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This high-level training program includes 15 individual PhD research projects targeting
  • Risk quantification (Work Package 1), by quantifying fire danger and vulnerability, characterizing (mega)fire behavior and its drivers, and determining environmental and economic impact of fires.
  • Risk reduction (Work Package 2), by creating the first European Firewise guidelines, and novel approaches to fire resilient landscape design, fire prevention and fire resilient governance.
  • Risk communication (Work Package 3), by stimulating resilience and preparedness through interagency exchange, trans-disciplinary research, and engagement of vulnerable communities.
PyroLife Training 

  • PyroLife provides an excellent and innovative PhD curriculum with training benefitting the applicant through a balanced training program:
    • Training through research: the Individual Research Projects will train 15 experts in a wide range of disciplines including fire science, climate science, soil science and hydrology, economy, landscape planning and design, governance, emergency management, transdisciplinary science and risk communication.
    • Training through education is achieved through a combination of network-wide activities (i.e. workshops, conferences) and local training.
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From fire risk to fire behavior and impact

The risk of fire to communities is a combination of various environmental and socio-economic factors, before, during and after fire.

This Work Package (WP) quantifies these risks, by assessing fire risk awareness (ESR 1), fire danger (ESR 2), (mega)fire behavior (ESR 3-4), and fire impact on water and economies (ESR 5-6)

From small to large scale and individuals to agencies

Reducing fire risk and vulnerability can be done at multiple scales and by different actors. This WP starts out with development of a triple-scale set of intervention measures focusing on the home ignition zone (1: homes, ESR 7; 2: their immediate surroundings, ESR 8) and the landscape around them (3: ESR 9). Implementation of approaches is studied to strengthen the profile of fire prevention (ESR 10) and promote fire-resilient governance (ESR 11).

Exchange, engagement and communication

True implementation of a living with fire approach requires exchange, engagement and communication.This WP focuses on management of risks, by developing a transdisciplinary approach for fire research (ESR 12), aligning interagency exchange (ESR 13), engaging vulnerable communities at risk (ESR 14), and communicating with communities about risks (ESR 15).

Get to know a little bit more…

Each PhD/ESR candidate will work in this field using their different disciplines, such as social science or scientific approaches. By clicking on the desired ESR a document will appear with the detailed information of the vacancy and the requirements that the candidate must meet.
ESR * Early Stage Researcher
Objectives: To quantify fire risk from an environmental and socio-economic perspective by 1) Quantifying fire danger and vulnerability, 2) Characterizing (mega)fire behavior and its drivers, and 3) Determining environmental and economic impact of fires.

Objectives: To assess wildfire risk reduction potential from small to large scale and individuals to agencies, by 1) creating a science base for the first European Firewise guidelines for design of homes and their immediate surroundings, 2) developing novel fire resilient landscape design based on water management, 3) assess ways to increase implementation of fire prevention and fire resilient governance

Objectives: To strengthen preparedness approaches through a combination of transdisciplinary research and interagency exchange, and engagement and communication to communities at risk

  • ESR 12 Transdisciplinary approach for fire research; HOST: co-host: Contact person: Location: Profile: View job description and application (.pdf) 
  • ESR 13 Interagency exchange; HOST: co-host: Contact person: Location: Profile: View job description and application (.pdf) 
  • ESR 14 Engaging vulnerable communities at risk; HOST: co-host: Contact person: Location: Profile: View job description and application (.pdf) 
  • ESR 15 Communicating with communities about risks; HOST: co-host: Contact person: Location: Profile: View job description and application (.pdf) 
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