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Project start: 1st February 2020, working time 65% (25,35 hours per week); limited for three years
The place of work will be based at UFZ (Centre for Environmental Research, Germany) or one of the partner institutions, depending on the supervisor team. Regular exchange with the partners is assumed. More information on TRACER can be found under https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=46670
'''Interviews are expected to take place 1st or 2nd week of December. Tele media options will be available in exceptional cases.'''
'''Your tasks:'''<br>
* Analyzing long-term water quality developments (trajectories) in surface and groundwater bodies on the global scale in contrasting natural environments and socio-economic settings
* Adjusting data- driven/mechanistic modeling methods to identify trends, turning and tipping points in those trajectories
* Linking water quality developments to socio-economic proxies such as land-use intensification, population growth and distribution, and consumption patterns
* Linking the trajectories approach with water management regulations
'''Your profile:'''<br>
* You should have a master's degree in geoscience or environmental science with basic knowledge in hydrology, biogeochemistry and aquatic ecology and a strong interest in finding the underlying drivers and processes in water quality and quantity data.
* It would be highly beneficial if you already have experience with database management, data-driven time series analyses and scripting and programming languages such as R, Matlab or Python.
* Experience working with GIS software and a driver’s license would be additional assets.
Moreover, very good written and spoken English and communication skills are mandatory.
* You should also be willing to work in transdisciplinary projects, intercultural teams and are flexible to travel as there is the possibility for stays abroad of up to 6 months. You should be ready to adopt the TRACER curriculum and to actively engage in TRACER activities. In general you should be curious, highly motivated and have an entrepreneurial attitude.
* German communication skills would be beneficial.
* Applications should include two recommendation letters with references.
'''We offer:'''<br>
* Top level interdisciplinary research at a research centre which enjoys an excellent reputation within Germany as well as internationally
* Excellent technical facilities
* Work in interdisciplinary and multinational teams
* Excellent links to national and international research networks
* Support and optimal training courses by our graduate school (HIGRADE)
* Remuneration in accordance with the TVöD public-sector pay grade 13 (65%) including attractive public-sector social security benefits
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources.
The UFZ, TU Dresden, Purdue University and University of Florida with German Environmental Agency (UBA), the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) as cooperating partners started the Helmholtz International Research School „Trajectories towards Water Security (TRACER)” to develop a new comprehensive understanding of spatiotemporal trajectories of human impacts on natural water systems and feedbacks between human and ecological systems. We believe that this understanding must be globally transferable at multiple scales and across wide ranges of geographic, hydro-climatic, and socio-economic settings.
With TRACER, we will develop methods to (1) hindcast multi‐decadal hydro‐ecological trajectories of human impacts on water and vice versa, (2) disentangle human pressures and natural variability, (3) reliably forecast future pathways under climate- and land-use- change scenarios to achieve water security, and (4) analyze impacts of policies and regulations to enhance water security, modify social behavior and support ecological recovery.
Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship: NYU awards up to eight in-residence fellowships each year to attract and support a wide range of young research scholars from diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated excellence in their fields of study. The application deadline is 15th December. Appointments are for two years and begin in September 2023. Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to faculty members at NYU who can serve as potential mentors.
More details about the fellowship program can be found here (https://apply.interfolio.com/116339) and here (https://www.nyu.edu/faculty/faculty-diversity-and-inclusion/mentoring-and-professional-development/provosts-postdoctoral-fellowship-program.html).
Note: Interested candidates are encouraged to first go through the application requirements of the fellowship. For example, applicants should be authorized to work in the US as NYU does not sponsor visas for this fellowship. And priority is given to candidates who do not currently hold postdoctoral fellowships.
Hydrologic Sytems Group: We are establishing the Hydrologic Systems Group at NYU's Department of Civil and Urban Engineering. If you are interested in applying for the provost's fellowship and wish to jointly formulate a proposal with our group (on any specific topic within the broad field of statistical and computational hydrosciences), please drop an email to Omar Wani, with a brief note on your research interests and your CV as an attachment. Thank you.
email: omarwani@nyu.edu, website: https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/omar-wani
Dr. Omar Wani
Asst. Professor <br>
Hydrologic Systems Group<br>
Dept. of Civil and Urban Engineering<br>
New York University, USA<br> +
Purpose: The Climate Change Science Institute within the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks a postdoctoral researcher with experience in permafrost hydrology and/or computational hydrology to support a newly funded project aimed at understanding how coastal Arctic watersheds are changing in a warming climate, how they interact with the Arctic ocean and ice, and what these changes mean for multisector dynamics including infrastructure, transportation, energy, and national security.
