The Environmental Systems Analysis (ESA) group of Wageningen University offers a challenging career path starting as Assistant Professor. The new Assistant Professor will take a leading role in developing ESA's research and education.
The Assistant Professor will develop an interdisciplinary research profile capable of attracting PhD students and external funding and will be expected to contribute in significant ways to the international profile of the group in the field of Environmental Systems Analysis. To complement and strengthen existing research programmes in the ESA group, we are looking for a candidate who develops innovative climate-change adaptation (especially nature-based solutions) research. Our ideal candidate applies advanced models and is also interested in machine learning and big-data analysis, and can apply those tools in environmental sciences.
The candidate will also engage in teaching in the curricula of the Environmental Systems Analysis group at MSc and/or BSc level and supervise BSc, MSc and PhD thesis students. Other aspects of the job include project acquisition and participation in research or education committees. Approximately 40 - 45% of the time will be spent on research, 40 - 45% on education and 10 - 20% on management and academic services.
As Assistant Professor you are an ambitious and enthusiastic scientist and a team player, devoted to research and education in the fields of Environmental Systems Analysis.
Your working environment is the Wageningen Campus. Our campus is an inspiring, green place to work. Besides that, we have an impressive ranking in several fields, with
a #1 ranking for environmental science, ecology and agriculture and very strong rankings in other fields. Finally, as for education, Wageningen University has been chosen as the "
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