ETH Zurich is one of the leading universities of the world with a strong focus on science and engineering. In 2011 it established the Singapore‐ETH Centre (SEC) in collaboration with the National research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore to do interdisciplinary research on pressing problems. In collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and Singapore Management University (SMU), SEC is undertaking a research programme on “Future Resilient Systems”, providing an opportunity for about 40 PhD students and 25 PostDoc researchers to get a PhD degree and/or to strengthen their research skills in an inspiring cross‐disciplinary research environment. Within this framework we are announcing the following job opening (workplace is Singapore):

Postdoc Position in Comparative Assessment of Energy System Accident Risks

This Postdoc position is part of module 2.1 on “Assessing and Measuring Energy System Resilience” of the FRS program. The comprehensive framework for Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) that has been developed and continuously updated and extended by the Technology Assessment group at PSI over the past 20 years provides the conceptual and methodological foundation and starting point of your research. Your work will include the following tasks: CRA of severe accidents for Singapore and the wider region, covering a broad portfolio of energy technologies. | Supervision of and contributions to the update of PSI’s Energy-Related Severe Accident Database (ENSAD) with focus on the region under study. | Local coordination of module 2.1 activities in CRA. | Supervision and support of PhD students working on CRA. | Coordination and own contributions to the development of a new interactive and web-based “ENSAD 2.0” version. | Own research in comparative risk assessment with focus on methodological developments (e.g. Bayesian analysis, combined spatio-temporal approaches using GIS, machine-learning techniques).