Job opportunities

Location : FRB – CESAB, 5, rue de l’École de Médecine, 34000 MONTPELLIER ;
Contract : 24 months position, full time ;
Salary : between 2620 and 2801 € gross per month ;
Closing date : May 31, 2024 ;
Starting date : ideally, September 2, 2024.

• The project

 
MOTIVER proposes to quantify the moset influential factors on farmland biodiversity in European agroecosystems to improve local-to-landscape farming management and monitor their impact on biodiversity. The project identifies and maps major metrics that allow evaluating the impact of each driving pressure on agricultural landscapes. One-dimensional indicators are computed to model the multifactorial impacts of each driving pressure on landscape, the eco-landscapes, to predict the impacts on biodiversity of multifactorial eco-landscape indicators.
 

• Your role

 
As a core member of the MOTIVER’s consortium, you will be responsible for:

• identifying variables representative of megatrends with the help of the consortium;
• collecting the data required for the cartographic representation of megatrends, with the help of internal support;
• producing eco-landscape maps by implementing the procedure described by the consortium;
• coordinating the management of databases (environmental, biodiversity) along with database managers;
• carrying out statistical analyses linking biodiversity patterns and eco-landscape context;
• writing and coordinating the main scientific articles that will emerge from this project;
• participating in the dissemination of the deliverables (symposia, popularization meetings, etc.).

 
 

• Required profile 

 
Experience :
 

• Ph.D. in environmental science, ecology, geography, or related field ;
• Research experience in spatial ecology and agroecosystems.

 
Skills :
 

• Data integration and analysis skills :

– Proficiency in integrating diverse datasets to analyze patterns and trends in land cover dynamics
and farmland biodiversity.
– Strong quantitative skills and experience with statistical analysis and modeling techniques relevant
to spatial and temporal ecological data.
– Proficiency in modelling using the R software.

• Optional relevant scientific skills :

– Experience in managing complex and heterogeneous databases of biodiversity and environmental
data.
– Familiar with biodiversity assessment methods, particularly in relation to farmland ecosystems.
– Experience in applying ecological indicators to assess biodiversity patterns and trajectories in
response to environmental changes.

• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration ;
• Communication and outreach skills.

• Application procedure:
  
  

 
Interested individuals should send the following materials to ronan.marrec@u-picardie.fr and gael.caro@univlorraine.fr no later than May 31 2024

• A cover letter
• Your CV (including contactable references and a list of publications)

 
 

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