{opportunity} Assistant Professor in Spatial modelling for climate-smart food systems
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Olivier Crespo
Sep 5, 2025, 8:50:19 AMSep 5
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https://utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies/2219/assistant-professor-in-spatial-modelling-for-climate-smart-food-systems/
just be careful at what rank "Assistant Professor" corresponds, this is NOT Associate Professor, it is more like a Lecturer position I believe (do not take my word for it)
VACANCY
Climate-smart food systems are a crucial part of the solution to addressing climate change. Knowledge of where, when, and how to improve the performance, sustainability, and resilience of food systems in a changing climate is a growing area of interest for research, policy, and financial investment. This requires spatial and temporal modelling of the impact of a changing climate on food systems and vice versa.
Food system models represent the different activities within food systems (such as production, processing, distribution, and consumption) and incorporate multiple drivers and feedback loops with social/human systems and environmental systems. Many of these activities, drivers, and feedback loops involve spatial processes; there is considerable potential for further integrating Earth observation data and other spatial data sources into such models.
Modelling multiscale interactions with ecological processes and ecosystem services, as well as modelling the outcomes at multiple levels, provides insight into plausible transitions towards circular and climate-smart food systems. Developing this modelling toolkit is a scientific opportunity with high societal value. To address this, we are looking for an Assistant Professor on “Spatial modelling for climate-smart food systems.”
You will contribute to ITC’s innovative geospatial research and education for societal impact by researching the use of Earth observation and other spatial data for modelling climate-smart food systems, developing, coordinating, and teaching courses on modelling in our education programmes, and co-supervising PhD candidates and MSc students. You will work with our e-learning specialists to develop online educational materials.
You will also publish your research in scientific journals, conferences, and open data/code platforms, collaborate with ITC colleagues and your broader network to demonstrate the scientific and societal impact of (y)our work, and join or lead international projects, providing you with exciting opportunities to use and extend your network. Besides that, you will also communicate about your research and education to a broad audience and extend our network.
You will actively contribute to the network and ambitions of the Netherlands sector of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
olivier
just be careful at what rank "Assistant Professor" corresponds, this is NOT Associate Professor, it is more like a Lecturer position I believe (do not take my word for it)
VACANCY
Climate-smart food systems are a crucial part of the solution to addressing climate change. Knowledge of where, when, and how to improve the performance, sustainability, and resilience of food systems in a changing climate is a growing area of interest for research, policy, and financial investment. This requires spatial and temporal modelling of the impact of a changing climate on food systems and vice versa.
Food system models represent the different activities within food systems (such as production, processing, distribution, and consumption) and incorporate multiple drivers and feedback loops with social/human systems and environmental systems. Many of these activities, drivers, and feedback loops involve spatial processes; there is considerable potential for further integrating Earth observation data and other spatial data sources into such models.
Modelling multiscale interactions with ecological processes and ecosystem services, as well as modelling the outcomes at multiple levels, provides insight into plausible transitions towards circular and climate-smart food systems. Developing this modelling toolkit is a scientific opportunity with high societal value. To address this, we are looking for an Assistant Professor on “Spatial modelling for climate-smart food systems.”
You will contribute to ITC’s innovative geospatial research and education for societal impact by researching the use of Earth observation and other spatial data for modelling climate-smart food systems, developing, coordinating, and teaching courses on modelling in our education programmes, and co-supervising PhD candidates and MSc students. You will work with our e-learning specialists to develop online educational materials.
You will also publish your research in scientific journals, conferences, and open data/code platforms, collaborate with ITC colleagues and your broader network to demonstrate the scientific and societal impact of (y)our work, and join or lead international projects, providing you with exciting opportunities to use and extend your network. Besides that, you will also communicate about your research and education to a broad audience and extend our network.
You will actively contribute to the network and ambitions of the Netherlands sector of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
olivier
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