Netherlands
Research collaborations between IIASA and the Netherlands have been highly productive ever since the Netherlands joined IIASA in 1977. Since 2008, this cooperation has involved 45 Dutch organizations and led to over 300 joint scientific publications and a wide range of advice to policymakers working in areas from agriculture to demography to energy.
Joint studies focus on the complex global systems that affect the Netherlands, its economy, and its people. Research topics include identifying measures that simultaneously tackle air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, analyzing the impact of demographic change in the Netherlands and optimizing strategies to increase flood resilience. Underpinning the joint work is systems analysis—one of the few research tools with the breadth and depth to explore these complex problems across multiple sectors, countries, and timeframes. IIASA’s collaborations are both applying these systems approaches and advancing the research methods especially in integrated assessment modeling.
Moreover, the next generation of system analysts are profiting from Dutch involvement in IIASA’s capacity building activities. This mutually beneficial relationship involves significant scientific exchange, with almost 360 visits from Dutch researchers, advisors, and diplomats to IIASA, and by IIASA researchers to events and institutions in the Netherlands. This IIASA Info Sheet provides a summary of interactions between IIASA and the Netherlands since 2008.
Opportunities for Dutch Researchers and Dutch Nationals at IIASA
Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)
The YSSP at IIASA offers fellowships for PhD students to undertake a summer project on a topic related to the IIASA research agenda. Applications for 2019 are now being accepted until 11 Jan 2019.
Postdoctoral Opportunities
The Postdoctoral Program at IIASA offers fully funded research positions of up to two years to study topics related to the IIASA research agenda.
Employment Opportunities
Currently IIASA employs approximately 170 scientific staff and 100 support staff. Preference for job applications is given to qualified applicants who are nationals of IIASA member countries.
Monitoring biodiversity and ecosystems in Europe
IIASA is collaborating with 14 partner institutions from Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain on a new research project aimed at developing a transnational system for monitoring biodiversity and ecosystems in Europe. More
Aging Demographic Data Sheet 2020
The updated Aging Demographic Data Sheet comprehensively presents new measures of aging, developed at IIASA, for all countries in the world and world regions. More
Wittgenstein Centre Data Explorer Version 2.0
Data on the educational attainment of the population of some 200 countries (and regions) are now available in the Version 2.0 of the Human Capital Data Explorer. More
NMO DETAILS
INFOSHEET ON IIASA ACTIVITIES WITH THE NETHERLANDS