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Tenth Annual Meeting on Environmental Philosophy "Thinking and Acting Ecologically"

Date: 
12/06/2013
Excerpt: 
The focus of the tenth annual meeting, to be held at the University of East Anglia, UK on 12-14 June, 2013 will be on developing ideas and concepts that are not only thematically concerned with the environment but are themselves contributions to ecological action. ...
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Post-doc/Senior Researcher in Development of an Index for Climate Change Resilient Development

Date: 
02/04/2013
Excerpt: 
The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. in Economics or Social Science or a minimum of 5 years of research experience in Economics or Social Science after the first degree giving access to doctoral studies. Expertise is requested in conducting applied and/or econometric research using both analytical and numerical methods...
  • Geographical focus: Italy
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An Integrated Modelling Platform for Agro-economic Commodity and Policy Analysis (iMAP) - A Look Back and the Way Forward

Date: 
26/03/2013
Excerpt: 
This report describes the rationale and performance of the integrated Modelling Platform for Agroeconomic Commodity and Policy Analysis (iMAP), hosted by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies in Seville.
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Postdoc Position in Climate Modelling

Date: 
15/02/2013
Excerpt: 
The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) offers a new research position. The successful applicant will be involved in the research on climate change mitigation policies. Applications will be evaluated on an ongoing basis until the position is filled; first assessment of applications mid-February 2013.
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Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Date: 
04/02/2013
Excerpt: 
The University of Edinburgh is seeking candidates for a full-time, open-ended position as researcher, teacher, and administration in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies Subject Group of the School of Social and Political Science.
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Call for Papers: Thematic Issue "Modelling Systemic Change in Coupled Socio-environmental Systems"

Date: 
01/02/2013
Excerpt: 
This thematic issue of Environmental Modelling and Software focuses on modelling systemic change in coupled socio-environmental systems, with an emphasis on how model design is (or should be) aimed at representing the processes and consequences of systemic changes, and how such changes may be governed. ...
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Post-Graduate Course: The Art of Crop Modelling, Quantifying Crop Growth in Face of Global Food Security and Climate Effects

Date: 
21/12/2012
Excerpt: 
This course teaches the principles of crop growth modelling for early career researchers. Crop models allow to simulate the growth and development of annual and perennials crops, often in interaction with the environment (i.e. soil, nitrogen, water, air). Many different models are available, a recent inventory lead to a total of 250.
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Challenges for Land System Science

Date: 
17/12/2012
Excerpt: 
While considerable progress has been made in understanding land use change, land system science continues to face a number of grand challenges. The paper discusses these challenges with a focus on empirical land system studies, land system modelling and the analysis of future visions of land system change.
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Senior Researcher in Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems

Date: 
30/11/2012
Excerpt: 
The Natural Resources Group is looking for a highly motivated senior researcher to join the Natural Resources Management Group of the the IIED to develop and manage a research programme on local control and resilience in food and agriculture systems.
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Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology

Date: 
30/11/2012
Excerpt: 
In Feburary 2012, the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg will host the Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology, focusing on the Islands in land- and seascape. The conference will run from 22-25 February, 2012 in Erlangen, Germany. ...
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