Mathematical & Quantitative modeling of interacting agents in climate change

Organisation/Company UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA Research Field Economics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Country Italy Final date to receive applications 8 Jan 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

The project develops mathematical models of interacting agents—like governments, firms, and investors to address climate change and environmental
management. The core methodology employs dynamic
game theory, mean field games and agent-based
simulations as well as empirical evidence to move
beyond standard models by incorporating agent
heterogeneity and bounded rationality, thus providing a more realistic description of the strategic landscape. The research will specifically focus on critical dynamics such as pollution accumulation in order to design and numerically test effective policy interventions, with a key emphasis on mechanisms like carbon taxes. The aim is to analyze how these tools can incentivize emission reductions and align individual competitive behaviors with collective long-term environmental goals, such as achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ultimately producing tractable models to inform robust and efficient environmental policy.

The selections are open to candidates, Italian or foreigner, in possession, on the date of the deadline for submitting applications for the admission to the selection, of a research doctorate (PhD) or equivalent qualification obtained abroad, or, for the sectors concerned, a medical specialization qualification. The educational qualification has to concern the research theme.

Candidates whom, on the date of expiry of the deadline for submitting applications for admission to the selection, are enrolled in the final year of a PhD course or a medical specialization course, provided that they are due to graduate within six months of the date of publication of the selection notice on the University's official notice board, may also take part in the selection process.

Further specific assessable qualifications (see Annex

A):

• Previous research experience
• Numerical simulation methods
• Mean Field Game Theory
• Knowledge of economic modeling
• Knowledge of environmental issues and policies

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Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• AFRICA
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Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

• AFRICA
• EUROPE
• OCEANIA
• NORTH AMERICA
• SOUTH AMERICA
• ASIA
• OTHER
• E.U.
• CHINA (MAINLAND)
• CHINA (HONG KONG)

The application for admission to the selection procedure (dated and signed),the documents and publications considered useful for the evaluation must be submitted, under penalty of exclusion, electronically, by visiting the following web page: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). selecting the Competition Notice you have chosen. In order to register with the system, you must have an email address. Following the guidelines published in the procedure, the applicant must enter all the information required for the application, enclosing all documents in electronic .PDF

format. The selection of candidates is carried out on the basis of qualifications, project and interview, supplemented by a test of knowledge of the foreign language (see Annex

A).