Phd fellowship: ecosystem services & poverty in africa

Two Ph D positions at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Applications are due May 2. The positions are with a project Governance of ecosystem services under scenarios of change in southern and eastern Africa , funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). The project aims to address the question: How may ecosystem assessments be best designed and applied for poverty alleviation?

One student will focus mainly on mapping and modelling of ecosystem services drawing on methodologies from the natural and systems sciences, while the other will focus primarily on governance of ecosystem services drawing more strongly on methodologies from the social sciences.

Both students will work on case studies in the Eastern Cape and/or Western Cape regions of South Africa, as well as in Madagascar, depending on their interests and skills. The two students are expected to work closely together to share experiences and insights and to advance social-ecological ...