Postdoctoral Research Scholar - Understanding habitability in a changing climate

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Deadline: 14 June 2026 10-2026 Postdoctoral Research Scholar - Understanding habitability in a changing climate The Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR) research group of the Advanced System Analysis program is seeking a motivated and intellectually curious Postdoctoral Research Scholar . The SYRR group investigates systemic anthropogenic and environmental risks, combining advanced quantitative modeling, qualitative research, empirical assessment, and soft systems analysis to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. The selected researcher will play a key role in developing a novel conceptual framework on habitability under climate change, as a part of the ERC-funded project ALTHAEA ABOUT ALTHAEA: ALTHAEA investigates how climate change affects the habitability of places and how societies respond when conditions become untenable and who gets to define what "habitable" means, how these decisions are made, and how habitability loss is governed. At its core, the project introduces the idea of “lived habitability,” bridging environmental realities with social, and political factors, and explores it through four richly grounded case studies on planned relocation in flood...