PhD Scholarships in Weather Related Risks at UME Graduate School in Italy

Job Title: PhD Scholarships in Weather Related Risks (WRR) at UME Graduate School in Italy

Location: Italy

Organization’s profile:

The new PhD Programme in Weather-Related Risk (WRR) aims to train graduates and professionals in the (i) understanding of the dynamics and physics of geophysical processes due to natural events of meteorological origin, (ii) planning of technical strategies and policies for the prediction and reduction of risk, as well as in the (iii) production of damage and risk scenarios allowing planning and real-time decision making.

Job Description:

The incumbent will work towards this program- Weather-Related Risk (WRR), a one of the three curricula of the doctoral programme in Understanding and Managing Extremes.

Eligibility:

Must possess a University Degree equivalent to Italy’s “Laurea Magistrale”, preferably in Engineering, Geophysics, Physics or similar. Professional background in atmospheric sciences would be an added advantage.

How to apply:

Apply online here- http://www.umeschool.it/wrr/applications/

Last date for the application: 11 April, 2014

Reference: http://www.umeschool.it/wrr/