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Climate Science Professors and Supervisors in Spain
Professors in climate science in spain
1,391 professors found
ICREA Research Professor
Instituciò Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats
Spain
Research Interests
Climatology
Meteorology
Climate Dynamics
Data Assimilation
Synoptic Meteorology
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Spain
Research Interests
Climatology
Meteorology
Climate Dynamics
Data Assimilation
Synoptic Meteorology
Different teaching positions, currently Catedrático de Universidad (full professor)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Spain
Research Interests
Climate Science
Climatology
Glaciology
Cryosphere Science
Earth Observation
Associate Professor
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Spain
Research Interests
Meteorology
Climatology
Atmospheric Science
Atmospheric Aerosol
Dust Physics
Universidad de Cádiz
Spain
Research Interests
Climatology
Climate Science
Climate Dynamics
Coastal Ecology
Paleoclimatology
Profesor Titular de Universidad
Universidad de Jaén
Spain
Research Interests
Environmental Sustainability
Climate Science
Life Cycle Assessment
Nursing
Environmental Science
Universidad de Granada
Spain
Research Interests
Ecology
Climate Science
Paleoenvironmental Studies
Mediterranean Ecology
Paleolimnology
Associate Professor
Universidade de Vigo Environmental Physics Laboratory
Spain
Research Interests
Climatology
Climate Science
Climate Dynamics
Atmospheric Dynamics
Global Warming
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Spain
Research Interests
Climate Science
Climatology
Climate Dynamics
Climate Justice
Educación
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Popular positions
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Spain
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1 month ago
PhD opportunity at IGEO-CSIC, Madrid, Spain The Physics of Climate and Climate Change group at the Instituto de Geociencias (IGEO, CSIC–UCM) invites applications for a PhD researcher to join the project ADAPT-X – AI-Driven AnticiPated aTtribution of eXtreme events (ref. 2025-T1/ECO-36122). This four-year position starts in Spring 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter, and is hosted in Madrid with access to GPU and high-performance computing resources. The project investigates how AI-based weat...
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Climatology
+10 more
1 month ago
Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC)
Spain
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1 month ago
PhD opening at the Instituto de Geociencias (IGEO, CSIC–UCM) in Madrid, Spain, within the Physics of Climate and Climate Change group and the STREAM research group at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The project, ADAPT-X – AI-Driven AnticiPated aTtribution of eXtreme events , focuses on AI-based weather prediction , climate change attribution , extreme events , and the evaluation of machine-learning weather models for heatwaves, heavy precipitation, droughts, and severe storms. The PhD researc...
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Mathematics
+10 more
1 month ago
Basque Centre for Climate Change
Spain
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1 month ago
A new postdoctoral position is available at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) within the Horizon Europe project RELATE4NATURE (“Relational Biodiversity Economics Approach for Assessing, Weaving and Scaling Socio-Economic Models for Biodiversity Restoration, and Community Resilience to Climate Change and Wellbeing”). The postdoc will work on ecological-economic modelling and help study the interactions between climate , energy , biodiversity , and agri-environmental policy in Europe. The...
Environmental Science
Biology
Energy Policy
+8 more
1 month ago
Living costs in Spain
Estimated costs in Spain.
MonthlyYearly | Spain |
|---|---|
 Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | €138 $150/yr |
 University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | €2.8k $3,000/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €442 $480/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Catedratica Universidad (Profesor)
Universidad de Alicante
Spain
Research Interests
Climate Science
Hydrology
Climate Dynamics
Environmental Science
Ecohydrology
Professor
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Spain
Research Interests
Epidemiology
Health Economics
Environmental Epidemiology
Air Pollution
Urban Climate
Has grant
Research Professor
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Spain
Research Interests
Environmental Chemistry
Meteorology
Air Pollution
Air Quality Management
Aerosol Science
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