Cite: Kahagalage, S. D., Turan, H. H., Elsawah, S., & Gary, M. S. (2024). Exploratory modelling and analysis to support decision-making under deep uncertainty: A case study from defence resource planning and asset management. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 200, 123150. url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162523008351?via%3Dihub Abstract Emerging approaches and tools in the literature for…
DMDU summer school
Dates: July 29 – August 2, 2024 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Hosts: The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) & The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) Application Deadline: February 29th, 2024 Program overview Offered in collaboration with the Society for Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty (http://deepuncertainty.org), the purpose of the…
Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Management – ETH Zurich
The Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG, www.baug.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position. The new professor is expected to develop a strong international research programme within two topical areas: (a) ecohydrological processes at the soil-plant-atmosphere interface, their numerical modelling, and engineering applications and impact studies…
DMDU Member Groups
We are now receiving applications for DMDU Regional and Special Interest Groups (more information below). Please use this form to submit your group proposal. Proposals are due by Feb 29th, 2024, and the DMDU leadership team will select proposals by the end of March 2024. Quick Summary In 2024, we…
Characterizing decision making under deep uncertainty for model-based energy transitions (2024)
Paredes-Vergara M, Palma-Behnke R, Haas J. Characterizing decision making under deep uncertainty for model-based energy transitions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2024;192:114233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.114233. Sustainable energy transitions (SET) are complex processes spanning over decades and subject to deep uncertainty from a variety of sources, such as climate change, technology development, and…
Postdoctoral Associate in Decision Analysis for Air Quality and Health Outcomes – Penn State University
JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS: The Department of Geosciences at Penn State University is announcing a Postdoctoral Associate position in Decision Analysis for Air Quality and Health Outcomes. The successful candidate will play a central role in the DOE-funded Baltimore Urban Integrated Field Laboratory. The postdoc will be co-advised by Dr….
Faculty position in robustness, resiliency and sustainability in the face of climate change and extreme events – Cornell University
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University (Ithaca campus) invites applications for a faculty position (all ranks considered) in the broad areas of natural and engineered systems and their robustness, resiliency and sustainability in the face of climate change and extreme events. Some areas of interest include,…
Assistant/Early Associate Professor in Water and Sustainability – Cornell University
The Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University invites applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the area of water and sustainability at the rank of assistant or early associate professor. The position will contribute broadly…
Assistant Professor on Climate Risk and Decision-Making
The Department of Geosciences, the Institutes for Energy and the Environment, and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute of the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Climate Risk and Decision-Making at the Assistant Professor level. For this position, we seek a colleague…
Types of Technological Innovation in the Face of Uncertainty (2022)
Chiffi, D., Moroni, S. & Zanetti, L. (2022). Types of Technological Innovation in the Face of Uncertainty. Philosophy & Technology 35, 94, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-022-00587-3 Technological innovation is almost always investigated from an economic perspective; with few exceptions, the specific technological and social nature of innovation is often ignored. We argue that a…