Empowering Global Leaders in Climate Science, Climate Resilience and Climate Economics
The CMCC Bassi Fellowship Program offers a unique opportunity for Science, Policy and Education Leaders to make a lasting impact on the field of Climate Science, Climate Resilience and Climate Economics. Named after one of the first female professors in physics and mathematics, this fellowship honors her pioneering spirit, motivating leaders to go beyond established conventions and embrace innovation in academia and society.
The CMCC Bassi Fellowship Program is a 1- or 2-year appointment aimed at senior academics and/or researchers with a proven track record of leadership in the field of climate science, climate resilience and climate economics. The Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who can contribute significantly to advancing our understanding of the interactions between climate and society.
The selection of Bassi Fellows is carried out by the CMCC Selection Committee, following requests from CMCC Institutes. The candidates should be Professors or Researchers affiliated with established research institutions, academia, or private companies, holding senior positions and willing to allocate a portion of their time to the CMCC Strategic Programs. Their role will involve enhancing the execution of CMCC’s strategic initiatives through offering guidance, advice, mentoring, and specialized expertise.
The fellowship is awarded for a period of 1 or 2 years, with a residency requirement of 6 weeks per year in one of CMCC sites. During this residency period, Senior Fellows will be associated with one of CMCC Institutes and will advise CMCC Scientific Leadership on the Strategic Programs. They will also actively contribute to ongoing projects and initiatives aimed at promoting collaborative research and innovation within the Institute. This involvement may encompass delivering seminars, supporting research project development, and collaborating with Institute staff on publications such as books or papers.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Engagement in one of the Research Institutes and in one or more of the four cross-cutting Programs: Integrating the Industrial and Planetary Carbon Cycle, Global Coasts as the New Frontier, Predicting Socio-Economic outcomes and AI and Machine Learning integration in the modeling chain.
- Opportunity to collaborate with leading experts in the field and to create new networking and engagement opportunities.
- Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources:
The High Performance Computing Center (HPCC) of the CMCC, active since 2008, is the largest computing infrastructure in Italy entirely dedicated to research on climate change and its interactions with society and economic systems.
SCC features 2 Supercomputers named Juno and Cassandra. Juno consist of 160 nodes Lenovo SD630 dual-processors (Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y processors with 36 cores each) and 10 hybrid nodes also equipped with NVIDIA A100 GPUs with a total computational power (CPU + GPU) of 1.134 TFlops.
Cassandra consists of 180 nodes Lenovo SD650 V3 computing nodes, each featuring dual Intel Xeon Max 9480 processors with 56 cores each, resulting in a grand total of 20,160 cores. This configuration, driven by Intel’s newest Sapphire Rapids HBM family processors, allows the SCC to attain an outstanding theoretical peak computing power of 1,225 TFlops.
Furthermore, to ensure the effective preservation and accessibility of vast amounts of climate data generated by CMCC’s research activities, the SCC incorporates the Deep Archive Storage System (DASS), offering a capacity of 62 Petabytes with 20 LTO8 tape-drives. - Access to peer-reviewed journals and to licensed softwares and repositories
- Provision of living allowances along with a financial award.
- Administrative support for visa applications.
CANDIDATES PROFILE
Candidates to the CMCC Bassi Fellowship Program should possess:
- A proven track record in the field of climate science, climate resilience and climate economics research, evidenced by a strong publication record and impactful projects.
- Leadership skills, including the ability to mobilize teams and inspire action towards climate resilience and sustainability.
- Communication skills and strategic thinking.
Moreover, candidates should ideally exhibit a dedication to interdisciplinary collaboration and possess the ability to engage globally with diverse stakeholders in tackling climate-related challenges.
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates should submit a CV along with contact information via the online application system. Supporting documents relevant to the collaboration are not required, but they may be included if desired. Submissions for the Bassi Fellowship are accepted all year-round.
SELECTION PROCESS
The Selection Committee will evaluate the candidates based on their potential contributions to the CMCC strategic agenda.
Following consultation with the Executive Committee, regarding resource availability and other relevant constraints, candidates will then be contacted to agree on appointment terms, including duration, start date and role expectations. Once agreed upon, they will be formally appointed as Fellows.
TIMELINE
Open year-round.