We are seeking a Post-doctoral researcher in Data Sciences - CEFE/IRD,
Montpellier, France Position opened from April 2024 for 12 months

Working environment : 

The successful candidate will be based at the CNRS in Montpellier,
within the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (UMR CEFE)
in Montpellier, France. He or she will also work closely with IRD's
UMR DIADE and will be supervised by an interdisciplinary team based in
Montpellier. The CEFE is currently the largest research center in ecology
and evolutionary biology in France, providing a stimulating working
environment and a wealth of logistical and technical support. The proposed
position is part of the project " SAGHAS " (Sowing AGrobiodiversity to
HArvest Sustainability), which is funded by a program "ERC Tremplin"
by the University of Montpellier.

Missions 

The SAGHAS project aims to assess how the crop biodiversity present in
agricultural systems in the South today can meet expectations in terms of
agronomic, environmental and social roles, and how the multidimensional
space defined by these different roles could be optimized to promote
adaptation to future environmental conditions. Drawing on a database
of existing agronomic, ecological, genetic, environmental and social
information on cultivated plants worldwide, the researcher recruited
will be tasked with

- study existing avenues for exploring and aggregating the heterogeneous
  data in the database into indexes.

- develop ideas on how best to integrate these data to meet the
  project's objectives.

- produce a summary of existing indices, their advantages and
  shortcomings in terms of the project's objectives and identify
  possible needs for completing the initial database.

Activities 

- bibliographical research on indices and, more generally, on the
  mathematical manipulation of data to synthesize genetic, agronomic,
  ecological and social information. The research will initially focus
  on agrobiodiversity and will then be extended to themes that will
  enable us to consider the integration of these data at an
  interdisciplinary level.

- mathematical construction adapted to the objectives of the project,
  based on the results of the bibliographical research, and application
  to an existing database.

- identification of data gaps to be filled 

- drafting of publications 

Profile 

The successful candidate will have held a PhD degree for less than
3 years.

- Expertise in mathematical data manipulation, index creation, or other
  synthetic representation of information.

- Computer skills, data processing, database interrogation and
  manipulation.

- Knowledge of agricultural systems 

- Interdisciplinary interest, curiosity and open-mindedness 

- Rigorous work ethic, excellent organizational skills, ability to
  synthesize information

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team 

- Writing skills in French and English 

Desired level of education: PhD 

Desired experience: less than 3 years after thesis 

How to apply 

CV and cover letter should be sent to 
Cécile Berthouly: [ cecile.berthouly@ird.fr, ] 
Delphine Renard : [ delphine.renard@cefe.cnrs.fr ] , 
Adeline Barnaud : [ adeline.barnaud@ird.fr ] 
and Anne-Céline Thuillet : [ anne-celine.thuillet@ird.fr ]

Job reference to be included in your cover letter: 2024-R0105 

Applications close on 15/03/2024 at 23:59 but will be examined on an
ongoing basis.

Contacts for job information : 

Cécile Berthouly : [ cecile.berthouly@ird.fr ] 
Delphine Renard : [ delphine.renard@cefe.cnrs.fr ] 
Adeline Barnaud : [ adeline.barnaud@ird.fr ] 
Anne-Céline Thuillet : [ anne-celine.thuillet@ird.fr ] 

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