[Taxacom] Expressions of interest - the value of Australia's biological collections

[Jim Croft]

Posted on behalf of Jeff Bennett.  Please respond to Jeff at
jeff.bennett at anu.edu.au

Position vacant:

The Value of Australia's Biological Collections

A Post-Doctoral Fellowship for one year is now available at the
Crawford School of Economics and Government at the Australian National
University.

The appointee will be based in Canberra and will work on a joint
research project being conducted by the ANU and the CSIRO.

The research will develop a conceptual framework for the valuation and
analysis of impact and policy options associated with Australia's
biological collections as research and social infrastructure. An
empirical study to estimate the value of potential policy changes will
also be conducted.

The successful applicant will have a recently completed PhD in
environmental or natural resource economics or a closely related
field, and a willingness to be engaged in a multi-disciplinary
research team. Experience in market and non-market valuation would be
advantageous.

This research is a joint initiative of the Environmental Economics
Research Hub and the Taxonomy Research & Information Network. Funding
for these Hubs is provided by the Australian Department of Environment
Water Heritage and the Arts under the Commonwealth Environmental
Research Facilities Program.

Direct enquiries and applications to:

Prof Jeff Bennett
Director, Environmental Economics Research hub
Crawford School of Economics and Government
The Australian National University

T: +61 2 61250154
F: +61 2 61258448
E: jeff.bennett at anu.edu.au