Vacancy number MW 2006-02 Environmental Economics and Natural ResourcesGroup Wageningen University, The Netherlands

The Ph.D. Research project “Development of decision support systems forthe management of marine ecosystems” aims at developing a system to aidEuropean policy makers in making future marine policies in the Europeanwaters, with special emphasis on the North Sea. The project is part ofthe MARBEF research programme, financed by the European Union, andfocusses on the design of efficient policies to protect European marinebiodiversity. It contains environmental cost-benefit analysis of policyalternatives combined with marine-economic model studies to analyse theeffects of these policies on marine biodiversity and economicdevelopment of the region. Results should be reported in scientificjournal articles and result in a Ph.D. dissertation.

The research will be carried out at the Environmental Economics andNatural Resources Group of Wageningen University, in close cooperationwith ICIS at the University of Maastrict, RIKZ and Plymouth MarineLaboraty in Great Brittain.

What we demand You have a university degree in Environmental Economics,in Economics with special interest in environmental and marine relatedproblems, or in Environmental Sciences with proven qualities ineconomics. You have strong analytic skills and are interested ineconomic modelling studies for policy preparation. You are fluent inEnglish and have the drive to perform innovative academic research. Youare capable of working independently and have strong communication skills.

What we offer An appointment on the basis of a full time contract for aperiod of one year, which will be extended with three years if provensuccesful. Salaries are maximally € 1877,– in the first year,increasing to € 2407,– per month in the fourth year, based on a fulltime contract. Starting date is November 1, 2006.

Information For more information, please contact Prof. Dr. Ekko vanIerland, tel +31 317 484255 (email: ekko.vanierland @ wur.nl) or Dr ArjanRuijs, tel. +31 317 483318 (arjan.ruijs @ wur.nl). See also: www.enr.wur.nl

Application Your application letter with curriculum vitae can be sentuntil September 16 to Wageningen University, departement of SocialSciences, HRM, mw. J. Schot, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, TheNetherlands. E-mail: joke.schot @ wur.nl. Please do not forget to mentionthe vacancy number.

Application has to be received by 16. September 2006.