Research Fellow in Digital Agricolture opening
Cranfield University is seeking a new Research Fellow/Research Assistant (40-month position) to support a new European Union project call DigitAF: “Digital Tools to help Agroforestry meet Climate, Biodiversity and Farming Sustainability Goals: Linking Field and Cloud”.
REQUIREMENTS: The successful candidate owns a PhD, or has recently submitted one, focused on agricultural systems, agricultural economics, life cycle assessment, or systems modelling,
The DigitAF project is developing digital tools to guide decisions regarding agroforestry made by farmers, policy makers, and those in food and fibre value chains. The tools will provide guidance on how different options for integrating trees on farms affect carbon storage, biodiversity, and profitability.