MASTER THESIS Land management practices for FLAG emissions reduction and removals increase

IKEA is seeking TWO Master thesis students to answer the following research questions:

• What land management activities are there that can reduce FLAG emissions / increase FLAG removals of specific selected commodity?
• How much FLAG emissions reduction and / or removals increase can the identified activities bring to the specific commodity in different farm production systems and sourcing regions?
• What options of land management activities can be applied and combined for achieving the specific climate goal of FLAG emissions and removals?

The corresponding expected deliverables are:

• Identify land management practices relevant to the selected commodity.
• Quantification of the potential reduction of IKEAs FLAG emissions and / or increased FLAG removals that identified activities can result in, specific to in different farm production systems and sourcing regions.
• Summary of quantification results of land management activities and a developed framework that can be used to set action strategy for climate goal of commodity’s FLAG emissions and removals.

Our candidate student should have:  

• a background in agriculture, forestry or others in the field of environmental science. 

• a passion for sustainability and climate-related topics. 

• strong analytical skills. 

• enjoy working in an international and multi-disciplinary team. 

• English fluency. 

• experience with IPCC LULUCF, GHG Protocol reporting and previous work with forestry or agricultural related topics are an advantage. 

• experience with LCA, LCA software's (e.g. Simapro) and databases (e.g. Ecoinvent) are an advantage. 

• experience with analysis on large databases and conducting comprehensive literature review are an advantage. 

For any questions about the role please contact [email protected] and [email protected] who will be the supervisors. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] . You must clearly state your available start date and a short description of how this assignment fits into your degree programme.

We are looking forward to your application! Please submit both your CV and motivation letter in English by latest 13 December 2024

Please note: To take part of the Thesis work, you have to be enrolled in a thesis course provided at university level/Thesis agreement with the university. 

In case you are two students wishing to write this Thesis together we ask you to please submit one application each and clearly state the other persons name your wish to collaborate together with