Incarico Post-Doc - MATH-06/A - Optimisation models and algorithms for reducing the climate impact of air transport

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

The research activity concerns the formulation of mathematical optimisation models and the development of efficient solution algorithms to assess the effects of regulatory instruments aimed at reducing the climate impact of air transport. In addition to CO₂ emissions, other components of aviation's climate impact will be considered, such as contrails and nitrogen oxide emissions.

These non-CO₂ effects depend significantly on route, altitude, time of day and atmospheric conditions, and can

Job description

Organisation/Company Università degli Studi di Trieste Research Field Mathematics » Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 6 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Italy 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

Offer Description

The research activity concerns the formulation of mathematical optimisation models and the development of efficient solution algorithms to assess the effects of regulatory instruments aimed at reducing the climate impact of air transport. In addition to CO₂ emissions, other components of aviation's climate impact will be considered, such as contrails and nitrogen oxide emissions. These non-CO₂ effects depend significantly on route, altitude, time of day and atmospheric conditions, and can therefore be reduced through an appropriate choice of trajectory. To this end, multi-objective trajectory optimisation models will be developed to balance operating costs against climate impact. Incentive and economic compensation schemes will also be designed, such as revenue redistribution or reduced route charges, so as not to increase overall costs for airlines (See the call for more details)

• Italy

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