Integrated PhD fellowship in sustainable food systems

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for candidates with a bachelor within the field(s) of environmental sciences, agroecology, agronomy, geography, land system science, or a related field.

Our group and research- and what do we offer?

• The PhD student will be based within the Section for Geography at the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN), University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
• The PhD student will be part of TreeSense, the Land Use, Earth Observation and Sustainability research group: LUES Research group, and the Livelihood, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Deforestation (LAND) lab: LAND lab.
• TreeSense offers a strong, international environment for research in the field of land system science.
• TreeSense employs 5 principal investigators, 8 postdocs, 7 PhD students as well as a number of undergraduate students.
• Principal supervisor is Professor Laura Vang Rasmussen, lr@ign.ku.dk.

Qualifications Needed For The Integrated MSc And PhD Programme

If you do not have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish master´s degree, you might be qualified for the integrated MSc and PhD programme, if you have an education equivalent to a relevant Danish bachelor´s degree.

Terms of the integrated programme

• To be eligible for the integrated scholarship, you are (or are eligible to be) enrolled at one of the faculty’s master programmes at the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN)
• Students on the integrated programme will enrol as PhD students simultaneously with completing their enrolment in this MSc degree programme.
• The duration of the integrated PHD programme is up to five years and depends on the number of credits that you have passed on your Master programme.
• For further information about the study programme, please see: For SCIENCE www.science.ku.dk/phd, “Study Structures”

Responsibilities And Tasks In Both PhD Programmes

• Complete and pass the MSc education in accordance with the curriculum of the MSc programme
• Carry through an independent research project under supervision
• Complete PhD courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS / ½ FTE
• Participate in active research environments, including a stay at another research institution, preferably abroad
• Teaching and knowledge dissemination activities
• Write scientific papers aimed at high-impact journals
• Write and defend a PhD thesis on the basis of your project