There is one available position as PhD fellow in forestry at the Inland Norway University of 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. The project’s 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.
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.
Qualifications and personal skills
Desired experience
- Master in forestry or other relevant discipline, like economics, natural sciences, mathematics or statistics, preferably with an interest for interdisciplinary research.
- Collaborative with the ability to develop network and cooperate with others and at the same being capable of working independently.
- Results-oriented and with a strong motivation for successfully carry out a PhD
- Experience in doing research and publishing papers counts positively
- Documented work in modeling is a strong advantage, in particular simulations and/or linear programming/optimization.
- Skilled in softwares like R, GAMS, Julia, JUMP or others relevant softwares is likewise a strong advantage
- Oral and written fluency in English
Personal Skills
- Ability to work independently and purposely
- 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.
- Interest in learning new skills, programs and in thinking about science in new ways.
The evaluation of candidates will consider education, experience, publishing, personal traits, motivation and the qualifications required and desired in the announcement.
How to apply
The application and all attachments are to be submitted electronically and should include the following:
- Application letter
- CV (education, positions and academic work)
- Copies of educational certificates and list of references
- A complete list of publications
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.
According to the Norwegian Law “Offentlighetsloven §25.2 ledd”, information about the applicant can be published even if the applicant has requested not to be included in the public list of applicants.
We offer
- A place in a young, ambitious and highly international environment
- Challenging and exciting project with opportunities of personal and scientific development
- Independent and flexible work setting that the successful candidate may to a large extent influence her/himself
- Daily contact with inspiring skilled colleagues in a cross-disciplinary environment
- Great nature just outside campus
- A pay grade of 54 (NOK 479 600,- p.a).
Source and more information please visit https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/175790/phd-position-forestry
