PhD Fellow within Greenhouse Technology

12 Dec 2023
Job Data

Organisation/Firm

NIBIO – Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Analysis

Analysis Subject

Engineering » Course of engineering
Agricultural sciences » Agricultural merchandise
Pc science » Modelling instruments
Know-how

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Nation

Norway

Utility Deadline

5 Jan 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Oslo)

Sort of Contract

Non permanent

Job Standing

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37,5

Is the job funded by way of the EU Analysis Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job associated to employees place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?

No

Supply Description
Key Data

The scholarship holder’s duties are to develop fashions to optimize plant manufacturing in managed environments with much less potential use of power and CO2 emissions per produced unit. The scholarship holder should observe a doctoral program at College of Stavanger which can end in a PhD diploma earlier than the tip of the employment interval.

The place is associated to a number of analysis tasks inside Norwegian greenhouse manufacturing.

The place is at The Division of Horticulture and will likely be positioned at NIBIO Særheim, Rogaland. The period of the place is 4 years.

In regards to the place

The supervisor group will include researchers from NIBIO and College of Stavanger, College of Science and Know-how, Division of Chemistry, Biosciences and Environmental Know-how. The man will likely be half of a bigger group with supervisors and mission employees from a number of completely different disciplines.

The topic space contains each plant physiology (50%) in addition to local weather regulation and expertise (50%). You’ll have the chance to work in an interdisciplinary group with analysis duties that may make Norwegian greenhouse manufacturing extra sustainable.

Greenhouse manufacturing represents an necessary a part of the potential for elevated Norwegian manufacturing of fruit and veggies. Sustainable greenhouse manufacturing requires optimum local weather regulation, decreased power consumption and the selection of other power sources to scale back CO2 emissions, improve manufacturing and manufacturing interval in addition to to enhance the producer’s economic system. New technological options like supplemental LED lighting, warmth pumps and warmth buffers, carbon seize, in addition to the selection of appropriate varieties enable to develop crops like tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce all 12 months spherical. 

Fundamental tasks

• Modelling the results of temperature, mild, CO2 and humidity on plant manufacturing underneath managed local weather situations.
• Calibration and validation of a mannequin for optimizing greenhouse local weather, plant manufacturing, power consumption and economic system.
• Simulation of situations to have the ability to perceive the results of assorted investments in energy-reducing expertise on local weather situations in greenhouses that may produce most yields with minimal use of power.
• Implementation of technical – financial evaluation for manufacturing techniques in numerous geographical areas.

Skilled {qualifications} (required)

• Masters in Greenhouse Know-how and/or Plant Physiology
• Data and expertise with process-based modeling in MATLAB and Python
• Good language expertise in English orally and in writing
• Have to be eligible for admission to PhD research at College of Stavanger (College of Science and Know-how, Division of Chemistry, Biosciences and Environmental Know-how), hyperlink to admission necessities

Shall be evaluated positively

• Expertise with plant manufacturing techniques underneath managed situations, equivalent to greenhouses or vertical manufacturing.
• Expertise in useful resource use optimization.
• Curiosity in life cycle analyses
• Proficiency in Norwegian/Scandinavian language

Private {qualifications}

• Good communicative expertise
• Accountable, correct and methodical
• Open, versatile and a constructive angle
• The power to take initiative

Wage and advantages

• Alternative to work on an necessary social mission with deal with sustainability and future-oriented tasks.
• Difficult, thrilling and assorted duties in interdisciplinary groups
• A versatile on a regular basis life with the chance to affect one’s personal work duties
• A talented skilled setting with good colleagues
• A beneficiant personnel coverage with welfare schemes that target workers’ completely different phases of life.

The place is remunerated in keeping with the Norwegian State Wage Scale as PhD Scholar Fellow, positon code 1017, wage grade 54 – 60 (NOK 532.200 – 584.500 per 12 months), commensurate with {qualifications} and expertise.

Membership within the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, which features a good occupational pension scheme, occupational harm and group life insurance coverage, and low-interest house loans.

How you can apply for the place

Please ship your software with CV electronically by way of the hyperlink on this web page .
Take diplomas and letters of advice with you if invited to an interview, or submit them as an attachment together with the digital software/CV.

We use Semac background checks on ultimate candidates as a part of our recruitment course of.

Different data

We wish to level out that details about candidates could also be topic to public disclosure, in accordance with the Freedom of Data Act (Offentlighetsloven), Part 25. An applicant can request to be exempted from inclusion on a public record of candidates. If the request for confidentiality is denied, the applicant will likely be notified thereof.

About variety and inclusion – for candidates dwelling in Norway:
In accordance with the Norwegian Civil Service equal alternatives coverage, certified candidates are inspired to use – no matter age, gender, practical disabilities, gaps in CV or nationwide or ethnic background. As a authorities company, we have now the chance to offer constructive particular therapy for candidates who’ve a incapacity, gaps of their CV or immigrant background. Constructive particular therapy means, amongst different issues, that you’ll extra simply come to the interview. Learn extra about this right here  (in norwegian).

About NIBIO and the Division

NIBIO’s actions lie inside agriculture, meals, local weather and the setting. The Institute conducts analysis and administration help, and supplies data to be used in nationwide preparedness, governmental and district administration, business, and the society at massive. NIBIO has roughly 700 workers current in all components of the nation. Its primary workplace is positioned at Ås in Akershus. NIBIO is owned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Meals. 

Division of Horticulture  produce R&D on sustainable manufacturing of fruits, berries, potatoes, greens and herbs, together with wild relations.

Each standard, natural and plant manufacturing in subject, semi-controlled and managed techniques are in focus. Managed manufacturing techniques embrace greenhouse manufacturing, hydroponics and aquaponics. The rising use of expertise and the demand for a bioeconomical horticulture manufacturing is mirrored within the division’s tasks.

NIBIO Særheim  is in Klepp, Jæren within the county of Rogaland. As a lot as 40% and 95% of Norwegian cucumber and tomato manufacturing, respectivly, happen in Rogaland. The analysis station has in whole 2000 m2 of greenhouse services together with 10 separate departments and one phytotrone. The services has fashionable and advance expertise for regulation of each climatic elements and fertilization.

Necessities

Analysis Subject

Engineering

Schooling Degree

Grasp Diploma or equal

Extra Data
Work Location(s)

Variety of presents obtainable

1

Firm/Institute

NIBIO

Nation

Norway

Metropolis

Klepp

Postal Code

4353

Road

Postvegen 213

Geofield

The place to use

Web site

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/247341/phd-fellow-within-greenho…

Contact

Metropolis

Aas

Web site

http://www.nibio.no

Road

Høgskoleveien 7

Postal Code

1433

STATUS: EXPIRED