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Buscamos candidata/o para realizar el doctorado en ecología vegetal y ecofisiología en matorrales y bosques mediterráneos (Convocatoria FPU 2021)

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Buscamos candidata/o para la participar en la convocatoria de contratos predoctorales FPU (Ayudas para la formación de profesorado universitario), de cuatro años de duración. En caso de conseguir el contrato, el/la candidato/a realizaría su investigación asociada al proyecto WATFUN – Diversidad funcional de estrategias de uso de agua y nutrientes por las plantas en ecosistemas Mediterráneos y secos (PID2019-107382RB-I00). La persona a contratar se incorporaría al Departamento de Conservación de Suelos y Agua del Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC) y la mayor parte del campo se desarrollaría en Madrid y Castilla y León (en colaboración con la Universidad de León). La convocatoria FPU está publicada y el plazo de presentación finaliza el 17 de diciembre de 2021 (enlace).

El objetivo de la tesis doctoral es investigar que factores controlan la diversidad y distribución de las estrategias de uso del agua de las plantas en ecosistemas Sub-Mediterráneos y Mediterráneos a nivel de comunidad, así como los efectos del cambio climático en las estrategias de uso del agua y su influencia en el funcionamiento de los ecosistemas. El trabajo combinará trabajo de campo en zonas montañosas Mediterráneas y Sub-Mediterráneas en la Cordillera Cantábrica, Sierra de la Demanda y sierra del Rincón en Madrid (precipitación 800-1200 mm) combinando el uso de rasgos funcionales y técnicas de ecofisiología (isótopos estables de hoja y agua de suelo y tallos, potenciales hídricos), en combinación con experimentos y trabajo de laboratorio y de oficina.

Los requisitos necesarios para esta convocatoria son:

  • Estar en posesión de un máster universitario oficial en el momento de presentación de la solicitud o haber realizado la matrícula en el curso 2021-2022 en un máster universitario oficial que de acceso a un programa de doctorado en el curso 2022-2023 y haber concluido los estudios de grado con posterioridad al 1 de enero de 2018 (ver convocatoria).
  • Nota media del expediente académico de grado y máster superior a 8,0 sobre 10.

La/el candidata/o deberá tener motivación para realizar una tesis doctoral y voluntad de formarse como investigador/a en ecofisiología vegetal. Se valorará también buena capacidad de comunicación oral y escrita en inglés.

Ofrecemos la capacidad de incorporarse a un equipo multidisciplinar entre la ecofisiología vegetal, la biogeoquímica de isótopos estables y la ecología funcional de comunidades con alta capacidad formativa.

Contacto: Los interesados deben mandar su CV (con expediente académico y nota media) y carta de motivación a José I. Querejeta (querejeta@cebas.csic.es) o Iván Prieto (ipria@unileon.es) antes del 10 de diciembre de 2021.

Paula Re
Education, Guests

Student visiting from Buenos Aires University (Argentina)

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Paula Re is an Argentinian PhD student in Agricultural Science from Buenos Aires University. She is doing a six months’ research stay at CEBAS and will stay until December 2021 with a scholarship obtained from the Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships Programme (CLIFF-GRADS). The objective of this program is to allow early career scientists from developing countries to conduct applied research in agricultural greenhouse gas emission quantification and mitigation. Paula is interested in different carbon sequestration strategies and measurement and analysis methods. During her stay, she is participating in the group’s field work and performs laboratory analyses. Supervision and guidance are provided by María Almagro Bonmatí and María Martínez-Mena.

Curso sobre “Agricultura, Agua y Biodiversidad en el sureste ibérico”
Education

Curso sobre “Agricultura, Agua y Biodiversidad en el sureste ibérico”

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La Universidad Internacional del Mar convoca del 21 al 24 de septiembre en Cehegín (Murcia) un curso presencial con el título “Agricultura, Agua y Biodiversidad en el sureste ibérico”.

El curso pretende mostrar ideas y proyectos generados desde el mundo científico, empresarial y social encaminados a mejorar la sostenibilidad de la agricultura y reducir sus impactos negativos sobre la biodiversidad. El curso será presencial, habrá charlas, mesas redondas, salidas de campo y un más que sugerente programa social (rutas de senderismo y una pequeña ruta de la tapa ecológica).

Para más información (programa, inscripciones, etc..) se puede consultar este enlace.

Education, Research project

PhD position in plant ecology and ecophysiology in Mediterranean shrublands and forests

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We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join a new research project to study plant functional traits related to water and nutrient use strategies (e.g. leaf gas exchange, leaf and stomatal morphology, leaf chemistry and the isotopic composition of leaves and stem and soil water) to be analyzed with climate and soil data collected in Mediterranean ecosystems. The main goal is to understand the diversity and distribution of plant water and nutrient use strategies in Mediterranean ecosystems and their implication for ecosystem functioning.

Click here for more information.

