PhD position: Methodological advancement

PhD position: Methodological advancement

Methodological advancement for adaptive decision support in forest management

  • Location

INRAE Grand Est
F54280 Champenoux

  • Missions

This thesis focuses on the problem of adaptive forest management by developing an operational methodological formalisation for the sustainable management of ES as commons in forest ES. We will propose an integrated and innovative tool, a mechanistic model-control-theory-adaptation pathway, which will be developed by a student (with feedback from stakeholders) and tested on a practical case, in collaboration with UMR SILVA's Forest'InnLab. This thesis can be divided into 4 main challenges.

  • Skills

Master 2 in applied mathematics with a strong interest in ecology, Master 2 in ecology with a strong interest in mathematics or agricultural engineer. Profiles from courses combining social sciences, environmental sciences and/or modeling will also be considered.
Additional technical skills: Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, R, java, C++), fluency in English (oral and written).

  • Application

End to candidate : 30 june 2024

Send an e-mail with CV, covering letter and letters of recommendation (if relevant) to the addresses below: marion.jourdan@inrae.fr, jean-denis.mathias@inrae.fr, jeanbaptiste.pichancourt@inrae.fr and meriem.fournier@inrae.fr

Modification date: 28 May 2024 | Publication date: 17 May 2024 | By: Corinne MARTIN