ingenieursberufe / mathematik / informatik: doktorand zum thema environmental decision support methodology (sonstige)

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Ort: Sonstige
Fachrichtungen:   Ingenieursberufe / Mathematik / Informatik
Institution:  Stochastik / Statistik
Thema:   Environmental Decision Support Methodology
 
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The subject of the PhD project is on improving the conceptual basis of environmental decision support, primarily by considering ambiguity of scientific predictions and elicited stakeholder values as part of a formal decision support procedure. Specific subjects to be addressed include: elicitation of imprecise probabilities describing scientific knowledge, formulation of imprecise utilities, and implications for the decision support process. The candidate for this position is expected to hold a MS degree in environmental sciences or engineering with a strong interest in applied mathematics and statistics or a MS degree in physics, applied mathematics or statistics with a strong interest in applying this knowledge to support environmental decisions. Research will be done in the research group of Prof. Peter Reichert (http://www.eawag.ch/organisation/abteilungen/siam/schwerpunkte/systemanalyse_-
oberflaechengewaesser/index_EN) at Eawag, Dübendorf, Switzerland. PhD enrolment will be at ETH Zürich (http://www.ethz.ch). The project will involve close collaboration with Dr. Mark Borsuk and his research group at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, NH, USA (http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/faculty/-
regular/markborsuk.html).
 
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