Jobs:Job-00576

Post-Doc opportunity at University of Hull - EVOFLOOD Project

University of Hull, , United Kingdom
Apply before: 4 January 2022

Posting: Position: PostDoc position Apply before: 4 January 2022 Apply online: https://jobs.hull.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=AE0221

We are delighted to announce that we are recruiting for a post-doctoral research assistant post to support the research project: “EVOFLOOD: The Evolution of Global Flood Hazard and Risk”, which will investigate the controls on future changes in global river morphology and flood conveyance capacity. This NERC funded post is a 2 year fixed term position, available from January 2022. The We have a fixed term 2 year (initially) postdoc position here at the University of Hull. The link to information and pack are available here: https://jobs.hull.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=AE0221

The role will be based at the Energy & Environment Institute, which brings together a community of leading academics, to lead a range of interdisciplinary projects tackling some of the biggest global challenges we face as a global society.

The post will involve working with a team of national and international collaborators as part of the broader EVOFLOOD research project, that involves a consortium of researchers at the universities of Hull, Southampton, Oxford, Bristol, Durham, Exeter, Birmingham, Reading, and Brighton.

The University of Hull has extensive complex laboratory-scale modelling capability via the unique Total Environment Simulator flume facility. The post holder will take an active role in the experimental work in Hull and at the other EVOFLOOD partner institutions. This will include designing experiments, collecting data using techniques including Laser-scanned DEMs, Particle Image/Tracking Velocimetry and image analysis techniques like SFM. The post holder will be required to lead data analysis, synthesis and dissemination of research through reports and high-impact international peer-reviewed journal papers.

Please get in touch with Stuart McLelland (Stuart J McLelland S.J.McLelland@hull.ac.uk) or myself to informally discuss the position.

Kind regards
Dan Parsons

Dymuniadau gorau,
Dan

Prof. Daniel R Parsons
Director, Energy and Environment Institute
University of Hull, HU6 7RX, UK http://www.hull.ac.uk/
d.parsons@hull.ac.uk

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Of interest for:

Terrestrial Working Group

Hydrology Focus Research Group