Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Integrated Modeling: Water and Economic Systems

A 12-month post-doctoral opportunity in Integrated Modeling: Water and Economy with a scholarship granted by FAPESP, the São Paulo Research Foundation, has been made available to work at the University of São Paulo's School of Economics, Business and Accounting (FEA-USP) within the scope of the Thematic Project “INCT Climate Change Phase 2” – one of the INCTs (National Science and Technology Institutes) in São Paulo state (Brazil) with joint support from FAPESP and CNPq, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.

Requirements:

- PhD obtained less than seven years ago in the areas of Economics, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Regional Science, Hydrology or Water Resources, with knowledge in input-output models and/or computable general equilibrium models;

- At least three years of experience in research on the integration of economic models and hydrological models, with experience in a multidisciplinary approach;

- Excellent ability to work in a team – experiences must be proven by publications;

- Interest in multidisciplinary projects.

Candidates must send an email to ehaddad@usp.br and amiranda@fipe.org.br with the following documents:

- Curricular summary in the FAPESP model (maximum 4 pages);

- Cover letter with a brief description of your research interests and experiences.

Questions: amiranda@fipe.org.br.

The position is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Post-Doctoral Scholarship worth R$ 9,047.40 per month and a Technical Reserve equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the scholarship to cover unforeseen expenses directly related to the research activity.

More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/6763.