Land use based climate change mitigation under natural disturbances ABOUT THIS JOB Company & locationPotsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam (close to Berlin), Germany Qualification Masters (MA/MSci/MSc/MEng/etc.) Job reference code ap/01 Last updated Aug 29, 2013 The successful applicant will be involved in integrated assessment of climate change. He will contribute to the linking of the global land use model MAgPIE with the economy-energy-climate model ReMIND to assess the contribution of land use based mitigation but also climate engineering options (such as large scale afforestation) for achieving ambitious climate policy targets in an integrated assessment modeling framework. This work will focus on an improved representation of land use based mitigation options such as bioenergy, avoided deforestation and afforestation and the impact of natural disturbances such as climate change on these mitigation strategies in MAgPIE. The position is part of the project ‘CEMICS - Contextualizing Climate Engineering and Mitigation: Complement, Substitute or Illusion?'. CEMICS is funded as part of the new DFG Scientific Priority Program on Climate Engineering (spp-climate-engineering.de/home.html) and aims at exploring the potential role of climate engineering technologies in the portfolio of greenhouse gas mitigation options. It brings together expertise in the fields of climate engineering assessment, integrated assessment modeling of climate change mitigation strategies, and applied ethics and decision analysis.A background in Economics, Environmental Sciences, Software Engineering, Physics or a related field with a strong interest in inter-disciplinary research is required.We expect candidates to have quantitative training and interest in applied modelling. A strong interest for inter-disciplinary climate related research is required. Good programming and analytical skills are a requirement. Experience with R and economic modeling (preferably with GAMS) is an advantage. Candidates should be proficient in English, and be able to demonstrate the potential for excellence in research.The Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Impact Research seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. Applications of disabled persons with equal qualifications will be favorably regarded. For further information on this position, please contact Dr. Alexander Popp (Email: [email protected]) Dr. Jan Philipp Dietrich ( [email protected]) Application procedure Applications should be submitted electronically until 18th of August. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. Only those received until 18th of August will be considered for the first round of interviews. Applications should include a cover letter highlighting the specific position(s) of interest, a detailed CV, at least one letter of reference from academic supervisors, copies of university score cards and degrees, and copies of published or submitted academic work if available. We will not be able to return hardcopy applications sent to us by surface mail. Applications should be sent to: [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
