The postdoc will be part of the East African Mountain social ecological dynamics ERC Synergy project (AFRI-CAN). We aim to fundamentally advance our understanding of social-ecological systems in East-African mountains. To achieve this, we combine disciplines ranging from ecology and geography to economy and archeology, represented by large team of researchers and stakeholders from the EU and Eastern Africa. The postdoc here has the central role for adapting and developing vegetation and biodiversity models for the project, building upon the framework of the LPJ-GUESS Dynamic Global Vegetation Model. The models should be tested against data from the present and past, going back to 6000 years before today, and they should be enhanced to predict indicators of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCPs). Together with social scientists in the team and local stakeholders, we will also develop potential future scenarios that should support adaptation to climate change and sustainable development.
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