Postdoc in integrated assessment modelling and capacity development at KTH, Sweden
The division of Energy Systems (dES), within the Department of Energy Technology at KTH, has been awarded funding as part of the Horizon Europe project IAM COMPACT. The project aims to support the achievement of global climate goals and the design of the next round of NDCs for major emitters and non-high-income countries. One Work Package of the project is dedicated to developing technical capacity and promoting ownership in integrated assessment modelling in non-high-income countries and is led by KTH.
As a Postdoc you will:
- Formally lead the task of the project related to the ‘Expansion and development of technical and institutional capacity in the pilot countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Ukraine). This involves coordinating all the project partners contributing to the task; reporting to the work package leader and the coordinator on the status of the activities; keeping the schedule of the activities
- Carry out capacity development activities in the pilot countries on integrated assessment modelling in support of NDCs. This may be done using, among others, integrated resource assessment frameworks developed and used at the division of Energy Systems, (e.g. the Climate, Land, Energy, Water Systems – CLEWs – framework), and modelling tools currently used at the division (e.g. OSeMOSYS, LEAP, MESSAGE, WEAP, GAEZ). Other tools and methods can be considered
- Participate in integrated assessment modelling activities in the pilot countries
- Assist the Principal Investigator of the project on KTH side and the Work Package leader in the management of the related activities within the project
- Participate in a broader range of research activities aimed at the development of knowledge, research methods, tools, applications and datasets for integrated resource assessment at the division of Energy Systems
- Publish scientific papers
- Assist in the supervision of Master and PhD students in the division
- Participate in teaching, division and department tasks
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