NEWS BULLETIN
November 2017
Opportunities of Interest
Graduate Assistantship in Surge and Wind Vulnerability modellingWind and Hurricane Impact Research Laboratory, Florida Institute of Technology
The Wind and Hurricane Impact Research Laboratory (WHIRL), at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) has an opening
for a doctoral graduate assistantship in the field of vulnerability modeling and risk analysis for quantifying the impacts ofhurricanes on the built environment. The research will include developing new models, improving existing ones, andquantifying the uncertainty in risk models, among other possible topics. The candidate shall complete a doctoral
dissertation, and write technical reports and papers. The assistantship includes a salary, and full tuition remission at FIT.
Applicants should send curriculum vitae, cover letter, and contact information of two references to Dr. Jean-Paul Pinelli.
Postdoctoral Position, Indigenous Knowledge Initiative
Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
The Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (CIGIDEN) is a multidisciplinary
research center funded by CONICYT and located in Santiago, Chile. CIGIDEN is opening a
postdoctoral position for a 2 year period, starting preferably on March 2018. The successfulcandidate will also have research support from the Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Research. She/he is expected
to produce at least two indexed articles, one of them with double affiliation CIGIDEN-CIIR. The successful candidate isalso expected to actively participate in the activities of RL4 and CIGIDEN, and to participate in CIIR’s annual environmentand development seminar. For further information please contact Manuel Tironi.
Application deadline: 15 December, 2017

Other Items of Interest
International Disaster and Risk Conference 25-28 November; Sendai, Japan
This forum will examine disaster risk reduction using examples from the risk reduction andrecovery in the Tohoku Region. Topics include disaster risk reduction business
opportunities, strengths and weaknesses of the response to the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake,solution-oriented approaches to disaster risk reduction that includes multiple stakeholders,
and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
http://www.worldbosaiforum.com/english/

Call for Manuscripts: Disasters, Crisis, Hazards, Emergencies and Sustainable Development
Guest editors of special issue of Sustainability are looking for research papers and case studies
that link hazards and disasters to issues of sustainability and sustainable development. Papers
related to the impact of disasters on group sustainability and integrating resilience into sustainable development areespecially welcome. Previously unpublished will be accepted for a single-blind peer-review process. For more
information, visit the special issue page on the journal website.
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Disasters-Crisis_Hazards_Emergencies_Sustainable_Development

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