The hosting group provides a collaborative research network of economists, environmentalists, agricultural engineers and geographers lying on agricultural economics and rural development. 

Their current research is focused on the adaptation and mitigation of climate change impacts on agricultural activity and agroecosystems. 

Agricultural adaptation to climate change relies on shifting current conventional practices by farmers to transformative best agricultural practices. 

The hosting group works on the comprehensive assessment of the best alternative agricultural practices for the adaptation of current agricultural systems. 

This includes both supply and demand analysis, considering not only farmers’ willingness to adopt but also consumers’ willingness to support such transition.

Supply analysis of best agricultural practices to climate change adaptation addresses, first, changes on farm cost structure comparing with current conventional practices, and, secondly, farmers’ willingness to adopt. 

This last includes the design and proposal of the incentives and/or nudges that engage them to adopt alternative best agricultural practices. 

Demand analysis integrates the assessment of consumers’ preferences for sustainably produced agricultural products and their willingness to pay more for them. 

Also, it includes the analysis of agricultural value chains and the distribution of added value of sustainable agricultural products from consumers to farmers. 

This summarizes the activity of the MSCA PF hosting group in which the fellow will be involved, which commonly applies market (financial analysis) and non-market valuation methodologies (stated preference methods, cost-benefit analysis).

Research Areas: Economic Sciences (ECO), Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV)

Applicants* must submit a detailed free-format Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a Motivation Letter, outlining their research interests and explaining their suitability for the fellowship, directly to jmpaz@um.es (Prof. José Miguel Martínez-Paz)

Expertise in agro-environmental systems, non-market valuation techniques, data management skills, and fieldwork experience for primary data collection will be valued.

*Please note that applicants must comply with the eligibility criterias of the MSCA PF 2025 call (must have a PhD degree at the time of the deadline for applications; must have a maximum of 8 years experience in research and should comply with MSCA PF Mobility Rule, available in the “2.3.2. Recruited researchers” section, p.121/142 of the Work Programme MSCA 2023-2025)