About the department
The Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) is a broad social science department in the Faculty of Science (SCIENCE). The head of the department is Professor Bo Jellesmark Thorsen.
The department consists of a management group, an administrative support unit, and 4 research sections: Section for Consumption, Bioethics and Governance, Section for Environment and Natural Resources, Section for Global Development, and Section for Production, Markets and Policy.
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Strategic mission
Our mission and the department's raison d’être is to undertake independent and excellent research within our disciplines, addressing our thematic fields. On this basis, we undertake excellent research‐based teaching, research‐based consultancy and disseminate research‐based knowledge to society.
As a broad social science department on the above thematic fields, we explicitly pursue options for excellence in interdisciplinary research to address research questions of pertinence and high complexity around the world.
Our main tasks are research, education, research-based public-sector services and broader dissemination, particularly within the fields of environment, natural resources, global development, food and agriculture as well as consumption, bioethics and governance.
Management
The day-to-day management of the Department of Food and Resource Economics is the responsibility of the Head of Department, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen. The executive management consists of the Head of Department, the two Deputy Heads of Department and the Head of Administration.
| Head of Department | |
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Professor Bo Jellesmark Thorsen Office: Front building, 1st floor |
| Deputy Head of Department for Teaching | |
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Associate professor Per Svejstrup Office: Common House, 2nd floor |
| Deputy Head of Department for Research | |
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Associate professor Mariève Pouliot Office: Front building, ground floor |
| Head of Administration | |
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Associate Professor Jesper Levring Andersen Office: Front building, 1st floor |
| Head of Section for Environment and Natural Resources | |
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Professor Jette Bredahl Jacobsen Office: Front building, ground floor |
| Head of Section for Global Development | |
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Professor Carsten Smith-Hall Office: Front building, 1st floor |
| Head of Section for Consumption, Bioethics and Governance | |
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Professor Peter Sandøe Office: Front building, ground floor |
| Head of Section for Production, Markets and Policy, and Public-Sector Services Coordinator | |
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Professor Berit Hasler Office: Common House, 2nd floor |
Research
The department's research is divided into four cross-disciplinary and cross-sectional sections:
IFRO carries out basic, applied and business-oriented social science and humanities research in a multidisciplinary setting, embracing economics, law, sociology, political science, development studies and bioethics. The main target fields of the department are:
- the natural environment and resources
- food production, markets and agricultural policy
- global development
- food consumption, nutrition and health
IFRO is the only university department in Denmark specialising in food and natural resource economics.
Associate Professor Mariève Pouliot is the Deputy Head of the Department for Research at IFRO.
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History
IFRO originates from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) and related research institutes, with the traditions and methodology developed in the Danish agriculture, forestry and food production sectors.
The close consultative relationships developed between IFRO, the private sector, public authorities and other research institutions have contributed significantly to shape the unique profile of the department today.
Our successful study programmes, some older than 150 years, and their interaction with the surrounding society make up the more than 100 year old tradition of providing research‐based consultancy to governments and society within our fields.
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Administrative support
The Head of IFRO's administrative support is Jesper Levring Andersen. The unit is located at Rolighedsvej 23, Frederiksberg, Front building, first floor.
The unit provides administrative services to the management of the department and to the sections and handles the following tasks: Finance and budgets, Project management,
Secretariat for teaching, PhD management, Internal and external communication, Publication service, and other practical assistance.IFRO's main telephone line, +45 35336800, is open Monday-Thursday from 09.00-16.00 and Fridays 09.00-15.00.
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Job opportunities
Postdoc in Environmental Economic modelling
Deadline: 1 February 2025
Assistant Professor of Environmental Economic modelling
Deadline: 1 February 2025PhD fellowship in Agri-Food System Transition
Deadline: 1 February 2025Postdoc in Game Theory and Environmental Economics
Ansøgningsfrist: 2. februar 2025PhD fellowship in Economics of Agri-Food System Transition
Deadline: 16 February 2025