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PhD in wildfire insurance, risk governance and market dynamics (closing date 11 Nov 2024)
PhD opportunity at King’s College London Exploring the interplay between wildfire insurance, risk governance and market dynamics across varying state traditions About the Project Wildfires represent a growing global challenge, exacerbated by climate change and increasing human encroachment into fire-prone areas. As the frequency and severity of wildfires escalate, the need for effective financial resilience […]
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PhD Studentship in Environmental Science (closing date 31 Jul 2024)
PhD Studentship in Environmental Science Project title: Interactions between vegetation and wildfires Department/School: Geography & Environmental Science/ School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, Reading Supervisors: Professor Sandy P. Harrison, Dr. Olivia Haas Funding for: UK students, EU Students, International Students Funding Amount: Tuition fees plus stipend (£19,237 for the 2024/25 academic year) for 3.5 years […]
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PhD in Ignition and fire spread processes in the Wildland Urban Interface
About the Project This PhD project in fire science interlinks prevention and protection from wildfire risk, by focusing on providing a clearer understanding of uncontrolled fires and the conditions that cause them to arise in the wildland urban interface. These are a global phenomenon that are becoming more commonplace as changes in moisture and local […]
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PhD in Exploring future fire regimes through modelling, valuation and narratives (Closing date 15 Apr 2024)
About the Project Project Description Understanding both the physical drivers and human dimensions of future fire regimes is vital for identifying appropriate contemporary policies and governance to achieve sustainability and conservation goals. Dynamic physical feedbacks between fire, vegetation and climate cannot be ignored if accurate assessments of future ecosystem service provision are to be made. […]
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Research Associate in Fire Ecology (Closing date 15 Mar 2024)
Job summary Visit job posting on Imperial website Reference NAT01649 Date posted 16 Feb 2024 Closing date 15 March 2024 The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society (https://centreforwildfires.org/) has recently restructured its activities around a small number of interdisciplinary, cross-institutional teams. One of these is the Fire-Vegetation Interactions team, which aims to combine information […]
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Post Doctoral Research Associate in Fire Governance (Closing date 16 March 2024)
Department of Geography View on RHUL website Location: Egham Salary: £41,481 per annum – including London Allowance Fixed Term Post Type: Full Time Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Saturday 16 March 2024 Reference: 0224-055 Full Time, Fixed Term Applications are invited for the post of Post Doctoral Research Associate in Fire Governance within the Leverhulme Centre […]
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Post Doctoral Research Associate in Fire, Livelihoods and Biodiversity (Closing date 16 March 2024)
Department of Geography View on RHUL website Location: Egham Salary: £41,481 per annum – including London Allowance Fixed Term Post Type: Full Time Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Saturday 16 March 2024 Reference: 0224-054 Full Time, Fixed Term Applications are invited for the post of Post Doctoral Research Associate in Fire, Livelihoods and Biodiversity within […]
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Scientific Programmer and Data Manager
We are seeking a Scientific programmer and database manager, based at the University of Reading, to work as part of a dynamic team studying land-atmosphere interactions in the past, present and future. Job reference: SRF45415 Salary: £33,966 per annum Closing date: 12/10/2023 Department: School of Archaeology Geography & Environmental Science Location: Whiteknights Reading UK Employment […]
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Post Doctoral Research Associate Human-Fire Interactions
Department of Geography Location: Egham Salary: £40,608 per annum – including London Allowance Post Type: Full Time Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Thursday 13 July 2023 Reference: 0623-276 Full Time, Fixed Term Applications are invited for the post of Post Doctoral Research Associate Human-Fire Interactions within the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society. The […]
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Leverhulme Wildfires Summer Conference 2023 – call for poster abstracts
Call for Abstracts We are pleased to invite you to submit a poster abstract for consideration for the Leverhulme Wildfires Summer Conference 2023. Posters will be organised by conference themes, and there will be opportunities for presenters to discuss their work with interested participants in the designated networking and poster session in the evening, as […]
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