Postdoctoral Researcher on the Topic "Model-Based Assessment of Food Systems"

About the job

Ettenhausen, Switzerland (and home office) | 100-100%

How you can contribute

• Optimising the food system model to assess the impacts of changes in production, technology, foreign trade, dietary habits, and policy on the Swiss food system
• Evaluating synergies and trade-offs of various scenarios
• Further developing the food system model using state-of-the-art methods
• Contributing to and analysing inputs from other interdisciplinary work packages of the project
• Publishing results in scientific journals in the field of agricultural economics
• Contributing to political and societal debates

What makes you unique

• PhD in agricultural economics or economics
• Experience with ex-ante optimisation models and knowledge of GAMS
• Team- and performance-oriented personality
• Excellent English skills
• Knowledge of two official languages

In a nutshell

The postdoctoral researcher will work on two projects; from 1 March 2027 to 31 July 2028 on the Swiss National Science Foundation funded project "Enhancing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services through Legume Production and Dietary Change", followed by a further two years from 1 August 2028 to 31 July 2030 on the project "Addressing Hard-To-Abate Emissions to Reach the Net-Zero Target of Switzerland" (https://www.sweet-achieve.ch/about). They will be based in the "Agricultural Economics and Policy" group at ETH Zurich (Robert Finger).

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Good food, healthy environment

Agroscope is the federal competence centre for research in agriculture and food. Researchers carry out their activities at various locations in Switzerland. The headquarters is in Bern-Liebefeld (from 2026: Posieux FR). Agroscope is part of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER.

Additional information

Swiss agriculture is caught between various societal expectations. It is to ensure the supply of the population, the preservation of natural resources, the care of cultural landscapes, decentralised settlement, and animal welfare. The research group Economic Modelling and Policy Analysis evaluates the effects of agricultural policy instruments on societal goals based on economic models and empirical methods and highlights goal conflicts.

Questions about the position

Utkur Djanibekov
Scientific Associate
+41 58 46 74122