欧盟ERC项目STORIES将于2023年4月在慕尼黑大学地理系启动，研究茶马古道-湄公河流域洪水韧性的时空演变。现招聘三位项目成员：一位博士后做多智能体与社会网络模型方法开发，一位博士生做云南四川茶马古道地区的灾害案例实证研究，另一位博士生做历史地理文献分析茶马古道历史时期的灾害韧性。详细的项目内容和招聘信息请访问如下网页及其中的链接, 相关问题可咨询项目负责人（emlyn.yang@lmu.de）。
1、Project overview
Existing studies on flood-society relations overwhelmingly concentrate on risk, exposure, vulnerability, damage, loss, and adaptation needs, most of which adopt a negative perspective. The fact that various human societies have well survived and continuously developed in flood prone areas (eg, coasts, river deltas, flood plains, hilly valleys) is far less studied. Closing this research gap requires a deeper historical perspective to investigate the resilience of human society to floods, ie, flood resilience and its changes . The Tea-Horse Road (THR) area, a flood hotspot across the mountainous Southeast Tibetan Plateau, is an ideal natural laboratory to study the spatial-temporal dynamics of flood resilience due to its long and uniquely documented history with extensive hazard experiences.
STORIES will set up a theoretical framework on the multi-spatial-temporal features of flood resilience at the THR region, which covers the spatial differences (household, community, city and region) over the past 600 years regarding the governance, technology, society, and culture perspectives of flood resilience. A set of quantitative proxy data, historical archives, literature re-analysis, statistical data, observation data and field survey data will be integrated into both the empirical study in the case areas and the agent-based modeling across the cases.
Specifically, STORIES aims to 1) establish a theoretical understanding of the spatial-temporal scales of flood resilience; 2) investigate the spatial patterns and temporal evolution of flood resilience at the THR cases ; 3) model the spatial-temporal dynamics of flood resilience using agent-based models ; 4) transfer and generalize the research findings of the THR cases to the Mekong River Delta and beyond.
By doing so, STORIES will present pioneering work in the emerging research field of flood resilience, offering new and multi-dimensional knowledge on the dynamic nature of flood-society relations, and providing crucial missing links to understand how flood resilience develops within complex human-environment contexts.
The project will be active from April 2023 on.
2、Job announcement
→ A Postdoc position on methodological development for modeling flood resilience (Agent-Based Model and/or Social Network Analysis). Application deadline on January 08, 2023.
Your qualifications:
PhD degree is required to start the postdoc position, with an education background in geography or a related discipline such as spatial planning, environmental studies, hydrology, geo-informatics sciences, sociology or development studies.
The postdoc researcher must have strong skills and experiences in developing Agent-Based Model and/or Social Network Analysis. Proven skills in qualitative as well as quantitative social science research methods are required.
A strong publication track-record is expected in any research fields that are closely related to flood resilience or climate resilience studies.
Willingness to travel for work (field investigations, project meetings, workshops etc.) in China, Vietnam, and other Mekong basin areas is necessary.
Strong skills in project management, workshop moderation and organization are required.
Excellent English language skill (written and oral) is prerequisite.
Contact:
Applications shall be compiled into one PDF document that includes a motivation letter, detailed CV, list of publications, a brief research proposal (2-3 pages), supporting documents and certificates, and contact details of at least two potential references. Interested applicants are invited to submit their applications by email to emlyn.yang@lmu.de. The interviews with short-listed candidates are scheduled for the end of January in 2023. For further information or to discuss the positions please contact Dr. Liang Emlyn Yang byemail emlyn.yang@lmu.de.
https://job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/1b2f6b6f4b2d426735880cac3c6678040e00d3ad0?ref=homepage
→ A PhD student position focusing on case studies of flood resilience at the Mekong upstream areas in Southwest China (Sichuan and Yunnan Provice). Application deadline on January 08, 2023.
Your qualifications:
Master’s degree is required to start the PhD study, with an education background in geography or a related discipline such as spatial planning, environmental studies, hydrology, geo-informatics sciences, sociology or development studies.
Willingness to travel for work (field investigations, project meetings, workshops etc.) in China, Vietnam, and other Mekong basin areas is necessary.
Proven skills in qualitative as well as quantitative social science research methods are required.
Strong skills in project management, workshop moderation and organization are required.
Excellent English language skill (written and oral) is prerequisite.
Contact:
Applications shall be compiled into one PDF document that includes a motivation letter, detailed CV, list of publications, a brief research proposal (2-3 pages), supporting documents and certificates, and contact details of at least two potential references. Interested applicants are invited to submit their applications by email to emlyn.yang@lmu.de.The interviews with short-listed candidates are scheduled for the end of January 2023. For further information or to discuss the positions please contact Dr. Liang Emlyn Yang by email emlyn.yang@lmu.de.
https://job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/d6daf26e9d46fd1d0ba756a7260918919ffc6b200?ref=homepage
→ A PhD student position in historical geography with funding from the LMU-CSC scholarship 2023, to investigate past social resilience to flood hazards and its changes over a long historical period. Application deadline on January 15, 2023.
Requirements：
Completed Master’s degree in geography, hydrology, geo-information system, remote sensing, natural hazards, risk management, rural and urban studies, or other closely related fields
Knowledge in climate change risks, adaptation and resilience, particularly flood hazards and water management in developing and emerging Asia regions
Curiosity and interests in the historical geography, environmental history, anthropology and culture at the Mekong upstream and the Tea-Horse Road area in Southwest China
Experience with quantitative assessment and modeling approaches, e.g. Agent-Based Model, Urban Growth Model, Social Network Analysis, spatial analysis and data visualization
Publishing experience of peer-reviewed scientific papers is an advantage
English fluency is required with good scientific speaking and writing skills (at least IELTS 6.5, TOEFL IBT 95, or other equal certificates).
Language skills (written and oral) in German, Chinese, and/or that at the Mekong basin would be preferable.
Application：
Applications shall be compiled into one PDF document which includes a motivation letter, detailed CV, list of publications, a research proposal (3-5 pages), supporting documents/certificates, and contact details of at least two potential references. Applications are welcome until January 15, 2023 by 23:59 CET. Earlier applications are reviewed early. Please send your application to both
Prof. Dr. Matthias Garschagen:m.garschagen@lmu.de
Dr. Liang Emlyn Yang:emlyn.yang@lmu.de
https://www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu/international-network/lmu-csc-scholarship-program/open-doctoral-positions/modeling-social-vulnerability-and-resilience-to-flood-hazards-garschagen-yang/index.html
