Dear colleagues, We are announcing three positions (2 4-year PhD positions and 1 2 year postdoc positions) in the Mistra Biopath project at the Department of Political Science, Lund University. One Phd is on quantitative modelling of national biodiversity accounting and decision support. The other PhD is on the political economy of biodiversity financing and methodologically more open. The postdoc focusses on governance, actors, and steering instruments.
The Mistra Biopath programme is an interdisciplinary research endeavour that aims to map, assess, co-develop and test existing and novel approaches for integration of biodiversity considerations into financial decision-making, and analyse the institutional and policy implications of potential transition pathways (see https://www.mistrabiopath.se/). The positions: PhD position in Political Science, Biodiversity Financing/ARIES<https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:571645/> Deadline: 3rd February 2023 Start date: 1st September 2023 The thesis project shall study the political economy of biodiversity financing, concretely national accounting standards for ecosystem services and the role of corresponding support systems for political decision making. Through a semantic artificial intelligence model builder called ARIES (Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services), experimental biodiversity accounts will be developed in collaboration with partners from both public and private sectors. The doctoral project shall delineate both the potential and limitations of such an evidence-based support for political decision making for biodiversity conservation. ________________________________ PhD position Political Science, Political Economy of Biodiversity Financing<https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:565031/> Deadline: 3rd February 2023 Start date: 1st September 2023 The thesis project shall study the political economy of biodiversity financing, with a particular focus on the role of Swedish public expenditures for biodiversity conservation and their relation to financial markets. This could include, for example, mapping current public and private expenditures, assessing existing finance solutions and financing needs, and devising solutions to mobilize the required resources. Methodologically, the thesis can draw on quantitative and qualitative data and inputs from a variety of sectors. ________________________________ 2-year postdoc, political economy of biodiversity financing<https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:563468/> Deadline: 31st December Start date: February 2022 or as agreed The main responsibility for the postdoctoral fellow is to map and systematize the governance framework of the financial system in Sweden in relation to current multilevel governance frameworks to identify trends, gaps, and potential solutions. The analyses include the landscape of actors, as well as policy instruments, values, and practices that are driving or hindering the finance sector to hedge against biodiversity loss and to invest in restoration of habitats and species. The potential and limitations of purely private approaches shall be considered and the need to complement and steer with public policy is to be assessed. From there, the idea is to initiate pilot policy labs in collaboration with partners from private and public sectors, to explore and innovate potential solutions. Thanks for forwarding and sorry for crossposting. Best Nils -- Dr. Nils Droste Associate Professor Environmental Politics Research Group, Department of Political Science Centre for Innovation Research, Lund University Deputy Theme Leader Biodiversity Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate - BECC Lund University & Gothenburg University Visiting address: Allhelgona kyrkogata 14 (Eden) Postal address: Box 52, 221 00 LUND Web: www.svet.lu.se/en/nils-droste<http://www.svet.lu.se/en/nils-droste> Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Mobile: +46 76 341 7 341 Phone: +46 46 222 68 39 [cid:[email protected]] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/d3ee434ac6134bd8ac2572d84c6fd548%40svet.lu.se.
