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  • Postdoctoral Research Associate: Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation
    The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (CEE) at the University of California, Davis invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate focusing on climate adaptation for water resources systems, under the supervision of Professor Jon Herman. The successfulcandidate will join an interdisciplinary team that includes Cornell University, the U.S. Army Corps…
  • Job vacancy: 2 PhD positions on multi-hazard risk assessment
    The Institute for Environmental Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is advertising two PhD positions to work on the upcoming H2020-funded MYRIAD-EU project, which focuses on multi-hazard risk assessment and decision-making in the EU.  You can find more information about the position and how to apply here: PhD in Modelling the Dynamics…
  • Postdoctoral Fellow: Distributed Energy Solutions for Wildfire-Prone Communities
    The Western Forest and Fire Initiative (WFFI) invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to explore distributed energy architectures and solutions, including wood-burning biomass facilities, that can increase the reliability of electric power for communities in wildfire-prone areas. Applicants should be an interdisciplinary scholar with a PhD in energy…
  • PhD position in Water, energy and food nexus modelling and decision-making across scales
    The Environmental Intelligence for Global Change Lab at Politecnico di Milano invites applications for 1 PhD position (36 months) on “Water, energy and food nexus modelling and decision-making across scales“The research will focus on:– Integrating Impact Assessment Models (e.g. GCAM, RICE) and river basin operational model in complex transboundary contexts.– Developing a robust decision-analytic…
  • Tenure-track faculty position: Understanding Risk and Transformation in Critical Infrastructure Systems (Cornell University)
    Cornell’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of risk as related to infrastructure and the environment. We are seeking an individual who is innovating the theory and practice of risk, resilience, and sustainability in the face of climate change…
  • Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Penn State
    Two full-time, non-tenure track, faculty position are available at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, to join the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The successful candidate will become part of a transdisciplinary research group analyzing strategies to manage climate risks. The position…
  • M.S. or PhD funded student positions available – Mechanical Engineering – Interdisciplinary topics in energy, water, and climate change
    THIS POSITION IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Seeking motivated students interested in applying engineering skills to solve interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary questions related to energy systems. Topics include renewable energy, energy efficiency, grid integration, energy-water-climate nexus, and energy transitions in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. Dr. Dyreson’s lab is…
  • Senior Postdoc position: Integrated energy-land-economy-climate modeling
    The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is offering a PostDoc position for advancing the Potsdam Integrated Assessment Modeling Framework (PIAM). Key responsibilities:     Scenario analysis with PIAM to inform climate and sustainable development policies.     Coordination and further development of PIAM with a focus on interfacing model components…
  • Dynamic Land-Use Ecosystem Modeler Postdoctoral Scholar
    Berkeley Lab’s Climate & Ecosystems Division has an opening for a Dynamic Land-Use Ecosystem Modeler.  In this exciting role, you will model land-use land-cover change (LULCC) impacts to the carbon-water-energy nexus using a unique integrated modeling framework, and predict feedbacks to climate at global and societally-relevant scales. This modeling framework…
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate – Cornell University: Modeling the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on the Food-Energy-Water System in New York State
    Anticipated Start Date: April 1, 2021 Location: Ithaca, NY Position Summary:The Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate specializing in climate impacts on food-energy water (FEW) systems. The postdoctoral associate will join a USDA-sponsored interdisciplinary team examining agricultural-to-energy transitions and their implications for the broader FEW…
  • Endowed Professorship in Urban Systems at Cornell Tech in New York City
    In support of a major initiative at Cornell Tech in New York City, the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute seeks to fill a tenured faculty position at the full professor level in the emerging area of urban technology. The position-holder will be nominated for an endowed chair. Cornell Tech is a unique engineering…
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate – High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI)
     The High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) invites applications for a postdoctoral or more senior researcher to take part in a partnership with the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The successful applicant will join a community of faculty and other postdoctoral associates involved with this…