Join the EU Horizon NATURE 3B project in September 2025 as a postdoctoral researcher. In this role you will develop advanced macro-financial models to assess the impact of biodiversity loss on financial stability. Collaborate with leading scholars, central banks, and financial regulators to mainstream biodiversity risk assessment into risk management and drive policy impact.
Your job As part of the Horizon Europe project
NATURE 3B (
Including NATURE in decision making of central banks, investment benchmarks & bond issuers), you will work with the
Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) team under the lead of
Professor Irene Monasterolo. Next to the project, you will also be a member of the
Finance Section at U.S.E.
In this role, you will be developing a Stock-Flow Consistent behavioural models and biodiversity stress tests, to assess the macroeconomic and financial stability impacts of biodiversity risks. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with top scholars from prestigious institutions, including the University of Oxford and the University of Venice, and engage directly with central banks, regulators, the European Commission, and the
NGFS network. Your work will have a tangible impact, informing macroprudential policies and financial regulations to manage biodiversity risks in Europe.
Your key responsibilities include:
- further developing a Stock-Flow Consistent behavioural model and a biodiversity stress test model to assess biodiversity risks and their macroeconomic and financial stability impacts;
- contributing to academic output through publishing high-quality research with the team;
- supporting the project dissemination activities by participating in relevant conferences, workshops, and seminars.