Post-doc position
Bio-economic modeling
for scenarios of biodiversity and forestry
facing climate change
Supervisers and contacts:
• Frédéric Jiguet (MNHN) & Luc Doyen (CNRS), CERSP, MNHN, Dpt Ecology and
biodiversity management, Paris, France. Email
• Laboratoire Ecologie des Populations et Communautes, Université Paris Sud, FRANCE
• Cermics, ENPC Paris Est, FRANCE
Issues and goals: Reconciling food, fiber and energy production with biodiversity protection is among the greatest challenges of the century, especially in the face of climate
change. The project entitled MOBILIS funded by FRB (Fondation Recherche Biodiversité) intends at developing bio-economic scenarios linking models of forest, agriculture,
and bird populations (a key national and EU biodiversity indicator) for metropolitan
France. It has three objectives: i) to calibrate bird community dynamics from land use
and climate drivers; ii) to integrate these ecological dynamics with economic models to
compare the biodiversity and economic outcomes of land use and climate scenarios, iii)
to explore novel land use scenarios and public policies promoting economic and ecological
viability.
The present post-doc funded by MOBILIS is in direct line with the previous goals. It
especially focuses on forestry issues. Hence it aims at developping bio-economic models
coupling forestry data from IFN with common bird data from MNHN (Muséum National
d’Histoire naturelle) and climatic scenarios from the IPSL (Institut de recherche en sciences de l’environnement). Particular attention will be paid on multi-criteria and risk
issues for the assessments of scenarios.
References :
• H. M. Pereira et al., 2010, Scenarios for Global Biodiversity in the 21st Century,
Science, Page 1 / 10.1126/science.1196624
• Mouysset L., Doyen L., Jiguet F., Allaire G., Leger F., 2011, Bio economic modeling
for a sustainable management of biodiversity and agriculture, Ecological Economics,
Volume 70, Issue 4, Pages 617-626
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• DeLara M. & Doyen L., 2008, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Mathematical Models and Methods, Springer.
Profile of the candidate: The candidate will be educated in modeling and/or ecology and/or environmental economics. It will be motivated by decision support sciences
and interdisciplinary perspectives. Knowledges in forestry, avifauna or climate will be
especially appreciated.
Gross salary: 30000 euros by year over 2 years
Start: Autumn 2011
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