Offre de thèse

L'Institut Méditerranéen pour la Biodiversité et l'Ecologie d'Aix-en-Provence propose un financement de thèse sur trois ans. Celle-ci est soutenue par le CNRS et le projet OPERAs "The topic is the broad-scale spatial mapping and quantification of ecosystem service trade-offs following from management of agro-ecosystems in the Mediterranean basin. The context of the research includes the environment (climate, land use) as well as trends in societal demands for services. Based on scientific literature, spatial databases and the outputs from a process-based ecosystem model, the candidate will analyze, quantify and map ecosystem service trade-offs. Service valuation and indicator representation methods will be developed with the IMBE team. The approach is pan-Mediterranean: a significant part of the work will therefore consist of helping to reduce gaps in data and knowledge for the sum of countries around the Mediterranean basin. The research group works in close interaction with international programs such as Future Earth (through its project ecoSERVICES) and science-policy interfaces such as IPBES. The successful candidate will have completed a Masters degree (or equivalent) in one of the environmental sciences, have experience in the handling of spatial data from databases, literature and models, have knowledge of existing concepts of ecosystem services, and be able to place results in the context of the Mediterranean basin (this includes the European, as well as North African and Eastern countries). The working language is English, appropriate skills in French or another of the Mediterranean languages will be an advantage." Pour poser votre candidature, veuillez envoyer une lettre de motivation et un CV avant le 31 janvier à Ms. Gabriela Boéri (Gabriela.Boeri[at]imbe.fr). Pour toute question, vous pouvez contacter le Professeur Wolfgang Cramer (Wolfgang.Cramer[at]imbe.fr).