The International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) – a think tank focusing its activities on climate policy design and governance – is calling for applications for a six-month visiting research position for PhD Students or Post Docs.
Research activities will be carried out in the ICCG’s offices, based on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy.

The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop his research project linked to the following aspects of climate change governance:

• the role of institutions, interests, and alternative models of governance for the control of climate change;
• the evaluation of climate and energy policies at international and national level;
• best practices tackling climate change;
• climate change and energy poverty;
• climate change in the Arctic marine area;
• climate change and health.

During the visiting period, the researcher is also expected to hold seminars and to contribute to the ICCG publications.

The candidates are expected to be resourceful, highly motivated and to have sound knowledge in climate policy and should be PhD students or Post Docs in environmental/ecological economics or environmental sciences with focus on climate adaptation and mitigation measures and policies.
A multidisciplinary background is favoured. An excellent command of written and spoken English is essential. Knowledge of Italian language is not required.

Application
Applicants should send the following documents in a single .pdf file to Fanny Liotto ([email protected]):

• Application form
• Letter of intents
• Detailed curriculum vitae with a full list of publications and on-going projects
• A research project within the ICCG research fields (max. 1500 words)

The deadline for application is May 31st, 2013.
More information about the call and how to apply are available here.