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Research Fellow – CLEVER Project

Job Summary

The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), offers a full-time Research Fellow position. BC3is looking for candidates who can support its activities related to the analysis of the impacts of supply changes on biodiversity and land use using Life Cycle Assessment methods and other modelling tools such as Integrated Assessment Models. The selected candidate will contribute to different research projects carried out by the Low Carbon Research Line of BC3, in particular in the CLEVER Horizon Europe project.

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

The candidate is expected to:

Lead the contribution of BC3 to the CLEVER project.
Contribute to the development of existing IAM such as GLOBIOM or GCAM.
Contribute to the development of database for the assessment of global supply-chains of agricultural products
Provide rigorous assessment of policies and scenarios based on quantitative and qualitative information at different scales.
Contribute to other activities and projects of the Low Carbon group and collaborate with other Research lines of BC3
Write reports and scientific publications and disseminate results in different meetings and forums.
Supervise PhD students.




Main requirements/skills:

PhD and international professional/academic experience after the completion the PhD degree.
Solid background with Life Cycle Assessment tools and Integrated Assessment Models capturing biodiversity and land use dimensions such as GLOBIOM or GCAM.
Knowledge on other modelling tools for supply chain analysis such as Multi-Regional Input-Output is also valued.
Skills in quantitative methods and programming
Experience working in national/international research projects.
Excellent interpersonal as well as communication skills (both written and oral) in English.
Knowledge of Spanish and Basque language (Euskara) is also valued, but it is not compulsory.
Benefits and work environment:

Interdisciplinary and inspiring work environment
Quiet and spacious workspaces
Possibility of participating in internal training and academic activities of the center
35-hour week work calendar
30 days of vacation per year

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