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The French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE) is a public research establishment under the dual authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Research. It is a community of 12,000 people with more than 200 research units and 42 experimental units located throughout France.

The institute is among the world leaders in agricultural and food sciences, in plant and animal sciences, and is 11th in the world in ecology and environment. INRAE’s main goal is to be a key player in the transitions necessary to address major global challenges. In the face of the increase in population, climate change, scarcity of resources and decline in biodiversity, the institute develops solutions for multi-performance agriculture, high quality food and sustainable management of resources and ecosystems.

YOUR MISSION AND ACTIVITIES

• You will be hosted by: the joint research unit CESAER (INRAE, l’Institut Agro and University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté), the Center for Economics and Sociology applied to Rural Areas, in Dijon. You will contribute to two European projects from the EJP soil call. These projects intend to enhance soil policy effectiveness through the analysis of soil ecosystem services bundles across European agricultural landscapes (https://ejpsoil.eu/soil-research/serena). You will be supervised by Jean-Sauveur Ay and Valentin Bellassen.
• More specifically, you will be in charge of modeling the relationships between soil management end the ecosystem services provided. Your work will be divided into two tasks
  • Task 1: Modeling the effects of land use and land management on soil organic carbon content
  • Task 2: Modeling the effects of land use and land management on other soil ecosystem services

THE PROFILE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Recommended education: a PhD in economics or environmental sciences is required.
• Desired knowledge: interest in environmental economics or agricultural economics, especially in the design of public policies or ecosystem services from soil functions.
• Experience preferred: experience in modeling environmental data and/or econometric skills are a plus.

How to apply?

Send a cover letter, CV and contact information for two present or past supervisors to: JeanSauveur Ay and Valentin Bellassen

From e-mail : jean-sauveur.ay@inrae.fr and valentin.bellassen@inrae.fr

Deadline to apply: December 20, 2022, but we encourage you to apply earlier.

Recruitment on September 1, 2022 is possible if a suitable candidate is identified by this date.