Job Opening: Researcher – Climate Change and Migration (IIASA)

The Migration and Sustainable Development (MIG) Research Group, part of the Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Program within IIASA, is looking to recruit a Researcher to work on the European Research Council funded project Climate Change and Human (Im)Mobility: The Role of Compound and Cascading Risks (2C-RISK). The successful candidate will have a master’s degree in the social sciences or related fields, and interest in quantitative migration research.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Actively contribute to the research of the 2C-RISK project, studying the impacts of climate change processes and extreme events on migration and immobility worldwide.
• Support the preparation and management of large-scale datasets on migration and environmental risks at both the micro and macro levels.
• Conduct statistical analyses to examine the role of climatic factors in driving various forms of human mobility and immobility, including the preparation of visualizations and infographics.
• Advance the state-of-the-art in the field by conducting innovative research, presenting findings at relevant conferences and workshops, and publishing results in peer-reviewed journals.
• Actively engage with project partners and other stakeholders to discuss and disseminate research findings.

Other information:

• Salary: EUR 30,765.00 for 30 hours per week (based on a full-time equivalent salary of EUR 41,020.00) – exempt from income tax in Austria.
• Start date: The selected candidate should be available to take up the position by June 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.
• Contract duration: Initial fixed-term contract of one-year, 75% part-time (30 hours per week), with the possibility of extension for up to two years thereafter. 
• Location: IIASA premises in Laxenburg, near Vienna in Austria.
• Application deadline: 27 April 2025.