The PhD in Security, Risk and Vulnerability, an advanced training course offered by the University of Genoa, aims to train a new generation of researchers able to face the security challenges of the future.
In particular, through the curriculum in Risk, Climate Change and Sustainable Development dedicated to risk and climate change, CIMA Research Foundation and the University of Genoa offer an important opportunity for studies on risk mitigation and prevention, placing them in the broader context of sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and the protection of human and animal life.
CIMA Research Foundation, which has been working on these issues since 2007, will ensure teaching by experienced researchers, provide operational and scientific facilities for PhD students and finance two scholarships. The curriculum will also allow for networking with foreign universities for the award of a joint or multiple doctoral degree. One of the objectives of the training and research pathway is in fact the creation of new collaborations and synergies with a view to international cooperation for global environmental and social sustainability.
PhD students will acquire a broad grounding in the practical and theoretical aspects of security and risk management, learn to conduct high-quality research and solve scientifically relevant and challenging problems.
The PhD in Security, Risk and Vulnerability opens up a range of career opportunities in academia, research institutes and research and development departments of international companies. Further career opportunities include the creation of spin-off companies and consultancy.
Further details can be found at: https://sicurezza.unige.net
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The University of Genoa has opened the call for applications for admission to PhD courses.
Here is all the information you need to apply: https://sicurezza.unige.net/admission/how-to-apply
The scholarships on offer (6 of which are funded by the CIMA Foundation) for the Risk, Climate Change and Sustainable Development curriculum will focus on the following research topics:
- The social dimension of the landscape: rural and environmental archaeology and history for sustainable development and environmental risk mitigation
- Risk communication in climate change mitigation strategies
- The conflict over water resource management as a socio-legal impact of climate change:
possible governance and policy solutions - Disappearing glaciers and water supply
- Characterisation and seasonal prediction of drought impacts using
a Machine Learning approach - Using Dynamic Vulnerability for Multi-Risk Assessment on Critical Infrastructure in a Probabilistic Context
- Integration of multi-platform and multi-sensor data derived from remote and
proximity sensing for forest fire risk assessment and post-fire recovery dynamics