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    Newsletter March
05 March 2015
Table of contents
Editorial
SENSE News
• Anastasia Georgantzopoulou explains "Silver nanoparticles, effects on environment and health" with animations on YouTube ››
• ERC grant of €2 billion for Mark Huijbregts (RU) to develop new method to determine environmental impact of technologies ››
• Roxani Chatzipanagiotou finalist for Shell Bachelor Master Prize ››
Upcoming PhD Graduations
• Overview of PhD graduations March ››
Upcoming Courses
• REMINDER: SENSE Writing Week, 13-17 April ››
• Overview of PhD / postdoc courses March-May ››
• Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses ››
Discussion Groups
• New reading group Environmental Economics, 18 March, Amsterdam ››
• Wageningen Evolution and Ecology Seminars (WEES) with Hanna Koko: "Males exist. Does it matter?", 19 March, Wageningen ››
• REDD+ PhD discussion Group Meeting, 24 March, Wageningen ››
Upcoming Events
• SENSE Summer Symposium 2015, 18 June: "Make a change! - Successful interaction with society" ››
• Overview of upcoming events ››
Tips
• Improvement of career perspectives on the policy agenda: Take your advantage ››
• New at PCDI: Individual coaching on career and professional development ››
• Pioneers into Practice 2015: open for application ››
Vacancies
• PhD Candidate (Promovendus) Air quality mapping in space and time, University of Twente, deadline 15 March ››
• Four Post Doc Positions, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany, deadline 10 March ››
• Two Postdoctoral research fellows in hydrological / eco-hydrological modelling, University of Aberdeen, UK, deadline 10 March ››
• Post-doctoral Research Fellow Environmental Sustainability: Towards A Zero, University College Dublin, deadline 13 March ››
• Research Associate in the sustainability assessment of whole food supply chains, The University of Manchester, UK, deadline 19 March ››
• Buitengewoon hoogleraar Beheer van Biodiversiteit en Agrarisch Landschap, 0.4 fte, Wageningen University, deadline 20 March ››
• Postdoctoral Research at IIASA, deadline 1 April ››
• Research Scholar (Post-doc) in Water Resource Economics and Hydro-Economic Modeling, Water (WAT) Program at IIASA, deadline: when the position has been filled ››
• Research Scholar in Water Management at IIASA, UK, deadline 30 April ››
SENSE headlines
• Anastasia Georgantzopoulou explains "Silver nanoparticles, effects on environment and health" with animations on YouTube
• ERC grant of €2 billion for Mark Huijbregts (RU) to develop new method to determine environmental impact of technologies
• SENSE Summer Symposium 2015, 18 June: "Make a change! - Successful interaction with society"
Editorial
Last month the programme of the SENSE Summer Symposium of 18 June was almost finalised. We found four interesting keynote speakers, from business, consultancy and the SENSE network, who will share their visions with us about "stakeholder interaction in sustainability research" and "improving societal impact by social media and citizen participation".
Next to that we will have 10 workshops that address the same themes in quite different ways.
We are confident that we developed an interesting programme that can really contribute to enhancing our insights in how to successfully improve the impact of SENSE research.
We will update you in a special issue of SENSE e-News later this month, when registration is open. > Read more

Some PhDs have impact even before they start their PhD research. In 2013-2014 Roxani Chatzipanagiotou (WU) participated in the SENSE Honours Programme for excellent MSc students. With her Master thesis on "Overcoming the issues for vehicles CO2 capturing" she made it to the final of the Shell Bachelor Master Prijs. Everyone is invited to vote for the public award of this prize. > Read more

Last but not least we want to gratulate SENSE senior member Mark Huijbregts (RU) with his €2 billion grant from the European Research Council for his researchy for the development of a new method to determine the impact of technologies.
SENSE News
Anastasia Georgantzopoulou explains "Silver nanoparticles, effects on environment and health" with animations on YouTube
SENSE PhD candidate Anastasia Georgantzopoulou made a very nice video explaining the relevance of her research.
Watch the video ››
ERC grant of €2 billion for Mark Huijbregts (RU) to develop new method to determine environmental impact of technologies 
SENSE member Mark Huijbreghts (Environmental Sciences, Radboud University) receives a €2 billion grant from the European Research Council to develop a new method to determine the impact of technologies.
Read more (Dutch) ››
Roxani Chatzipanagiotou finalist for Shell Bachelor Master Prize
In 2013-2014 Roxani Chatzipanagiotou participated in the SENSE Honours Programma, and shortly she will start her PhD project at SENSE. With her master thesis she already made it to the final of the Shell Bachelor Master Prijs, for technological innovations that contribute to sustainable solutions to world-wide environmental problems. You can now vote for the public award. At 25 March the winners will be announced.
Read more ››
Upcoming PhD Graduations
Overview of PhD graduations March

  • Frank Masese
    Dynamics in organic matter processing, ecosystem metabolism and trophic sources for consumers in the Mara River, Kenya
    11 March 2015, UNESCO Institute for Water Education, Hydrology and Water Resources
     

