Researcher position in National Biodiversity Accounting
Read more if you are interested in joining the work package on “Mainstreaming biodiversity through governance innovations” within Mistra Biopath.
The full text version of the announcement is available at Göteborgs universitet | Researcher position in National Biodiversity Accounting. Here is a shortened version:
The position will be placed at the Environment for Development Unit at the University of Gothenburg, an interdisciplinary environment of applied and solution-oriented research of strategic relevance for the transition towards a better integration of biodiversity in decision-making.
The current project period runs up until September 2026, with a possibility for extension based on external evaluation and MISTRA-decisions.
Job assignments
The researcher shall develop biodiversity related decision support tools for governing biodiversity conservation. The core of the project is to pilot national biodiversity accounting based on the SEEA-EA standards for inclusion of ecosystem services in the system of national accounts. Experimental biodiversity accounts will be developed and tested in collaboration with partners, data providers and potential users in academia, the public and private sectors. A likely case study for the development of the experimental biodiversity accounts is the Swedish forest sector. The use of artificial intelligence for providing decision support (https://www.captain-project.net/) is envisioned.
Qualifications
A doctoral degree in social sciences, preferably environmental economics or environmental sciences, or equivalent, is a requirement.
An interest in working in interdisciplinary teams with a focus on decision-support.
A demonstrated fundamental understanding of biodiversity.
Experience with national accounting standards and software development is a merit as well as coding experience in Python, C++, R, or other relevant programming languages.
Read more about the assessment critera, how to apply and contact persons etc here:
Göteborgs universitet | Researcher position in National Biodiversity Accounting
About the Environment for Development (EfD)
The Environment for Development (EfD) is a unit at the School of Business, Economics, and Law at the University of Gothenburg. The EfD Global Hub coordinates a global network of environmental economics research centers based in the Global South. The overall objective of EfD is to support poverty alleviation and sustainable development by building environmental economics’ capacity for policy-making processes. More information about EfD can be found on the EfD website: www.environmentfordevelopment.org.
EfD was launched in 2007 by the Environmental Economics Unit at the Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. EfD continues to work in close partnership with the Department of Economics, which has around 100 employees and 800 students. The collaboration is particularly strong with the research groups in environmental, behavioral, and development economics.