Call for applications

What

We are seeking one strong candidates for a renewable 1-year Research Fellow position ("Assegno di Ricerca") within the project "Evidence-based Climate Risk and Environmental Management" (CRIMA), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This project is a collaboration between the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, the research institute Eurac Research, and the company Ontopic, all based in Bolzano, Italy. The CRIMA project aims to develop an ontology-based decision support system that integrates information from scientific literature with quantitative data to support analyses related to climate risk mitigation and adaptation, combining the flexibility of ontology conceptualization to represent risk knowledge with the capabilities of Earth Observation (EO) data management systems. The primary objectives of the collaboration are:

• Develop an ontology for climate and environmental risk assessment compatible with the Virtual Knowledge Graph (VKG) paradigm, focusing the interaction between qualitative risk factors descriptions that characterize an Impact Chain and the quantitative data (observations, time series, climate trend indices, etc.) that specify their spatial and temporal occurrences. This will include formalizing components for processing data accessible via openEO.
• Design a mapping language that integrates data from openEO with other data sources (e.g., those supported by RML) and aligns them with the climate and environmental risk ontology.

The expected outcome of these activities is the publication of results in leading scientific journals and conferences in the field.

Who

The ideal candidate should have a research background in areas related to Knowledge Representation, Semantic Web, and Formal Methods in general. A PhD is required. More details on the evaluation criteria will be available in the call once published.

When and Salary

This is a full-time position for 12 months, renewable. Starting date can be negotiated, but it'd better be no later than April 1st, 2024. The overall gross salary is €31,347.00 per year, including social security contributions; this corresponds to approximately 2300 euro net per month, tax free. Each research fellow at UNIBZ has access the canteen facilities, with a daily 4 Euro discount on meals. -->

Where

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Davide Lanti, member of the In2Data group at the Faculty of Engineering. Life quality in Bolzano is constantly among the highest in Italy, and placed in the heart of the Dolomites (for those who love mountains). We can consider the possibility of working partially from remote, however the workplace ("sede di lavoro") must formally be Bolzano.

How to Apply

The call is officially out at this LINK. Deadline for applications is 17.12.2024 at 12:00 PM (noon)

If you are interested in this position and you are willing to have more information, please send an email to Davide Lanti.