Researcher in Paleoclimate Reconstructions in Europe

• Collect and curate new documentary and natural proxy records
• Generate high-resolution seasonal to monthly reconstructions of temperature and precipitation across Europe for the period 1300–1800 CE/last millennium
• Apply advanced Climate Field Reconstruction methods coupled with AI/ML optimization algorithms, to extract and model climate signals from documentary and natural proxy records
• Validate reconstructions against instrumental datasets, historical documents, and existing paleoclimatic benchmarks
• Quantify reconstruction uncertainty and contribute to updating established multi-proxy climate reconstructions
• Compare reconstructed climate fields with high-resolution paleoclimate simulations (e.g., RCM or ESM output) to assess consistency, biases, and regional signal robustness
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners to integrate reconstructed climate data with epidemiological, ecological, and socio-historical datasets
• Contribute to the development of causal models investigating the role of monthly and seasonal climate variability in shaping historical disease dynamics and human-environment interactions
• Publish findings in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and contribute to EUROpest deliverables
• Present research at international conferences and thematic workshops
• Work closely with EUROpest Principal Investigators and institutional partners across Europe and the US
• Contribute to an inclusive, collaborative research environment working with the other CMCC research divisions.

• PhD in climate science, environmental science, Earth science, physics, historical climatology, applied statistics in the context of climatology or a related discipline
• Demonstrated expertise in climate reconstruction techniques, including proxy data analysis and statistical modelling
• Proficiency in programming, with experience applying machine learning or AI tools to environmental data
• Familiarity with paleoclimatology, and paleoclimate archives, is an asset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Proven ability to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary, international research team
• Willingness to take responsibility and make a significant contribution to the joint project, take initiatives and contribute to the research and development of the group.

Familiarity with paleoclimatology, and paleoclimate archives

• Welfare package, for minimum 12 months contract
• Support during the immigration process, if needed