PhD fellowship in Environmental Economics

at  KU SCIENCE IFRO

Department of Food and Resource Economics invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Environmental Economic Land Use Modelling. The PhD project will support the research project “New Forests, new values new places [Nye skove, nye værdier, nye steder]”, which is financed by the Villum Foundation
The position is open from February 1st 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for candidates within the field(s) of environmental and agricultural economics. In particular, we are looking for candidates with prior experience in economic modelling related to environment, agriculture and natural resources. Experience with GAMS or other operations research software, ArcGIS and R will be an advantage.

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED FOR THE REGULAR PROGRAMME

To be eligible for the regular PhD programme, you must have completed a degree programme, equivalent to a Danish master’s degree (180 ECTS/3 FTE BSc + 120 ECTS/2 FTE MSc) related to the subject area of the project, e.g. [Environmental Economics or Agricultural Economics]. For information of eligibility of completed programmes, see General assessments for specific countries and Assessment database .

WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professional qualifications relevant to the PhD project
• Relevant publications
• Relevant work experience
• Other relevant professional activities
• Curious mind-set with a strong interest in environmental economics
• Good language skills

• Carry through an independent research project under supervision
• Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
• Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
• Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
• Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
• Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your projec