Focus on Arts and Ecology

At the Technische Universitaet Dresden, Faculty of Environmental Sciences,

The Department of Forest Sciences, Institute of International Forestry 
and Forest Products, Chair of Tropical Forestry, is offering a

Doctoral Scholarship

for research on: “Trees as loan collateral for production-driven forest 
landscape restoration”.

The scholarship value is 1,200 Euro per month with a possible funding 
period of 36 months.

Location: The doctoral student will be based at the Institute of 
International Forestry and Forest Products at TU Dresden, cooperating 
with the BMUB IKI project "Production-driven forest landscape 
restoration under REDD+ through private sector - community partnerships 
as Asian-regional learning exchange", with several and prolonged stays 
in the project sites in Thailand and Laos, respectively.

Project description: The research project, funded by the International 
Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, 
Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), aims to develop 
partnerships between communities and the private sector to restore 
degraded forests in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and thus improving the 
livelihood of the rural people. Locally adapted business models between 
smallholders and the private sector are investigated, supported by NGOs, 
local governments and universities. Research is planned in the broad 
framework of the climate policy of "Reducing Emissions from 
Deforestation and Forest Degradation" (REDD +).

Tasks: The doctoral student will do research on teak wood production 
systems under the above cited working title with a country-specific 
focus on Thailand and Laos, respectively. The topic may be further 
specified within the project scope, considering the candidate’s 
background and interest, and guidance of the supervisor Prof. Dr. habil. 
G. Kapp.

Requirements: Applicants should have a master’s degree with good or 
excellent grades in forestry, (natural resources) economics or other 
disciplines related to the proposed research. Research / work experience 
in the tropics or subtropics, with preference in SE Asia, and scientific 
publications are an asset. Proficiency in English is required, other 
languages (Thai, Lao, German) are an advantage, as well as good 
intercultural communication skills and social competence, preferably in 
an Asian context. The successful candidate should be highly motivated 
and willing to spend several months in the research sites.
Applications from women are particularly welcome. The same applies to 
people with disabilities.
Please send your application with the usual document copies until 
15.06.2019 via the TU Dresden SecureMail Portal 
https://securemail.tu-dresden.de as a single pdf document to: 
tropen@mailbox.tu-dresden.de. Expenses incurred in attending interviews 
cannot be reimbursed.

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Prof. Dr. Gerald Kapp
Technische Universitaet Dresden
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products
Chair of Tropical Forestry
PO 1117 01735 Tharandt, Germany (mail address)
Pienner Str. 7, 01737 Tharandt, Germany (visiting address)
Tel +49 351 463-31308
Fax +49 351 463-31820
E-Mail: gerald.kapp@tu-dresden.de
Web: www.forst.tu-dresden.de/Inter
Blog: https://tropicalforestry.wordpress.com