Education, Students

Student visiting from University of Twente (Netherlands)

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Luca Furii is an Italian MSc Civil Engineering student, Water Management profile, at the University of Twente (the Netherlands). During his stay at CEBAS-CSIC he will be working on the implementation of Sustainable Land Management techniques within the Campo de Cartagena to improve water usage in intensive irrigated agriculture. Techniques as crop rotation and scheduling irrigation will be deployed and assessed by means of the hydrological model SPHY.  Supervision and guidance are provided by Joris Eekhout and Prof M.J Booij of the University of Twente.

Education, Students

Student visiting from Wageningen University (Netherlands)

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Pieter Barneveld is an MSc student International Land and Water Management from Wageningen University (The Netherlands) and will do his thesis research here at CEBAS-CSIC. During his stay, he will focus on the implementation of buffer strips in the Campo de Cartagena area within the SPHY model. The main goal of this study is to assess the effect of buffer strips on the water quality in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon. This will make it easier for policy makers to show farmers the potential communal benefit of the buffer strips. This project is planned to be completed in July. Supervision and guidance are provided by Joris Eekhout and Jantiene Baartman of the Soil Physics and Land Management group of Wageningen University.

Education, Students

Student visiting from Wageningen University (Netherlands)

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Thedmer Postma is a student in Geo-Information Sciences from Wageningen University and will do his academic internship for the coming 6 months. During his stay, he will primarily focus on developing a methodology for unsupervised land cover classification using satellite imagery to distinguish irrigated vs rainfed agricultural areas in the Campo de Cartagena area. During the research he will use the Google Earth Engine for satellite data gathering, classification and validation tasks. The second goal is to incorporate the methodology developed into a Google Earth Engine application. After completing his internship in July he will have obtained his Masters’ degree and his long career as a student will officially be over. Supervision and guidance are provided by Javier Martínez-López and Sytze de Bruin of the Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing at Wageningen University.

Education, Students

Student visiting from Wageningen University (Netherlands)

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Eva Lansu, an Earth and Environment student from Wageningen University (The Netherlands), is doing her four month internship at our research group. She is working on a project about CO2 respiration of sediments. The study area is an almond orchard 16 km east of Murcia. During heavy rain events, the area turns into a river bed. Then, both erosion and sediment deposition take place. Eva has been measuring respiration of sediments after rain events and doing experiments in the laboratory. She will try to relate respiration to sediment properties, like soil moisture and organic carbon content, in order to better understand which factors enhance respiration. Besides working on her own project, she enjoys going into the field and helping with laboratory work for the various projects of the research group. At the end of December, Eva will finish her internship and complete her master’s degree, as this internship forms the last part of her studies. Supervision and guidance are provided by Maria Martinez-Mena and the Soil Physics and Land Management group of Wageningen University.

Education, Outreach

UPCOMING GLF DIGITAL SUMMIT: Large scale restoration of agroecosystems – Opportunities and Challenges of participatory monitoring

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The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is a movement dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement, putting communities first in addressing landscape-level issues. With science and traditional knowledge at the core, we are presenting the digital summit “Large scale restoration of agroecosystems – Opportunities and Challenges of participatory monitoring”.

Restoration practices must be designed in environmentally, socially and economically efficient ways in order to enhance long term farmer adoption. Putting together farmers’ experiences and scientific knowledge through participatory research and monitoring can help to find the most feasible solutions to restore degraded lands and develop resilient agroecosystems. The benefits of stakeholder engagement are multiple, but can lead also to some challenges.

In this Digital Summit, we will present three case studies in which different participatory research and monitoring approaches and methods were used to foster agro-ecosystem restoration.

  1. African thickets and forests
  2. Mediterranean drylands in Spain
  3. Subtropical Atlantic rainforest in Brazil

The webinar will take place on Tuesday 8th of October 2019 from 11am to 12pm CEST.

For more info and registration check this link.

This Digital Summit is hosted by GLF and initiated by J. de Vente and R. Lujan Soto from as a partner in the ENABLE consortium and supported by a research grant from Fundación la Caixa to RLS (LCF/BQ/ES17/11600008).

Education, Outreach

DIGITAL SUMMIT: From river to coast – Collaboration to restore coastal and rural areas

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GLF (Global Landscapes Forum) Digital Summits are conversations with global leaders, experts and influencers on the world’s most pressing issues. Join us for this Digital Summit, which we will address the potential benefits, limitations and challenges of participatory modelling as a methodology to co-create scenarios promoting coastal-rural synergies.

Participatory approaches to map and model system dynamics can help to create mutual understanding of appropriate collective action for ecosystem restoration initiatives. But in contexts with active resource or value system conflicts, this can be a challenging task.

In particular, three examples of ongoing projects in Spain, India, and Portugal will be presented: 1) the Mar Menor coastal lagoon and its contributing catchment area, as part of the COASTAL project; and 2) the Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon and Lower Vouga River Natura2000 sites and 3) A project with farmers about groundwater management in India.

Update: You can now watch the recording in the following link!

This Digital Summit is hosted by GLF and initiated by J. de Vente and J. Martínez-López as partner in the  ENABLE consortium and COASTAL project.