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Post-doctoral position on Economic analysis of carbon farming at Paris-Saclay Applied Economics (PSAE)

Candidate profile:

- Ph-D (or close to completion) in Agricultural or Environmental Economics.
- Familiar with recent economic research on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- Strong analytical and communication skills and a strong methodological expertise in one or more of the following areas: mathematical programming, econometrics, data management, and policy analysis.
- Programming skills in GAMS and/or R/Python
- Good English communication skills. Knowledge of French language is facultative

Scientific context:

The postdoctoral position is part of the project ‘Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) systems for carbon farming’ (MARVIC, funded by Horizon-Europe, 2024-2027). MARVIC’s main goal is to develop effective and robust MRV systems for carbon farming that (i) are in line with the EU carbon removal certification regulation, (ii) have an optimal trade-off between costs and accuracy, (iii) consider the local context, (iv) reduce administrative burden and (v) consider risks of non-permanence. The selected candidate will be fully integrated into the project team, which includes soil scientists, agronomists, remote sensing specialists, climate experts, economists, and social scientists.

You will contribute to the project through the analysis of the socio-economic challenges of climate change mitigation scenarios by

- assessing the cost-effectiveness of selected carbon farming (CF) practices and their associated MRV systems across Europe
- evaluating the impact of financial support mechanisms on the adoption of CF and MRV
- estimating the mitigation potential of the French agriculture sector by carbon sequestration using a farm-level modeling approach

Duration :

12 months, with the possibility of extension to 24 months

Localisation :

Paris-Saclay Campus (Palaiseau, 40 minutes by public transports from downtown Paris)

Salary:

The salary is based on French standards and takes into account previous experiences.

Contact details:

Kamel Louhichi and Laure Bamière
You should include a motivation letter and your academic CV before February, 28th 2025.

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