PhD - Impacts and adaptation of the Danish and Chinese crop-ping systems to extreme weather events and projected climate

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Applicants are invited for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark, within the Agroecology programme. The position is available from 01 April 2024. You can submit your application via the link under 'how to apply'.

Title
Impacts and adaptation of the Danish and Chinese crop-ping systems to extreme weather events and projected climate

Research area and project description
Climate change is projected to impact and disrupt food systems and therefore food security. In addition, climate change and extreme events strain the environmental sustainability of current agronomic management as well as the efficient use of water and nutrient.

Northern latitudes (e.g. Baltic area and North China Plain) can be key areas holding potential to become a relevant global food basket. However, questions are still unanswered regarding on how to exploit some beneficial impacts of climate change while minimizing environmental im-pacts in terms of nitrogen leaching and greenhouse gas emission.

Adaptation options (agronomic, genetics, socio-economics) play a big role in ensuring economic and environmental sustainability for farmers. Therefore, the proposed PhD student will explore and quantify impacts of climate change on crop production in China and Denmark and the role of adaptation in optimizing the trade-off between economic and environmental sustainability.

The candidate is expected to spend one year in the host Chinese institution

Project description. For technical reasons, you must upload a project description. Please simply copy the project description above and upload it as a PDF in the application.

Qualifications and specific competences
Applicants must have a relevant Master’s degree (120 ECTS) or at least one year of a Master’s degree in agricultural science, environmental science, agronomy

Place of employment and place of work
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is AU Viborg, Blichers Alle’ 20, Tjele, 8830, Denmark
Please be aware, that the PhD project involves funding from Sino Danish Center/SDC, and it is therefore required that:

• the PhD student must spend time in a Chinese research environment. The specific period depends on the funding model.
• PhD students funded by the Danish SDC office are expected to contribute to the educational activities on the SDC Master's programmes in Beijing during their stay in China.

See the SDC’s website on the specific requirements: https://sdc.university/research/phd/. Please note that it is not possible to get exemption from these conditions.

Contacts
Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact:

• Professor Davide Cammarano, davide.cammarano@agro.au.dk (main supervisor)
• Professor Mathias N. Andersen, mathiasn.andersen@agro.au.dk (co-supervisor)

How to apply:
Please follow this link to submit your application.

Application deadline is 18 February 2024 at 23:59 CET.

Preferred starting date is 01 April 2024

For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see our application guide.
Please note:

• Only documents received prior to the application deadline will be evaluated. Thus, documents sent after deadline will not be taken into account.
• The programme committee may request further information or invite the applicant to attend an interview.
• Shortlisting will be used, which means that the evaluation committee only will evaluate the most relevant applications.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable collective agreement.

 

INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:

- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:

Aarhus Kommune

-Virksomheden tilbyder:

-Arbejdsgiver:

Aarhus Universitet, Nordre Ringgade, 8000 Aarhus C

-Ansøgning:

Ansøgningsfrist: 18-02-2024; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet

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