Postdoc Position: Modelling Impacts of Agricultural Land Management Systems on Biodiversity

Organic and regenerative agricultural systems aim to reconcile agricultural production with the protection or restoration of biodiversity. However, the biodiversity benefits of these agricultural systems are not yet well understood. As a result, life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies fall short in differentiating the biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from conventional and more nature-inclusive agricultural management systems.

The aims of this two-year postdoctoral project are:

1. To quantify and understand the effects of different agricultural management systems on biodiversity (such as impacts on species richness or species population sizes).
2. To develop and apply corresponding LCA characterisation factors able to distinguish biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from different systems and practices.

As a postdoctoral researcher in this project, you will first establish a database with measurements of biodiversity in agricultural and corresponding natural reference sites, to be collected from primary literature. Next, you will develop quantitative relationships describing how biodiversity responds to different agricultural land management systems. Third, you will develop LCA characterisation factors by integrating the biodiversity response estimates with maps of agricultural management systems in species-area models for different ecoregions. This will result in a set of LCA characterisation factors that enable quantifying the biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from different management systems. Finally, you will apply the new factors in a use case and document the findings in at least one scientific paper.

This project is a collaboration between Radboud University’s Department of Environmental Science and Unilever’s Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Science (SERS) group. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will be based at Radboud University, with regular meetings and exchanges with the Unilever team.

Postdoc Position: Modelling Impacts of Agricultural Land Management Systems on Biodiversity

Organic and regenerative agricultural systems aim to reconcile agricultural production with the protection or restoration of biodiversity. However, the biodiversity benefits of these agricultural systems are not yet well understood. As a result, life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies fall short in differentiating the biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from conventional and more nature-inclusive agricultural management systems.

The aims of this two-year postdoctoral project are:

1. To quantify and understand the effects of different agricultural management systems on biodiversity (such as impacts on species richness or species population sizes).
2. To develop and apply corresponding LCA characterisation factors able to distinguish biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from different systems and practices.

As a postdoctoral researcher in this project, you will first establish a database with measurements of biodiversity in agricultural and corresponding natural reference sites, to be collected from primary literature. Next, you will develop quantitative relationships describing how biodiversity responds to different agricultural land management systems. Third, you will develop LCA characterisation factors by integrating the biodiversity response estimates with maps of agricultural management systems in species-area models for different ecoregions. This will result in a set of LCA characterisation factors that enable quantifying the biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from different management systems. Finally, you will apply the new factors in a use case and document the findings in at least one scientific paper.

This project is a collaboration between Radboud University’s Department of Environmental Science and Unilever’s Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Science (SERS) group. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will be based at Radboud University, with regular meetings and exchanges with the Unilever team.

Postdoc Position: Modelling Impacts of Agricultural Land Management Systems on Biodiversity

Organic and regenerative agricultural systems aim to reconcile agricultural production with the protection or restoration of biodiversity. However, the biodiversity benefits of these agricultural systems are not yet well understood. As a result, life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies fall short in differentiating the biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from conventional and more nature-inclusive agricultural management systems.

The aims of this two-year postdoctoral project are:

1. To quantify and understand the effects of different agricultural management systems on biodiversity (such as impacts on species richness or species population sizes).
2. To develop and apply corresponding LCA characterisation factors able to distinguish biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from different systems and practices.

As a postdoctoral researcher in this project, you will first establish a database with measurements of biodiversity in agricultural and corresponding natural reference sites, to be collected from primary literature. Next, you will develop quantitative relationships describing how biodiversity responds to different agricultural land management systems. Third, you will develop LCA characterisation factors by integrating the biodiversity response estimates with maps of agricultural management systems in species-area models for different ecoregions. This will result in a set of LCA characterisation factors that enable quantifying the biodiversity footprints of agricultural products originating from different management systems. Finally, you will apply the new factors in a use case and document the findings in at least one scientific paper.

This project is a collaboration between Radboud University’s Department of Environmental Science and Unilever’s Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Science (SERS) group. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will be based at Radboud University, with regular meetings and exchanges with the Unilever team.

Managementassistent

Vanuit jouw rol ben je verantwoordelijk voor de ondersteuning van de beide afdelingen. Jij verzorgt samen met de vakcoördinatoren de digitale leeromgeving voor de studenten. Ook ben je verantwoordelijk voor de administratieve voorbereiding en verwerking van tentamens, essays en scripties. Je doet dit in samenwerking met collega’s van het Bureau Onderwijs en Studentzaken van de faculteit. Daarnaast ben je aanspreekpunt (tevens via e-mail) voor studenten en medewerkers.

Voorts ondersteun je het IFR en het VHI. Je weet wat er speelt binnen de afdelingen en pakt zaken snel op. Je hebt vlot in de gaten hoe de onderlinge verhoudingen zijn en speelt daar op de juiste manier op in. Samenwerken levert jou dan ook veel energie op. Als werk efficiënter kan, zie je dat en kom je met voorstellen tot verbetering.

Je bent tevens onderdeel van het team van managementassistenten binnen de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid. Hierin werk je nauw samen met je collega’s om secretariële en onderwijsondersteunende processen soepel te laten verlopen en waar mogelijk te verbeteren. Samen zorgen jullie voor een efficiënte en proactieve ondersteuning waarbij ieder teamlid zijn of haar expertise inzet om het geheel te versterken.

Managementassistent

Vanuit jouw rol ben je verantwoordelijk voor de ondersteuning van de beide afdelingen. Jij verzorgt samen met de vakcoördinatoren de digitale leeromgeving voor de studenten. Ook ben je verantwoordelijk voor de administratieve voorbereiding en verwerking van tentamens, essays en scripties. Je doet dit in samenwerking met collega’s van het Bureau Onderwijs en Studentzaken van de faculteit. Daarnaast ben je aanspreekpunt (tevens via e-mail) voor studenten en medewerkers.

Voorts ondersteun je het IFR en het VHI. Je weet wat er speelt binnen de afdelingen en pakt zaken snel op. Je hebt vlot in de gaten hoe de onderlinge verhoudingen zijn en speelt daar op de juiste manier op in. Samenwerken levert jou dan ook veel energie op. Als werk efficiënter kan, zie je dat en kom je met voorstellen tot verbetering.

Je bent tevens onderdeel van het team van managementassistenten binnen de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid. Hierin werk je nauw samen met je collega’s om secretariële en onderwijsondersteunende processen soepel te laten verlopen en waar mogelijk te verbeteren. Samen zorgen jullie voor een efficiënte en proactieve ondersteuning waarbij ieder teamlid zijn of haar expertise inzet om het geheel te versterken.