  • Laura Bertola
    Genetic Diversity in the Lion (Panthera leo (Linnaeus 1758)): Unravelling the Past and Prospects for the Future
    18 March 2015, University of Leiden, Conservation Biology
     
  • Irma Kveladze
    Space-Time Cube, Design and Usability
    18 March 2015, University of Twente, Geo-Information Processing
     
  • Ronald van Haren
    Assessment of uncertainties in simulated European precipitation
    19 March 2015, Wageningen University, Meteorology and Air Quality
     
  • Eduardo Wilde Barbaro
    Interaction between aerosols and convective boundary-layer dynamics over land
    20 March 2015, Wageningen University, Meteorology and Air Quality
     
  • Amadou Keïta
    Subsurface drainage of valley bottom rice irrigated rice schemes in Tropical Savannah. Case studies of Tiéfora and Moussodougou in Burkina Faso
    26 March 2015, UNESCO Institute for Water Education, Land and water development
More upcoming graduations ››
Upcoming Courses
REMINDER: SENSE Writing Week, 13-17 April
The SENSE Writing Week is a week for and by SENSE PhD candidates to fully concentrate on writing an article without the distraction of every day practice in a comfortable environment, with other PhD students and an English writing coach for motivation, feedback and social contacts.
Read more and register ››
Overview of PhD / postdoc courses March-May
Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses
More upcoming courses ››
Discussion Groups
New reading group Environmental Economics, 18 March, Amsterdam
A group of PhD candidates at IVM-VU recently started a reading group in the field of Environmental Economics. Topics included so far are climate change & economics, environmental health & economics, flood risks & insurance, policy instruments. These topics cover their PhD projects, but they are looking for other interested PhDs in this field to enlarge the group and to cover a wider range of topics.
Read more ››
Wageningen Evolution and Ecology Seminars (WEES) with Hanna Koko: "Males exist. Does it matter?", 19 March, Wageningen
Hanna Kokko is an internationally recognized leader in both ecology and evolutionary biology. Her work, covering a huge variety in topics, often combines theoretical modelling with ecological questions and systems. Her work has improved communication between theoreticians and empiricists, and between ecologists and evolutionary biologists.
Read more ››
REDD+ PhD discussion Group Meeting, 24 March, Wageningen
The REDD+ PhD discussion group welcomes any PhD and Postdoc student from different disciplines that are interested in REDD+ research and/or agriculture-driven deforestation. The REDD+ PhD Discussion group is an acknowledged discussion group operating under the Graduate School PE&RC and open to all PhD students.
  • Yolanda Ariadne Collins: The shifting ‘development’ rhetoric: An analysis of development meanings around the preparation for and implementation of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism in Guyana and Suriname
  • Marjanneke Vijge: A cross-country comparative analysis of how REDD+ is framed and designed in Cameroon, Indonesia, Nepal, PNG, Vietnam, Peru and Tanzania
Read more ››
Upcoming Events
SENSE Summer Symposium 2015, 18 June: "Make a change! - Successful interaction with society"
We are currently finalising the programme of the symposium. Later this month we will update you with a special issue of SENSE e-News, including a call for poster pitches in one of the workshops and a link to register. Please block 18 June in your calendar: we think it will be an inspiring event with an interesting content,and many opportunities to meet, network and have fun!

Programme elements:

Keynotes on stakeholder interaction in sustainability research
   - Dr. Ewald Breunesse (manager energy tranitions, Shell)
   - Dr. Miriam van Gool (EcoValue)

Keynotes on improving societal impact by social media and citizen participation
   - Dr. Arnold van Vliet (Assistant professor Environmental Systems Analysis WU)
  - Prof. Detlef van Vuuren (PBL and professor of Integrated assessment of global environmental change at UU)

