The aim Scholarship Applications of a newly established and ambitious research team (with funding from a NWO-VIDI grant) is to develop global economic policy instruments to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services. The research team, consisting of two PhD students and a VIDI laureate, will pursue the following three key objectives:
development of an indicator for biodiversity as a leverage point for global economic instruments (PhD-project ecology)
development of economic policy instruments for protecting global biodiversity and associated ecosystem services (PhD-project economics)
development of moral principles for international allocation of responsibilities (burden-sharing) to protect global biodiversity
This Scholarship Applications project is unique in at least two ways. First, it explicitly investigates the long-term situation at a global level, and second, it takes a truly interdisciplinary approach integrating ecology, economics and moral philosophy.
Further information
Information on this position can be obtained from Dr Marc Davidson, +31 (0)20 525 7379; M.D.Davidson@ivm.vu.nl.or Prof. Roy Brouwer, roy.brouwer@ivm.vu.nl.
Job application
Scholarship Applications Applications should include a detailed CV, if possible a list of publications, a letter of motivation and the names and contact details of two references. Please mark the envelope ‘strictly confidential’ and quote the vacancy number in the upper left-hand corner. Applications should be sent before May 15, 2011 to: Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculty of Science – dept. PZ, attn: Mr S.H.M. Jongerius, P.O. Box 94216, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Applications can also be emailed to application-science@uva.nl. Please quote the vacancy number in the subject field.
