Assistant Professor in Socio-economic and sustainability implications of the city in Italy

Offer description

The successful candidate is expected to have a strong quantitative background in regional data analysis, network modeling and analysis, spatial econometric methods, complex systems tools for urban, mobility and transportation systems. The candidate will join a multidisciplinary team composed of scientists and researchers from the industry. The research activity will cover the topics of urban sustainability and urban metabolism from the points of view of complexity science, economics and network theory. It will encompass both intensive data analysis and the development of new theoretical models and indicators of the city as a complex adaptive system. In-depth focus on industrial aspects related to the 15-minutes city index and its integration with the Circular City Index. The research will also consider the effects of proximal human mobility on the urban habitat, considering the EU green deal vision and the Italian PNRR plan.

Requirements

PhD in a field related to the present call obtained in Italy or abroad. Curriculum with a suitable scientific background for carrying out research activity in the required field.

Organisation

IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

Location

Italy › Lucca

Research field

Economics

Deadline

31st March 2022

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