Life SVOLTA BLU - Voluntary Credit System to Promote Water Savings and Conservation

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Padua
Posted on: 24/03/2026 Deadline: 09/04/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

07/AGRI-01 - Agricultural And Food Economics, And Rural Appraisal

Description

The project concerns the design and implementation of a nationwide sample survey aimed at assessing the level of awareness, interest, and willingness to participate in the water credit system. The collected data will be analysed using econometric models suitable for estimating willingness to pay for water credits, segmenting demand, and simulating different pricing scenarios. The activity will also include an assessment of the economic and financial sustainability of the trading system, defining the minimum conditions required to ensure its effectiveness and self-sustainability in the medium to long term.

Compensation

22,500 Euro

Job posting website

https://www.tesaf.unipd.it/

Number of positions

2

Maximum duration

15.0

Funding body

Università degli Studi di Padova – Dipartimento TESAF (EU-CINEA LIFE23-GIC-IT-Life SVOLTA BLU)

How to apply

Other

Selection process

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The applications will be valued by a referee committee, designed by the Director of the structure and composed by three members belonging to the scientific area of the research project, one of them is the scientific responsible of the scientific project The selection takes place through the evaluation of the titles, scientific and professional CV, academic/scientific publications and an interview

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