The PhD program in “Future Earth, Climate Change and Societal Challenges” is designed to train the next generation of researchers and professionals to address the complex challenges at the intersection of climate change, environmental transformation, and societal adaptation. The programme provides an advanced research environment, fostering collaboration between leading institutions and offering access to state-of-the-art facilities and international networks.

In the context of the program, 6 PhD scholarships are now available through a collaboration between the “Alma Mater Studiorum” University of Bologna and the CMCC Foundation.

Positions are available on the following topics:

– Advancing Soil Hydrology: Understanding and modeling water processes in an Earth System Model
Contact: Dr. Silvio Gualdi – [email protected]

– Modelling the land surface – atmosphere interaction for a better understanding of climate change
Contact: Dr. Silvio Gualdi – [email protected]

– Improving Regional Ocean Short-Term Forecasting: Optimizations and Innovations
Contact: Dr. Emanuela Clementi – [email protected]

– Marine pollution modelling and risk mapping
Contact: Dr. Giovanni Coppini –  [email protected]

– Next-Generation AI-based multi-hazard framework for coastal resilience
Contact: Dr. Salvatore Causio – [email protected]

– Advance the numerical modeling of land-sea water and coastal processes
Contact: Dr. Giorgia Verri – [email protected]

The descriptions of all the positions available can be found here