Working Group Leader for Global Economic Modeling of Land Use, Agriculture, and Food (E14)

Published on: 28.03.2025

The University of Bonn is an international research university with a wide education and research profile. With a 200-year history, approximately 31,500 students, more than 6,000 staff, and an excellent reputation at home and abroad, the University of Bonn is one of the most important universities in Germany and is recognized as a university of excellence¹.

The Institute of Food and Resource Economics is seeking to hire, at the earliest possible opportunity, permanently and in full time a

Working Group Leader for Global Economic Modeling of Land Use, Agriculture, and Food (E14)

who maintains and applies partial, sectoral or general economic equilibrium models with passion and expertise, and develops them further in terms of content and methodology. In your role, you strengthen the research profile of the group, actively participate in cooperative research projects at the institute and in the faculty and university, network in the international research landscape and represent the research field in teaching. You conduct research on global issues of land use, agriculture and food, e.g., on environmental services, climate change and sustainability of the agri-food industry and planetary health.

Institute of Food and Resource Economics

Deadline:

27 April 2025

Reference number:

3.2/2025/01

Working time model:

full time

Starting date:

earliest possible date

Duration:

permanent

Pay grade:

TV-L EG 14

Applications to:

gd@ilr.uni-bonn.de

Job posting (pdf) ²

Your tasks

Maintenance and further development of a global macroeconomic model with details on land use, agriculture and nutrition, including database, software and documentation
Acquisition of competitive third-party funding and associated project management, especially in research networks of the faculty
Establishment of a research group and supervision of early-career-researchers
Guiding the IT staff at the Institute in the procurement and maintenance of the hardware and software required for the application and development of the models represented by the group.
Teaching in the field of economic modeling to the extent of 4 hours per week during the teaching periods in English

We offer

An inspiring interdisciplinary work environment with many interfaces between modeling and quantitative empirical research
Involvement in ongoing research networks and, if desired, induction by the current research group leader
Use of existing concepts and documents in teaching on request
Numerous university sports offers
very good public transport connections thanks to the central location in Bonn and the opportunity to use low-cost parking facilities,
flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home,
Payment according to pay group 14 TV-L.

Your profile

PhD in agricultural economics or related disciplines
Experience with multi-market and/or general equilibrium models and an algebraic modeling language such as GAMS or GEMPACK
Experience with at the implementation but preferably also in the acquisition and management of third-party funded projects
Publication record commensurate with career status

Diversity and equal opportunity

The University of Bonn is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. It is certified as a family-friendly university³. It aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under-represented and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore strongly encourages women with relevant qualifications to apply. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome.

Contact

Herr Prof. Thomas Heckelei

Tel.: 0228 / 73 2332