Phd: Adoption of Functional Agrobiodiversity and - Amsterdam Zuid, Nederland - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Geverifieerd bedrijf

Amsterdam Zuid, Nederland

1 week geleden

Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

werver van beBee

Beschrijving

Your function:

Your duties
- you design and implement a survey and choice experiment among Dutch crop farmers on barriers and incentives for FAB adoption
- you model costs and ecosystem services benefits of various FAB adoption scenarios

Your profile:

- you hold a MSc degree in environmental sciences, economics, or a related field
- you have keen interest in contributing to the sustainability of agricultural systems
- you desire to work in a multidisciplinary team

We realise that each individual brings an unique set of skills, expertise and mindset.

Therefore we are happy to invite anyone who recognises themselves in the profile to apply, even if you do not meet all the requirements.

What do we offer?:

An interesting position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research and service for a better world. And that is valuable.

So in return for your efforts, we offer you:

- a position for at least 0.8 FTE. Your employment contract will initially last 1 year. Afterwards, if there is sufficient perspective, this will be extended to a total of 4 years. Your dissertation at the end of the fourth year forms the end of your employment contract.

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations

Some examples:

A fulltime 38hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For parttimers, this is calculated pro rata.
8% holiday allowance and 8.3% endofyear bonus

- solid pension scheme (ABP)
- contribution to commuting expenses
- optional model for designing a personalized benefits package

Additionally, we also offer a PhD education programme including training for teaching assistants and courses that are part of the SENSE graduate school.

About us:

Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM)

Established in 1971, IVM is a leading environmental research institute that is internationally recognised for its high quality research output in a range of environmental disciplines, as well as for its interdisciplinary work.

The mission of the institute is to contribute to sustainable development and care for the environment through scientific research and teaching.

IVM aims to do excellent problem-oriented research that is useful to a wide range of stakeholders in the Netherlands and internationally.

A unique strength of our research is to understand sustainability problems in their social and economic context.

IVM's research community works within four departments:
Environmental Economics; Environmental Geography, Environmental Policy Analysis; and Water and Climate Risk. Since 2001 IVM has been part of the Faculty of Science at VU Amsterdam (legal name Stichting VU).

Faculty of Science

Researchers and students at VU Amsterdam's Faculty of Science tackle fundamental and complex scientific problems to help pave the way for a sustainable and healthy future.

From forest fires to big data, from obesity to malnutrition, and from molecules to the moon:
we cover the full spectrum of the natural sciences. Our teaching and research have a strong experimentally technical, computational and interdisciplinary nature.

We work on new solutions guided by value-driven, interdisciplinary methodologies.

We are committed to research, valorisation and training socially engaged citizens of the world who will make valuable contributions to a sustainable, healthy future.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam stands for values-driven education and research. We are open-minded experts with the ability to think freely - a broader mind. Maintaining an entrepreneurial perspective and concentrating on diversity, significance and humanity, we work on sustainable solutions with social impact. By joining forces, across the boundaries of disciplines, we work towards a better world for people and planet. Together we create a safe and respectful working and study climate, and an inspiring environment for education and research. Learn more about our codes of conduct

We are located on one physical campus, in the heart of Amsterdam's Zuidas business district, with excellent location and accessibility.

Over 5,500 staff work at the VU and over 30,000 students attend academic education.

Diversity
Diversity is the driving force of the VU. The VU wants to be accessible and receptive to diversity in disciplines, cultures, ideas, nationalities, beliefs, preferences and worldviews.

We believe that trust, respect, interest and differences lead to new insights and innovation, to sharpness and clarity, to excellence and a broader understanding.

We stand for an inclusive community and believe that diversity and internationalisation contribute to the quality of education, research and our services.

Therefore, we are always searching for people whose backgrounds and experience contribute to the diversity of the VU community.