Jun.-Prof. Dr. Arndt Feuerbacher: Ecological-economic policy modelling department (420d)

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Arndt Feuerbacher

Research experience

From 09/2022 onwards	University of Hohenheim, Faculty of Agricultural Science Stuttgart, Germany Junior-Professor (W1 – without tenure track) heading the Ecological-Economic Policy Modelling Research Group at the Institute of Agricultural Policy and Markets Principle investigator for the BMBF-funded social-ecological junior research group BEATLE (“Evaluating agricultural and food policies leading to transformation pathways towards a biodiversity-friendly land-use and food system”) Junior research group includes funding for three PhD students (4.75 years TVL-13 75%) and one project assistant (5 years TVL-10 50%).
07/2018 – 08/2022	University of Hohenheim, Faculty of Agricultural Science Stuttgart, Germany Post-doctoral researcher and lecturer, Institute of Agricultural Policy and Markets Agricultural and Food Policy Research Group of Prof. Dr. Christine Wieck Working on various research projects (see publications and current research below) Acquisition of third-party funding Sole responsibility for teaching the master modules Advanced Policy Analysis Modelling (ranked top 3 of all master courses in 2020 according to student feedback) Supervision of master theses (2-3 defenses per semester)
04/2016 – 03/2018	Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Life Science Berlin, Germany Research associate at the International Agricultural Development and Trade chair of Prof. Dr. Harald Grethe Doctoral research Successful application of a three-year summer school series (2016-2018) at the College of Natural Resources (CNR) in Lobesa, Bhutan (Budget: 75,000 €) Responsible for project management, conceptualization, organisation of the summer school series
10/2014 – 04/2016	University of Hohenheim, Faculty of Agricultural Science Stuttgart, Germany Research associate at the Agricultural and Food Policy chair of Prof. Dr. Harald Grethe Doctoral research Teaching bachelor students in principles of micro- and macroeconomics Co-authored a DFG ‘Sachbeihilfe’ grant proposal on incorporating seasonality of labour in general equilibrium models
04/2012 – 08/ 2012	University of Hohenheim, Faculty of Agricultural Science Stuttgart, Germany Research assistant at the Land Use Economics chair of Prof. Dr. Thomas Berger Teaching bachelor students in principles of production economics Preparing course materials for ’International Aspects of Bioenergy Economics’

Education

10/2014 – 10/2018	Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Life Science, Germany PhD in Agricultural Economics (Grade: summa cum laude. Defense date: 01.03.2019) Title: “Economy-wide modelling of seasonal labour and natural resource policies”
09/2011 – 03/2014	University of Hohenheim, Faculty of Agricultural Science, Germany MSc in Agricultural Economics (GPA: 3.6 of 4.0)
02/2013 – 07/2013	University of Copenhagen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Denmark Course on Climate Change Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation (GPA: 4.0 of 4.0)
09/2009 – 08/2010	Portland State University, School of Business Administration, USA MBA in Finance (GPA: 3.9 of 4.0)
10/2006 – 08/2010	Reutlingen University, ESB Business School, Germany Master in International Business (Diplom-Betriebswirt FH) (GPA: 3.8 of 4.0)
09/1996 – 07/2005	Wildermuth Gymnasium, Tübingen, Germany Abitur (A-levels) (GPA: 1.8 of 1.0)

Awards

09/2022	Best paper prize awarded at the 62nd Annual Conference of the German Society of Economics and Social Sciences in Agriculture (GEWISOLA)
10/2020	Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Economic Research (12,500 €) by Joachim Herz Foundation
09/2020	European Science Award (10,000 €) by foundation fiat panis
07/2017	Fellowship for field research (~4,500 €) by foundation fiat panis
2014 – 2016	PhD-scholarship (24,000 €) of the Agricultural Science Faculty, University of Hohenheim
2012 – 2013	Carlo-Schmid-Program (CSP) fellow (~12,000 €) sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
2009 – 2010	DAAD Scholarship North America program (~30,000 €)
08/2010	Beta Gamma Sigma, honour society for graduates and professors within the field of business and economics

Work experience (outside of academia)

World Bank Group Washington D.C., USA Various short-term consultancy projects between 2012-2018. Place of work: Germany
	04/2018 – 06/2018	An economic analysis of hydropower investment scenarios in Kyrgyzstan for the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice using the Bank’s recursive-dynamic MANAGE computable general equilibrium (CGE) model
	11/2017 – 03/2018	A natural-resource policy analysis for the Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice involving a CGE model analysis on rural livelihoods and a spatial assessment of forest resources
	04/2014 – 07/2014	A study on the cost of air pollution in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador for the Latin American and Caribbean Environment Unit. Involved a five-week research stay in Ecuador to engage with multiple stakeholders of the City of Cuenca
09/2012 – 08/2013		World Bank Group, South Asia Environment Unit Washington D.C., USA Carlo-Schmid-Program (CSP) Fellow and short-term consultancy (03/13 – 08/13) Worked at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. Responsible for various analytical works including a green growth analysis for Bhutan and organising a green growth policy workshop in Thimphu, Bhutan
02/2011 – 08/2012		wpd onshore GmbH & Co. KG Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany Project manager for development of wind farms in Southern Germany Secured land-lease agreements for various wind farm projects, including Lauterstein, Baden-Württemberg’s largest windfarm (> 40 MW) Responsible for carbon finance of wind farm projects in Chile and Argentina Worked part-time (50%) during studies at Hohenheim from 11/2011 to 08/2012
02/2009 – 08/2009		SoWiTec trading GmbH Sonnenbühl, Germany Intern in the Clean Development Mechanism team Preparation of carbon finance project documentation, calculated emission factors for electrical systems in South America using the UNFCCC methodology
09/2007 – 02/2008		Volkswagen – SEAT, S.A. Martorell - Barcelona, Spain Internship in the General Purchasing Department

Skills and honorary work

Languages	:	German (Native), English (Fluent), Spanish (Basic)
Software	:	GAMS (Extensive); R (Intermediate); STATA (Intermediate); ArcGIS (Basic)
Summer Schools and Workshops	:	“Modelling Food Security” summer school at UFZ, Leipzig, 09/2019 CAPRI model training session at European Commission JRC Sevilla, 11/2019 Advanced CAPRI modelling workshop, Federal Office for Agriculture, Bern, 11/2022

12/2006 – 09/2012

Oikomusica e.V., Tübingen, Germany
Founder, member of managing board and treasurer

Oikomusica (dissolved in 2016) was a project orchestra performing more than 20 charity concerts for various social organizations in the region and the global south.

08/2005 – 08/2006

Yabonga, Cape Town, South Africa

Social volunteer working with orphans, neglected children and school drop-outs in the townships of Cape Town (Athlone, Philippi, Khayelitsha, Bridgetown and Vrygrond)

Committee activities

12/2021 – to date

Senate research committee at University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Committee member

01/2015 – 12/2016

Carlo Schmid Programm (CSP) Netzwerk e.V., Berlin, Germany
Member of managing board and treasurer

The network hosts an annual conference on international politics.

Food Policy (1), Nature Communications (1), Journal of Economic Entomology (1), German Journal of Agricultural Economics (1), Biological Conservation (1), Forest Policy and Economics (1), Journal of Cleaner Production (1), Sustainability (1)

Memberships

German Society of Economics and Social Sciences in Agriculture (GEWISOLA)
ATSAF (Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Research)
International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)
Global Analysis Trade Project (GTAP) Network