Dear ecologers,I would like to invite applications for apostdoctoral position on conservation science. The position focuses on thestudy of the impacts of international trade on the biodiversity andsustainability of tropical exporting countries. Increasing global population and per capitaconsumption generate strong demand for agricultural products worldwide.High-income countries demand for food is increasingly met by producers beyondtheir borders, thus “displacing” land from low-income countries. The“tele-connectedness” of agricultural production is a recent and poorlyunderstood phenomenon that can create strong and rapid land-use signals andfeedbacks across the planet. The high speed of these land-use signals and thelack of attachment of consumers with the environmental impacts caused by theirconsumption pose a fundamental challenge to conservation science today. Toovercome this challenge, through this project, we aim to understand how internationaltrade is influenced and influences land-use and impacts biodiversity inexporting regions. We also aim to identify policies that could mitigate thebiodiversity impacts of international trade. The postdoc will contribute to develop bioeconomicmodels to link land-use to global trade dynamics and biodiversity impacts andis expected to lead article writing. There will also be flexibility to developnew ideas and research questions in the interface between international tradeand conservation. The successful applicant will join the BioEcon Labat the Department of Biological Sciences of the National University ofSingapore. The Department of Biological Sciences has over 60 faculty and 300graduate students. Facilities and research support are world-class and theuniversity and department are highly regarded internationally. The postdoc will further interact with projectcollaborators at the University of Oxford, University of Sheffield, KansasState University and the Department of Economics of the National University ofSingapore. Funding and requirements Funding for the postdoc is available for 2 years.The annual salary is £33,700–36,500 British pounds (US$ 52,600–57,000; Euro48,000–52,000). Assistance for relocation and medical insurance are alsoprovided. The candidate would be in the last year or havecompleted a relevant PhD in disciplines related to Conservation Science,Conservation Biology, Environmental or Agricultural Economics or Geography.Familiarity with statistical or simulation modelling would be considered anadvantage. To apply, please send an up-to-date CV, brieflystate your research interests as they relate to the project and describe pastmodelling experience and software platforms used. Contact Please email Dr. L. Roman Carrasco, AssistantProfessor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore.Email: [email protected] webpage: http://staff.science.nus.edu.sg/~ecoleconlab/index.html Deadline for applications 1st of June of 2016.
L. Roman Carrasco, PhDAssistantProfessor in Conservation ScienceEmail: [email protected] Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore 14 Science Drive 4, 117543, Singapore Website: http://staff.science.nus.edu.sg/~ecoleconlab/)
