Since November 2022, Saskia Osterkamp has been a research associate in the Department of Ecological-Economic Policy Modeling at the University of Hohenheim. Previously, she studied Environmental Systems and Resource Management at the University of Osnabrück and completed her master's thesis at Wageningen University.

• Environmental modeling
• Transdisciplinary research
• Sustainable agricultural systems

Enhancing biodiversity in agri-food systems: Modeling and participatory analysis of transformation scenarios

The aim of this PhD project is to investigate how land use and food systems can be designed in a biodiversity-friendly way. The research project is divided into two core areas: In the first part, a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is combined with a land use model to bridge from the market level to the ecological relationships taking place at the landscape level. In the second part, transformation scenarios are then evaluated together with stakeholders using model results to generate transformation knowledge. This jointly generated knowledge will be used to develop effective options for action and policy recommendations for more biodiversity in agriculture.

Master of Science Environmental Systems and Resource Management, University of Osnabrück
Master project: Drivers and effects of existing irrigation dams

Master thesis in Wageningen (Wageningen University and Research)
Netherlands: Validation of the grassland model CNGRAS and preparation for its use within farmmaps

Bachelor of Science Mathematics and Environmental Systems Science, University of Osnabrück, Germany
Bachelor thesis: Mathematical modeling of harvest timing and orphan mortality using a semi-discrete framework

• 2022 | University of Osnabrück Scholarship Award for special academic achievements (Donor: MLP Finanz)
• 2022 | 2022 Mobility Scholarship of the University of Osnabrück
• 2020 – 2022 | Germany Scholarship (Donor: Georgsmarienhütte GmbH)
• 2014 | Abitur awards in Mathematics and Physics

• Student assistant at the University of Osnabrück, Institute of Environmental Systems Research and Institute of Mathematics
• Tutorial and Training for the courses "Introduction to Systems Science", "Data and Models" and "Dynamics of Complex Ecosystems"
• Internship at the German Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU), Osnabrück