Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change CMCC
Organisation/Company Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change CMCC Research Field Environmental science Economics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Positions Master Positions Country Italy Application Deadline 15 Jul 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description ABOUT US
CMCC Foundation is a cross-cutting scientific research center on climate change and its interactions with the environment, society, the world of business, and policymakers. Our work aims to stimulate sustainable growth, protect the environment, and develop strategies for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
For these positions, we are encouraging applications by scientists or senior scientist climate-economic modelers to join our modeling teams in Milan or Venice . The candidates will join an international and interdisciplinary team to contribute to developing our suite of integrated assessment models, which include detailed-process climate-energy-economy models, energy system models, and macro-economic models.
ROLE
The successful applicants will be responsible for contributing and developing coupled climate-economy models, e.g. integrated assessment models such as WITCH, or computable general equilibrium models such as ICES.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific tasks include but are not limited to:
Integration of climate change adaptation and impacts into climate-economy models at the regional and national levels.Developing methods to represent biodiversity and ecosystems in integrated assessment models.Capturing the resources and material requirements of the low-carbon transition.Contribution to developing the open-source integrated assessment models WITCH, RICE50+ and FIDELIO.Contribution to developing the CGE model ICES.Support the coordination of the modeling activitiesSupervise young researchers in climate-economy modeling
Write and contribute to scientific articles and science-policy reports derived from the above work, and present those at scientific workshops and conferences.
Modeling experience of at least 5 years using modeling language (GAMS, Julia, JUMP) and fluency in programming languages such as Python or R.
PhD in economics, applied mathematics, engineering, physics, or any related fields to integrated assessment models and coupled climate-economy modeling.
Fluency in English (Italian not needed), good presentation and writing skills.
Willingness to travel to project meetings and to conferences.
Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and diverse environment committed to high-quality research.
Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent Additional Information The gross salary will be based on qualificationand working experience and competitive with major research centers in Europe.
Welfare package, for minimum 12 months contract.
Flexible working time as per internal policies.
Support during the immigration process, if needed.
Selection process Please note that this opportunity will be issued both internally and externally.
Additional comments
The appointment period will be initially of n° 24 months starting from September 2024 (with some flexibility) renewable for two additional years pending a positive evaluation. Tenure can be granted from 2 years after being appointed as a scientist or senior scientist.
Belonging to legally protected categories (ex L. 68/99) will constitute a preferential condition.
Some fiscal benefits could be applied for repatriated workers or foreign researchers/professors, having the requirements defined by Dlgs 147/2015 (for repatriates) or Dl 78/2010 (for foreigners).
Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute European Institute on Economics and the Environment - EIEE Country Italy City Milan Geofield
Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute European Institute on Economics and the Environment - EIEE Country Italy City Venice Geofield
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