Two 3-year Postdoc positions

The two employed applicants will participate in the development of a forest simulation system and deploy the developed system to forecast forest development and the provision of associated ecosystem services (e.g. climate mitigation, production of timber and biofuel raw materials, biodiversity) under different management and policy scenarios.   

The positions are established as part of two ongoing projects: Management for multifunctionality in European forests in the era of bioeconomy (MultiForest) funded by the ERA-NET Cofund Action ?ForestValue - Innovating the forest-based bioeconomy" and ?PLATON - a PLATform for Open and Nationally accessible climate policy knowledge" funded by the Norwegian Research Council.

The place of work will be Ås, 30 km south of Oslo.

The main tasks will include development of the basic growth functions in the forest simulator SiTree, develop approaches for including forest owner behavior in the simulations, and linking the forest simulator to other modeling frameworks including the optimization tool SIMO. Finally, the tasks will be to implement and interpret simulations results to produce a better understanding of how different management and policy regimes will affect the future procurement of selected ecosystem services from Norwegian forests.

• PhD in forest modelling, growth & yield, optimization or a related field in forestry
• Experience with writing and publishing scientific papers
• Good written and oral English skills
• Strong statistics skills and good working knowledge of the R statistical software package
• Experience with development of forest models and/or deployment of forest models in scenario analysis
• Experience with programming

• Knowledge on forestry in Northern-Europe or North-America
• Knowledge on planning and simulation tools applied in forestry
• The ability to write and speak a Scandinavian language
• Experience with optimization

• Good communication and co-operation skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work constructively under pressure
• Wish to work as part of an ambitious research team
• Ability to cooperate with internal and external partners with different professional backgrounds and skill sets

The position is remunerated according to the Norwegian State Salary Scale as Postdoc code 1352, salary grade 59 - 67 (NOK 523.200 - 605.500 per year), commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which includes a good occupational pension scheme, occupational injury and group life insurance, and low-interest home loans.

Contact Dr. Rasmus Astrup +47 941 51 660 or Dr. Aksel Granhus +47 977 14 873, or check web page nibio.no

Please send your application with CV electronically via the link on this page.
Take diplomas and letters of recommendation with you if invited to an interview, or submit them as an attachment along with the electronic application/CV.

In accordance with the Norwegian Civil Service equal opportunities policy, qualified candidates are encouraged to apply - regardless of age, gender, functional disabilities or national or ethnic background.

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