Machine learning models to forecast landslide hazard.

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Florence
Posted on: 01/07/2026 Elapsing! Deadline: 16/07/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

04/GEOS-03 - Physical Geography, Geomorphology And Applied Geology

Description

Breve descrizione del programma di ricerca (in inglese), max 400 caratteri:Modeling rainfall-induced landslides for regional and national early warning systems using statistical approaches and dynamic machine learning. Model validation on multi-source datasets to identify potential criticalities and improve model calibration, resulting in more accurate predictions of expected risk scenarios.

Compensation

22,500 Euro

Number of positions

1

Maximum duration

12.0

Funding body

Università di Firenze - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra (DST)

How to apply

segreteria@dst.unifi.it

Selection process

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Italian language skills: native speaker or adequate level of proficiency for compiling project activity reports written in Italian.Knowledge of the Italian Civil Protection structure.Research experience in one or more of the following topics: early warning systems for rainfall-induced landslides at regional and national scales, landslide susceptibility, hazard, and risk modeling.Knowledge of GIS systems and programming languages applied to geomatics analysis.