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Opening of a PhD position at the Department of Economics, University of Torino in cooperation with Eurac. The PhD position is thought as resource in a H2020 project that studies social, economic, behavioral aspects of energy transitions – smart grids, technology innovation, adoption of renewable resources, etc. We are looking for motivated candidates with a strong mathematical, programming background, and/or specific agent based modelling experience and social network analysis. The […]

A PhD Contract for an outstanding candidate to undertake research in multi-agent coordination applied to smart buildings The expected outcome of the research is a PhD dissertation concerning the development of distributed scalable and robust algorithms to coordinate multiple agents in open large smart buildings. Topics of interest for the research include distributed and decentralized exact and heuristic optimization, multi-agent systems, semantic technologies and data stream processing, […]

At the Helmholtz Centre of Environmental Research UFZ Leipzig, Germany, a new research project will be launched with funds from the German Research Foundation: SEEMI (Social-Ecological Effects of Microinsurance). It focuses on microinsurance, i.e. insurance products that are specifically targeted at low-income people in developing countries, and its potential adverse effects. Case studies include drought insurance in Kenya and Ethiopia and health insurance in Cambodia. The main research […]

Empirical PhD The empirical PhD candidate will focus on the use of the RoboFalcons for understanding predator-flock interactions. The RoboFalcons provide a unique opportunity to study predator-prey interactions in real time through a camera on the back of a RoboFalcon that films the prey. While investigating RoboFalcons during attack of bird flocks at airbases, the empirical- PhD candidate will: - analyze empirical data of collective escapes related to attacks by RoboFalcons on flocks at […]

The LAMSADE team in Paris-Dauphine is looking for a PhD student to work on a formalization of « threats » : “A formalization of threat for dealing with natural and industrial risks - Integrating Sen’s capability approach in an evaluation of loss and protection within a population » The PhD is funded by Paris-Dauphine University for 3 years. Contact: Juliette Rouchier Detailed subject: attached Required Profile - Master in Computer Science, Mathematics or Economics - Minimal knowledge in […]

This is a PhD position available at MAPIX technologies, UK & Utrecht University, The Netherlands, through the EU European Training Network SAF21. The candidate should have an MSc in Computational Linguistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Science, or Computer Science. Research domain: To uncover the potential wealth within unstructured and semi-structured textual data relevant to the multi-stakeholder fisheries market, this PhD research topic investigates the […]

We are looking for PhD candidates on Modelling Values Attributed to Smart Energy System Platforms. More information: http://www.tudelft.nl/index.php?type=a&lang=nl&id=11974&fid=557880. The position is open until July 30th. The Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management contributes to sustainable solutions for technical challenges in society by combining the insights from engineering with the humanities and the social sciences. This research project is part of the NWO programme on […]

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For a detailed description of the PhD-position: http://www.vu.nl/nl/werken-bij-de-vu/vacatures/2014/296.asp Contents of the research Economic losses due to weather related natural hazards continue to rise rapidly in all regions of the world. For example, extreme flood events and storm surges all have a significant impact on society, and these impacts will increase in the future through climate change and socio economic developments. Much research to date has focused on the assessment and […]

ETH Zurich is one of the leading universities in the world with a strong focus on science and engineering. In 2014 the Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research-Supply of Electricity (SCCER-SoE) was established to conduct fundamental research and develop innovative solutions in the domains of deep geothermal and hydro power. Within SCCER-SoE, the Risk Governance team comprises engineers, natural and social scientists working jointly on a holistic risk governance framework for […]