Postdoctoral researcher 'Model-based food system evaluation'
Agroscope
01.11.2026
temporary
31.07.2030
JRQ$540-19351
Tänikon 1, 8356 Ettenhausen
This is how you can contribute
- Optimizing food system model to evaluate the impacts on the Swiss food system from production, technological, foreign trade, dietary and policy changes
- Assessing synergies and trade-offs various scenarios
- Contributing to and analysing inputs from other interdisciplinary work packages of the project
- Publishing findings in international journals
This makes you unique
- PhD in agricultural economics or equivalent
- Experience in ex-ante optimization models and knowledge of GAMS
- Team-oriented and performance-oriented individual
- Experience with publishing in peer-reviewed international journals
- Knowledge of two official Swiss languages and spoken and written English
In a nutshell
The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in two projects. From 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2028, the postdoc will first be involved in a project 'Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services through legume production and dietary change' funded by Swiss National Science Foundation. After this project, from 1 August 2028 to 31 July 2030, the postdoc will join for another two years 'Addressing Hard-To-Abate Emissions to Reach the Net-Zero Target of Switzerland' project (https://www.sweet-achieve.ch/about) and will be based in AECP group of ETH-Zurich.
01.11.2026
temporary
31.07.2030
JRQ$540-19351
Tänikon 1, 8356 Ettenhausen
Questions about the position
Utkur Djanibekov Research accociate+41 58 46 74122
Send message
Questions about the position
Utkur DjanibekovResearch accociate
+41 58 46 74122
Send messageIn a nutshell
The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in two projects. From 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2028, the postdoc will first be involved in a project 'Enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services through legume production and dietary change' funded by Swiss National Science Foundation. After this project, from 1 August 2028 to 31 July 2030, the postdoc will join for another two years 'Addressing Hard-To-Abate Emissions to Reach the Net-Zero Target of Switzerland' project (https://www.sweet-achieve.ch/about) and will be based in AECP group of ETH-Zurich.
Good food, healthy environment
Agroscope is the Swiss federal centre of excellence for research in the agriculture and food sector. Its researchers work at a number of sites in Switzerland. Headquartered in Bern-Liebefeld (as of 2026: Posieux), Agroscope is attached to the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER.
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Questions about the position
Utkur DjanibekovResearch accociate
+41 58 46 74122
Send messageAdditional information
Called upon to ensure the population's food supply, the preservation of natural resources, the upkeep of the cultivated landscape, decentralised settlement and animal welfare, the Swiss agricultural sector reconciles the contradictory demands of various societal expectations. The 'Economic Modelling and Policy Analysis' Research Group uses economic models and empirical methods to evaluate the impacts of agricultural policy tools on societal objectives and highlights trade-offs.
