Dear DSSAT community,

The call for applications for the PhD in Sustainable Development and
Climate Change is now open. The PhD SDC is a unique opportunity to
undertake interdisciplinary research in Italy's top academic institutions,
alongside researchers from all over the world. The PhD consists in 6
different curricula, whose courses and studies extend to the cultural,
social, economic, legal, technological and any other aspects linked to
modern reality.

In the framework of the “Agriculture and Forestry” curriculum, IUSS is
searching for motivated candidates to work on the topic “Impacts of climate
change and its uncertainty on agriculture”. The successful candidate will
investigate the impact of using high-resolution climate models into models
applied to estimate agricultural productivity to learn how to deal with
uncertainties to provide examples of good practice, storylines and a clear
message to stakeholders and policymakers. More information on the
scholarship could be found here:
https://www.phd-sdc.it/borse/impacts-of-climate-change-and-its-uncertainty-on-agriculture-a

The candidate will join a multidisciplinary team at the CARISMA research
centre (
https://www.iusspavia.it/en/research/reasearch-centres/climate-change-impact-studies-risk-management-carisma
)

Interested candidates should apply through the official website:
https://www.phd-sdc.it/how-to-apply and can register to a webinar during
which the PhD Coordinator Prof. Mario Martina will provide useful
suggestions regarding the preparation of CV, Letter of Purpose and Research
Proposal and will be able to answer any further questions. The webinar will
be on Monday, July 10 at 3:00 pm (CEST). Registration required at this
link:
https://iusspavia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WnT6BiGoR5-BYZa0JFKayA#/registration

*The deadline to apply is JULY 17 2023 at 1PM Italian Time*.

Hope you can share this position with all your contacts that could be
interested.

Many thanks



Best regards



Beatrice Monteleone