The IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Program is one of the leading scientific research institutions in the domain of integrated assessment of climate change, energy systems and climate policy. ECE plays an active role in large-scale international research collaborations, contributing to and coordinating multiple Horizon Europe projects. A core part of this work involves not only producing scientific results but also making them accessible: ECE develops and maintains the data infrastructure, databases and interactive web tools that allow project outputs to reach researchers, policy makers and the wider public. One such project is SPARCCLE.
SPARCCLE, funded by Horizon Europe, aims to deliver the next generation of climate impacts and adaptation frameworks to explore, quantify and inform societal transformations towards climate resilient futures. Key outputs of the project include comprehensive analyses of multidimensional climate vulnerabilities, high-resolution probabilistic hazards and damages, socioeconomic analyses incorporating cross-sector and spillover effects, and granular socio-economic data and projections.
A central dissemination output of SPARCCLE will be an online data interface - the SPARCCLE-Explorer and EU Scoreboard - building on the existing PROVIDE Climate Risk Dashboard. This tool will combine interactive visualizations, dashboards and infographics for spatial and non-spatial climate scenario, impact and socioeconomic data, targeting audiences ranging from scientists and policy makers to adaptation practitioners and private sector actors. The new tool will be co-developed with key stakeholders and is intended as a sustainable, multi-project infrastructure for climate data dissemination at IIASA.
The successful candidate will join the team responsible for the data management and quality control workflows underpinning this new tool, working at the interface between research data, database infrastructure and the web development team.
The successful candidate will closely collaborate with researchers, data managers and research software engineers at the IIASA ECE Program, supporting the following tasks:
Data Migration
Climate Risk Dashboard - Quality Control & Content
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Applicant should have the willingness and ability to work in an international multi-disciplinary team and be flexible and adaptable in responding to deadlines. Good written and verbal communication skills in English are essential.
The successful candidate will ideally be enrolled in a degree program towards a BSc or MSc in a field related to environmental science, geography, data science, computer science, or a related discipline, with an interest in climate change and data management.
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Desirable experience:
Appointment Terms
IIASA salaries are:
IIASA is committed to a working environment that promotes equality, diversity, tolerance and inclusion within its workforce. This is reflected in our IIASA core values. We encourage qualified candidates from all religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds to apply. In the case that candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to applicants from countries where IIASA has a Member Organization.
For further information about this opportunity please contact:
Pat Wagner - Program and Project Officer
For general information about working at IIASA, please contact: recruitment@iiasa.ac.at
In order to apply for this opportunity, you will need to provide the following documents in English:
In order to apply for this opportunity, you will need to provide the following documents in English:
