Integrated Assessment Modeler at CMCC, Italy

Job Opening cod. 12539
CMCC Position at SEME research division, EIEE Institute (Milan, Italy)
(Integrated Assessment Modeler)

The CMCC Foundation is a 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.

The Division of Sustainable Earth Modelling Economics (SEME) is always looking for bright researchers motivated to work on the defining issue of climate change.
For this position applications by modellers and economists interested in integrated assessment modelling for climate change are encouraged. The candidate 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.
The successful applicant will work on a model development project, investigating climate change solutions and improving the representation of climate change mitigation and impacts in our models. Specific tasks include but are not limited to:

• Integration of climate change adaptation and impacts into climate-economy models at regional and national level.
• 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 and RICE+.
• Write and contribute to scientific articles and science-policy reports derived from the above work, and present those at scientific workshops and conferences.

The job location is Milan, Italy.

REQUIREMENTS

• PhD in economics, applied mathematics, environmental engineering, or any related fields to integrated assessment models.
• Modelling experience using modelling language (GAMS, AMPL, JUMP) and fluency in programming language such as python, julia or R.
• 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.

Desirable: Experience with integrated assessment modelling.

Application deadline: March 8th, 2024