About this role
Wageningen University & Research Research Field Agricultural sciences » Agronomics Agricultural sciences » Zootechnics Environmental science » Ecology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 19 Oct 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country Netherlands Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 38.0 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Your duties and responsibilities include: - Develop a Research Proposal and a Training and Supervision Plan, to structure the 4-year PhD trajectory; - Master the state of the art in ecosystem services delivery from grasslands under diverse management regimes; - Investigate mechanistic relationships between grassland management, ecosystem services and livestock productivity (e.g. regression analysis, mechanistic modelling, meta-analysis); - Assess environmental and socioeconomic performance of dairy farms under diverse scenarios using a bio-economic optimization model (Dairy LP); - Disseminate the research results by writing papers and presenting your work at international conferences. You will work here This PhD will be situated at the Animal Production Systems group of Wageningen University & Research. Here we analyze and explore the roles of livestock in food systems with the aim of making these food systems more sustainable. The group focuses on unravelling the complexity of livestock systems and exploring trade-offs and synergies of innovations regarding environmental impact, animal welfare, and economic viability, to design a more sustainable future. This PhD project is at the interface of biodiversity and modelling domains within the Animal Production Systems group. You will work under the supervision of Dr. Raimon Ripoll-Bosch and Dr. Aart van der Linden . Raimon Ripoll-Bosch focuses on understanding the ...