{"id":217,"date":"2019-09-27T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecosystems\/phd-position-forestry\/"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:30:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T13:30:13","slug":"phd-position-forestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/phd-position-forestry","title":{"rendered":"PhD position &#8211; forestry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There is one available position as PhD fellow in forestry at the Inland Norway University of&nbsp;Applied Sciences, campus Evenstad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We are searching for a candidate with strong quantitative skills, who is eager to undertake a scientific training and to develop both professionally and personally. The project\u2019s objective is to develop next generation models of the Norwegian and European forest sectors. These models encompass forest growth and yields, timber supply and owner attitudes, biodiversity, industrial processing and consumption of wood products and trade as well as greenhouse gas fluxes and are very suitable to evaluate a range of policy, economic and environmental aspects of the forest sector. The project may be adapted to the interests and skills of the successful candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The candidate will work in close collaboration with other scientists in the research group, and is expected to contribute to the scientific-social milieu at the department. We encourage students to take stays abroad and to disseminate findings to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"component ng-scope\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ng-repeat=\"component in model.components track by component.id\">\n<div id=\"157229\" class=\"jobListingcomponentList component-container ng-scope\" data-ng-if=\"component.typeId === 4\" data-ng-include=\"view4\">\n<div class=\"section section-padding list-section ng-scope\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"text-container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading ng-binding\" data-ng-bind=\"component.heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Qualifications and personal skills<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"textarea ng-binding\" data-ng-bind-html=\"component.text\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Desired experience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Master in forestry or other relevant discipline, like economics, natural sciences, mathematics or statistics, preferably with an interest for interdisciplinary research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;Collaborative with the ability to develop network and cooperate with others and at the same being capable of working independently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Results-oriented and with a strong motivation for successfully carry out a PhD<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;Experience in doing research and publishing papers counts positively<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;Documented work in modeling is a strong advantage, in particular simulations and\/or linear programming\/optimization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Skilled in softwares like R, GAMS, Julia, JUMP or others relevant softwares is likewise a strong advantage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Oral and written fluency in English<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Personal Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ability to work independently and purposely<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ability to work as part of a team and to assume different roles which require collaboration with supervisors, other PhD students, masters students, bachelors students and other collaborators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Interest in learning new skills, programs and in thinking about science in new ways.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The evaluation of candidates will consider education, experience, publishing, personal traits, motivation and the qualifications required and desired in the announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"component ng-scope\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ng-repeat=\"component in model.components track by component.id\">\n<div id=\"157230\" class=\"jobListingcomponentList component-container ng-scope\" data-ng-if=\"component.typeId === 4\" data-ng-include=\"view4\">\n<div class=\"section section-padding list-section ng-scope\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"text-container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading ng-binding\" data-ng-bind=\"component.heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">How to apply<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"textarea ng-binding\" data-ng-bind-html=\"component.text\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The application and all attachments are to be submitted electronically and should include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Application letter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CV (education, positions and academic work)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Copies of educational certificates and list of references<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A complete list of publications<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to the Norwegian Law &#8220;Offentlighetsloven \u00a725.2 ledd&#8221;, information about the applicant can be published even if the applicant has requested not to be included in the public list of applicants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"component ng-scope\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ng-repeat=\"component in model.components track by component.id\">\n<div id=\"157231\" class=\"jobListingcomponentList component-container ng-scope\" data-ng-if=\"component.typeId === 4\" data-ng-include=\"view4\">\n<div class=\"section section-padding list-section ng-scope\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"text-container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading ng-binding\" data-ng-bind=\"component.heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We offer<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;A place in a young, ambitious and highly international environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;Challenging and exciting project with opportunities of personal and scientific development<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Independent and flexible work setting that the successful candidate may to a large extent influence her\/himself<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Daily contact with inspiring skilled colleagues in a cross-disciplinary environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Great nature just outside campus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A pay grade of 54&nbsp;(NOK 479 600,-&nbsp;p.a).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Source and more information please visit&nbsp;<a style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobbnorge.no\/en\/available-jobs\/job\/175790\/phd-position-forestry\">https:\/\/www.jobbnorge.no\/en\/available-jobs\/job\/175790\/phd-position-forestry<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is one available position as PhD fellow in forestry at the Inland Norway University of&nbsp;Applied Sciences, campus Evenstad. We are searching for a candidate with strong quantitative skills, who is eager to undertake a scientific training and to develop both professionally and personally. 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