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  • PhD opportunities: Developing model-based tools for the resilience of water resources
    The Australian National University is offering two exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary researchers with skills in mathematical or computational modelling to undertake PhD programs at the Fenner School of Environment and Society. PhD 1: Developing and testing model-based resilience metrics PhD 2: Model-based resilience metrics in integrated catchment models To find…
  • Senior Research Scientist, MultiSector Dynamics Modeling
    Job Description The Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and its Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), a collaboration with the University of Maryland, seek one or more mid- to senior career research scientists with experience in modeling energy-water-land interactions at regional to global…
  • Computational Scientist, MultiSector Dynamics Modeling
    The Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and its Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), a collaboration with the University of Maryland, seek one or more early career research scientists with experience in modeling energy-water-land interactions at regional to global and annual to century…
  • 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…