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 to apply: https://unige.it/dottorati-di-ricerca

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:

Towards a Systemic Assessment of the Future Impacts of Wildfires: Populations, Ecosystems and Economic Systems under Climate Change Scenarios
AI-Driven Operational Flood Modelling
Linking Early Warning Systems to the Last Mile in contexts of high socio-economic vulnerability
Valuing Ecosystem Services in Climate-Induced Water Extremes: Bridging Nature and Loss & Damage Assessments
Rural archaeology and vegetation history for risk mitigation in mountain areas: the reconstruction of past agro-silvo-pastoral practices and their environmental and social effects
Development of a meteorological WRF-LES + CFD coupled model chain AI-aware for the simulation of heat waves, windstorms and flash floods producing storms to increase the resilience of Mediterranean cities to extreme events