About the Project
In this PhD project secondary data e.g. from the World Bank or the International Energy Agency (IEA) and insights from the recent H2020 project MEDEAS will be used to:
- Bring in and advance theoretical and empirical insights from Ecological Economics, Industrial Ecology, Energy Analysis, Graph Theory, Networks Science and Game Theory;
- Use these insights to draw analytical maps of the global network of oil (energy) flows in the socio-economic system, taking into account both quantity and quality of the resource including price mechanisms;
- Quantification of flows for the design of a ‘mind-sized’ oil (energy) flow-model e.g. system dynamics combined with Input-Output models and social network analysis; (4) Identify critical nodes that determine flows and systemic robustness, which could be used as flow-limiting agents for policies designed to meet carbon budgets and counteract limitations (resource peaks). Moreover, this is expected to provide theoretical insights into the specific functioning of the energy-economy nexus; help to make the link with other nexus e.g. the water-economy nexus and to explore the “why” of connections within networks (as to the “how”).
The project includes research collaboration with IIASA (AT), Masaryk University Brno (CZ), University of Groningen (NL), Jacobs University Bremen (G), European University Cyprus, the UK Environmental Agency and dependent on the specific research needs other partners of the network.
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Benefits
Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhDs are paid a competitive gross salary of 3,270 € per month, adjusted for their host country, a Mobility Allowance of 600 € per month and, for researchers who have a family, a Family Allowance of 500 € per month. All amounts are subject to employers and employees deductions and taxes.
Family is defined as persons linked to the researcher by (i) marriage, or (ii) a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the national legislation of the country of the beneficiary or of nationality of the researcher, or (iii) dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher; family status is determined at recruitment and does not evolve.
ESRs will also get access to funds covering Research, Networking and Training costs. ESRs will also be enrolled for PhD studies at institutions which are part of the consortium. Funding will cover the entire 36-month period. In addition to individual scientific projects, all fellows will benefit from further continuing education, which includes internships and secondments, a variety of training modules as well as transferable skills courses and active participation in workshops and conferences.
Eligibility criteria
To satisfy the eligibility requirements set for an Early Stage Researcher funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie and you must be eligible to be appointed as an Early Stage Researcher:
Should have — at the date of recruitment — less than 4 years of a research career, and not have a doctoral degree. The 4 years are measured from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a PhD, either in the country where the degree was obtained or in the country where the PhD is provided.
Trans-national mobility: The applicant — at the date of recruitment— should not have resided in the country where the research training takes place for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to recruitment, and not have carried out their main activity (work ,studies, etc.) in that country. For refugees under the Geneva Convention (1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol), the refugee procedure (i.e. before refugee status is conferred) will not be counted as ‘period of residence/activity in the country of the beneficiary’.
Satisfy the eligibility requirements to enrol on a PhD degree. This includes acceptable English language requirements if English is not your first language.
Selection process
All applications are to be submitted via the hosting institution.
Applications must include the following:
A copy of your CV
Degree transcripts
A motivation letter
Names of 2 referees
Please indicate in your motivation letter if you are interested in being considered for any of the other PhD positions in our network (and if you give us permission to share your application with the host of that project).
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