Provisional workshop titles:
  - Transdisciplinary science, joint action and institutional change
  - Sustainable business and innovation
  - Impact of social media on scientific research
  - Take the few steps to mass media exposure
  - Interaction with start-ups and industry
  - Co-creation and transdisciplinary science - a new methodology
  - Scientific independence and stakeholder involvement
  - The changing role of scientists
  - Stakeholder participation
  - Personal bias and scientific research: the biomass - bioenergy case
Read more ››
Overview of upcoming events
Recently announced:
Full list of interesting upcoming events:
See SENSE website ››
Tips
Improvement of career perspectives on the policy agenda: Take your advantage
In the past few months, the career development of young scientists has been in the spotlights. It gained the attention of the government: in the Vision for Science 2025 [EN/NL], the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science urges for the improvement of the career perspectives for scientists. Policy makers in academia also discuss about this topic and first intentions to improve the career perspectives have been expressed in the new Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) of the Dutch universities. What the exact implementation will be, is still unclear but be aware that the time is more favourable than ever to negotiate for (means to support) your professional development. Read the post by PCDI director Lilian Menu to learn more and take your advantage!
Source: PCDI Newsletter February 2015
Read more ››
New at PCDI: Individual coaching on career and professional development
Since 2008 PCDI offers various activities to support you in your career and professional development. What if you are not able to make it on the dates set for the courses or if you rather like to have personalised coaching on your career development? Then it is good to know that from January 2015 on, you can also approach PCDI for individual coaching. You can opt for one or multiple sessions dedicated to work on your focus point. At the intake conversation you will define your goals with PCDI and make a plan for coaching.
Source: PCDI Newsletter February 2015
Read more ››
Pioneers into Practice 2015: open for application
Professionals focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation from the academic, research, business and public administration sectors can now apply for the 2015 edition of the Pioneers into Practice programme. The 2015 application period has opened on 30 January with a deadline of 23 March. Participating pioneers can be supported with financial support of up to €8000.
Source: Climate-KIC news February 2015
Read more ››
Vacancies
PhD Candidate (Promovendus) Air quality mapping in space and time, University of Twente, deadline 15 March
Air quality is of an increasing concern nowadays. It is more and more realized that a low quality has severe consequences for human health. Air quality is usually expensive to monitor as the spatial and temporal density of monitoring networks is limited and not sufficient to address current problems. This has led to the development of innovative, low cost sensor networks. These measure air quality at fine temporal and spatial resolutions. The AiREAS civil initiative (www.aireas.com) has installed such a network in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. It consists of 35 monitoring stations, located throughout the city and measures air quality at a 10 minute interval.
Read more ››
Four Post Doc Positions, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany, deadline 10 March
Leuphana University Lüneburg’s Faculty of Sustainability is advertising four postdoctoral positions. They will contribute to the transdisciplinary Leverage Points project. Drawing on insights from systems thinking and solution-oriented transdisciplinary research, this project will focus on hitherto underrecognized leverage points – system properties where a small shift can lead to fundamental changes in the system as a whole. Leverage Points will focus on changes in relatively intractable, but potentially highly influential, system properties that could help to realign complex social-ecological systems to the normative goals of sustainability.
Read more ››
Two Postdoctoral research fellows in hydrological / eco-hydrological modelling, University of Aberdeen, UK, deadline 10 March
The Northern Rivers Institute, School of Geosciences, at the University of Aberdeen, invites applications for two dynamic and motivated postdoctoral scientists. It is anticipated that both posts commence in summer 2015 for a period of 2 years each.
Read more ››
Post-doctoral Research Fellow Environmental Sustainability: Towards A Zero, University College Dublin, deadline 13 March
This is an advanced research focused role, building on your prior experience as a post-doctoral fellow, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator. The primary purpose of the role is to develop new or advanced research skills and competences, on the processes of publication in peer-reviewed academic publications and scholarly dissemination, the development of funding proposals, and the supervision and mentorship of graduate students along with the opportunity to develop your skills in research led teaching.
Read more ››
Research Associate in the sustainability assessment of whole food supply chains, The University of Manchester, UK, deadline 19 March
The role will involve sustainability assessment of whole food supply chains with the focus on energy consumption, aiming to identify sustainable energy solutions in the food sector. You will work under the leadership of Professor Adisa Azapagic and will be based in the Sustainable Industrial Systems (SIS) research group within the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science.
Read more ››
Buitengewoon hoogleraar Beheer van Biodiversiteit en Agrarisch Landschap, 0.4 fte, Wageningen University, deadline 20 March
Wij zoeken een 0,4 fte buitengewoon hoogleraar in de beleids- en maatschappelijke aspecten van het beheer van biodiversiteit en agrarisch landschap. De hoogleraar zal op het gebied van onderzoek en onderwijs een belangrijke impuls geven aan het genereren van kennis op het gebied van bestuur, beleid en beheer van biodiversiteit en agrarisch landschap en aan het in de praktijk brengen van deze kennis in samenwerking met stakeholders. Een uitgebreider profiel is beschikbaar op aanvraag.
Read more ››
Postdoctoral Research at IIASA, deadline 1 April
Every year IIASA provides full funding for several postdoctoral researchers. Scholars are expected to conduct their own research in collaboration with one or more of IIASA's research programs or special projects. Postdoctoral positions, up to 2 years duration, can begin up to 6 months after selection.
Read more ››
Research Scholar (Post-doc) in Water Resource Economics and Hydro-Economic Modeling, Water (WAT) Program at IIASA, deadline: when the position has been filled
The successful candidate will build databases of the costs of water infrastructure and implementing efficient technologies, assess macro-scale water resource constraints and the economic trade-offs of policy and management options, assess the value of water in different uses accordingly, and help develop methods to further incorporate these trade-offs and constraints into IIASA’s integrated assessment modeling systems.
Read more ››
Research Scholar in Water Management at IIASA, UK, deadline 30 April
The rising demands of a growing world population for food, water, materials and energy will put increasing pressures on land use, water resources and ecosystems. IIASA's Ecosystems Services and Management Program (ESM) is offering a position as a Research Scholar in Water Management within the Food-Energy-Water Nexus to further develop the interface between global hydrological and economic modeling, and contribute to analyze the role of trade-offs between a wide range of ecosystems services. The research will be conducted within the team working on the economic agricultural and forestry partial equilibrium model GLOBIOM, the core component of the ESM Program toolbox. We seek a motivated and independent research scholar who is able to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.
Read more ››

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