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PhD: Spatial Optimization of Land Use in Brazil

Utrecht University · Utrecht, Netherlands

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Project description

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  • Travel to Brazil to interact with various stakeholders in land use in MATOPIBA;
  • Translate stakeholders’ preferences in terms of ‘productive agriculture’ and ‘healthy biodiversity’ into quantifiable impact indicators;
  • Develop a spatial optimization algorithm that finds land use configurations that optimize these indicators;
  • Compute Pareto frontiers under different climate and socio-economic scenarios to evaluation the robustness of land use solutions for all stakeholder groups; and
  • Write academic articles and policy documents that summarize the above to generate and disseminate knowledge on the possible pathways to sustainable land use futures in MATOPIBA.

Funding and compensation

Paid position. See the original posting for amounts, duration and conditions.

Eligibility and application requirements

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How to apply

Submit your application through Utrecht University's official application process before 2026-10-13.

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