An international scientific institute that conducts research into critical issues of global environmental, economic, technological, and social change.

Laxenburg, Vienna, Austria
Joined March 2011
Careers in climate research take many paths. What can we learn from the women building them? Join CHOICEโ€™s free webinar on 15 October to hear women working in climate and sustainability research share their professional journeys & lessons along the way. As a CHOICE partner, IIASA helps bring peopleโ€™s food choices and behavior into climate models, exploring what changes in diets and food systems could mean for emissions, health, and biodiversity. iiasa.ac.at/projects/choice ๐Ÿ“… 15 October 2026 | 10:30โ€“11:45 CEST ๐Ÿ’ป Online and free โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ
๐ŸŒ ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’…๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’• ๐’•๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’‚ ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’• ๐’Š๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š? Join us for an inspiring CHOICE webinar exploring womenโ€™s professional journeys in climate and sustainability research, combining scientific perspectives with personal experiences and lessons learned along the way. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Speakers: ๐Ÿ”น Professor Dr. Phoebe Koundouri. | Athena Research Center / Sustainable Development Unit. AE4RIA - ATHENA RC ๐Ÿ”น Angela Magno Malagรณn | BIOAZUL ๐Ÿ”น Mirjana Sakradzija | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitรคt Mรผnchen ๐Ÿ“… 15 ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ 2026 ๐Ÿ•ฅ 10:30โ€“11:45 ๐‚๐„๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ’ป ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž | ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โœจ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ. ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž: climatechoice.eu/2026/10/05/โ€ฆ #CHOICE #WomenInScience #ClimateResearch #Sustainability #ClimateAction #ClimateLeadership #ClimateChoice
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๐Ÿ“ข Weโ€™re hiring a researcher to study education and human capital in Rwanda. Work with colleagues at IIASA and the @UCT_news . Youโ€™ll need strong quantitative skills, experience with large datasets, and English and Kinyarwanda proficiency.๐Ÿ“ Laxenburg, Austria: iiasa.ac.at/employment/job-oโ€ฆ @NRF_SAASTA @NRF_News
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Using the Microsoft OpenAI partnership as an example, participants will examine how such novel partnerships can shape markets, innovation, and society, and how decision makers can make sense of complexity when the stakes are high and information is limited.
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The Raiffa Academy: Better decisions in a complex world. Read more about the faculty members: iiasa.ac.at/raiffa-academy/fโ€ฆ
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As part of the inaugural short course, Elena Rovenskaya, IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program Director, will lead a session exploring the systemic effects of strategic partnerships between tech giants and AI pioneers.
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Inspired by the legacy of decision science pioneer Howard Raiffa, the Academy brings together researchers, policymakers & practitioners to apply systems thinking to today's most complex global challenges. Through professional development, it helps bridge the gap between science and decision making.
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The world's biggest challenges rarely have simple solutions. They demand structured thinking, informed negotiation, and sound decision making. That is the vision behind the Raiffa Academy at IIASA.
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What shaped Howard Raiffa's vision? His experience at IIASA. It inspired him to connect decision science with negotiation, diplomacy, and real-world impact. Today, that vision lives on through the Raiffa Academy. #RaiffaAcademy โ–ถ๏ธ iiasa.ac.at/blog/jun-2026/orโ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒ Introducing the Raiffa Academy at IIASA Better decisions in a complex world.
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Through research, professional training, fellowships, international dialogues, and a growing global network, the Raiffa Academy will empower researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to make better decisions and negotiate more effective solutions for the world's most pressing challenges. #IIASANetwork
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๐Ÿ”ดThe IIASA Annual Report 2025 is here. Discover how international scientific collaboration, systems analysis, and science diplomacy are helping tackle todayโ€™s biggest challenges: from climate change and biodiversity loss to demographic change and sustainable development. โ–ถ๏ธ iiasa.ac.at/ar
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The @CitSciGlobal is looking for a Program & Project Officer based in Laxenburg, Austria. Work alongside @dilekfraisl1 on EU-funded projects, research, and global network development at the forefront of citizen science. Apply now: iiasa.ac.at/employment/exterโ€ฆ
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#ICYMI: The Horizon Europe @ClimatechoiceEU project showcased two interactive tools making food-system & climate modeling more accessible for policymakers ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒฑ Participants explored how diet shifts & land-use decisions affect sustainability using the FELiX ISE and FABLE ISE platforms. ๐ŸŽฅ youtube.com/watch?v=QF5aq92Pโ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒ The IIASA project @SPARCCLE_EU is part of #EUGreenWeek 2026! Join our webinar on climate risks, biodiversity, and Europeโ€™s resilience economy with experts from SPARCCLE, CROSSEU & ACCREU. ๐Ÿ“… 9 June 2025 โฐ 10:30โ€“12:00 CEST iiasa.ac.at/events/jun-2026/โ€ฆ
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โ“What would it take to fully phase out fossil fuels by 2050? โšกA lot more electricity. A new study by Kyoto University, Hokkaido University & IIASA, finds that a full fossil fuel phase-out by mid-century would require global electricity generation to grow 60โ€“80% โ–ถ๏ธ iiasa.ac.at/news/may-2026/fuโ€ฆ
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Fancy working in a castle? ๐Ÿฐ Weโ€™re looking for 2 Postdoctoral Research Scholars to join the ERC-funded ALTHAEA project at IIASA, based in historic Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna. Both roles explore a shared question: what makes places โ€œhabitableโ€ in a changing climate? iiasa.ac.at/employment/job-oโ€ฆ
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