IIASA job opportunity: Researcher in land use policies

The IBF Research Group, part of the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Program, is offering an opportunity for an experienced climate policy analyst who willwork on quantitative assessment of policies for the land use sector, and related research.

Background

The IBF Research Group adopts an integrated approach to sustainable land use and ecosystems modeling taking into
account i) interactions between different economic sectors, including agriculture, forestry, bioenergy, and fisheries, ii)
synergies and trade-offs between multiple societal objectives, including, but not limited to, GHG emissions and climate change mitigation, climate change impacts and adaptation, food security, sustainable nutrient and water management, and biodiversity, iii) across different spatial and temporal scales, going from pixel through the country level up to the global scale, and from annual to a hundred year time horizon.

The group is strongly connected to the international academic community, placing emphasis on transdisciplinary
synergies and applied approaches. The work accomplished has long been recognized through regular publications in
high-ranking scientific journals, and the team includes several Top 1% highly cited researchers. In addition, IBF is
recognized as a reliable partner in support of national policy making and international multilateral processes.

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