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Published on May 23, 2025 – Updated on May 23, 2025
The CERDI is recruiting a postdoctoral research fellow in development economics to work on the ECOTERM research project.
As part of the research project ECOTERM (ECOsystem services derived from TERmite Mounds in the lower Mekong basin), funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), the Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI, UMR UCA-CNRS-IRD) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow in economics for a duration of 24 months.
Project Background
The ECOTERM project (2023–2027) explores the ecosystem services provided by termite mounds in the rice paddies of Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia. The project is coordinated by Pascal Jouquet (IRD, UMR iEES Paris) and involves the following partners: CERDI, CEREGE, PharmaDev, Centre Norbert Elias, ITC, RUA, and LISODE. The project combines a transdisciplinary approach—blending ecology, agronomy, anthropology, and economics—with a participatory dimension, involving farmers in the co-construction of sustainable agricultural practices. Its goal is to develop recommendations for climate-resilient agriculture and improved biodiversity conservation.
The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in the economic work package (WP3), led by CERDI, which combines field surveys and econometric modeling to estimate the economic value of the ecosystem services provided by termite mounds. The WP3 team includes Martine Audibert (Emeritus CNRS Director of Research), Chanrithy Lao (PhD student), and Sébastien Marchand (WP3 lead, Associate Professor with habilitation).
Project Background
The ECOTERM project (2023–2027) explores the ecosystem services provided by termite mounds in the rice paddies of Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia. The project is coordinated by Pascal Jouquet (IRD, UMR iEES Paris) and involves the following partners: CERDI, CEREGE, PharmaDev, Centre Norbert Elias, ITC, RUA, and LISODE. The project combines a transdisciplinary approach—blending ecology, agronomy, anthropology, and economics—with a participatory dimension, involving farmers in the co-construction of sustainable agricultural practices. Its goal is to develop recommendations for climate-resilient agriculture and improved biodiversity conservation.
The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in the economic work package (WP3), led by CERDI, which combines field surveys and econometric modeling to estimate the economic value of the ecosystem services provided by termite mounds. The WP3 team includes Martine Audibert (Emeritus CNRS Director of Research), Chanrithy Lao (PhD student), and Sébastien Marchand (WP3 lead, Associate Professor with habilitation).
Candidate Profile
- Ph.D. in development economics, environmental economics, agricultural economics or health economics.
- Strong proficiency in econometric methods (production models, impact evaluation, stochastic frontier analysis, etc.) and in using STATA/R.
- Experience in survey data analysis and familiarity with developing country contexts.
- Strong interest in interdisciplinary research and sustainability challenges.
Prior experience in conducting participatory workshops with local communities, especially in rural areas or interdisciplinary research contexts, will be considered an asset, though not a strict requirement
Start date: November 1, 2025 (flexible, with possibility to postpone to January 1, 2026).
Application deadline: August 31, 2025.
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