Major Duties/Responsibilities: Your primary responsibilities will be to develop, calibrate, and evaluate coupled models of permafrost hydrology in the coastal Arctic, and then use those models to advance the field’s understanding of how exports of water, sediment, and nutrients from rivers into the coastal ocean will change as permafrost warms. You will join a multi-disciplinary team of investigators, including experts in land surface, riverine, ocean, land and sea ice, and multisector dynamics modeling, who are developing and evaluating numerical models of the coupled Arctic coast. You will develop hypothesis-driven numerical experiments, bringing data and hydrologic process understanding together with models to evaluate these hypotheses, and lead papers describing those findings. You will also have the opportunity to shape how coupled coastal systems are modeled in next generation Earth System Models, which play a critical role in science relevant to both society and policy. +
Recent graduates with a degree (MS or Ph.D.) and thesis/dissertation project in hydrologic/hydraulic modeling are particularly welcome to apply.
#Groundwater Modeler / Programmer
##Required Modeling Experience: groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling using the USGS MODFLOW family of codes, e.g., MODFLOW, MODFLOW-NWT, MODFLOW-USG, MT3DMS, SEAWAT
##Optional Desired Programming Experience: Python, FloPy, Javascript, ArcGIS, QGIS, Map API, C#, a procedural programming language (e.g., fortran, or c)
#River Network Modeler / Programmer
##Required Modeling Experience: unsteady channel flow modeling using, e.g., US Army Corps HEC-RAS
##Optional Desired Programming Experience: Python, Javascript, ArcGIS, QGIS, Map API, C#, a procedural programming language (e.g., fortran, or c)
#Watershed Modeler / Programmer
##Required Modeling Experience: Integrated watershed modeling using, e.g., USDA SWAT, US Army Corps HEC-HMS
##Optional Desired Programming Experience: Python, Javascript, ArcGIS, QGIS, Map API, C#, a procedural programming language (e.g., fortran, or c)
#Stormwater Modeler / Programmer
##Required Modeling Experience: stormwater drainage system modeling using, e.g., EPA SWWM
##Optional Desired Programming Experience: Python, Javascript, ArcGIS, QGIS, Map API, C#, a procedural programming language (e.g., fortran, or c)
#Water Distribution Network Modeler / Programmer
##Required Modeling Experience: Water Distribution Network modeling using, e.g, EPANET
##Optional Desired Programming Experience: Python, Javascript, C#, a procedural programming language (e.g., fortran, or c)
Complete details offered here: https://www.magnet4water.com (see Career tab)
How to apply: Please send a cover letter and resume documenting in detail your academic/professional experience to: admin@magnet4water.com +
Reference person: Marani Marco (marco.marani@unipd.it)<br>
Host university: University of Padova<br>
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering<br>
'''Research topic'''<br>
The research will focus on the quantitative description of the intensity and impacts of storm events in coastal areas in the Italian north-east. The tools used will include deterministic and/or probabilistic modelling tools of ordinary and extreme events, remote sensing, and field observations. The processes studied, defined in a research plan developed with the advisor, may include rainfall and/or wind intensity within storm events (e.g. The Vaia storm of 2018) in areas located at increasing distance from the coast, storm surges due to wind and pressure gradients in the northern Adriatic sea, sediment transport in coastal zones and within lagoons in the same area. The impacts considered may include the implications of storms for the evolution of coastal environments, with specific reference to the destiny of the Venice lagoon and of lagoons located to the north of the Po River Delta, and/or their impacts on the environment, such as damages to forested areas, floodplain, urban, and coastal flooding. The improved understanding of storm events in the area of interest, as well as of the associated impacts, will be used to quantitatively evaluate how such phenomena and impacts may change due to climate change and anthropogenic interventions (e.g. The MoSE system protecting the city of Venice) according to different expected scenarios.
'''Research team and environment'''<br>
The research activity will take place at the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Padova, within a research group of about 10 researchers (PhD students, Post-Docs, Research Scientists, and Faculty Members), under the coordination of Prof. Marco Marani
(https://en.Didattica.Unipd.It/off/docente/283FDE1B3E817B636223A32C32B8786F). The group work covers hydrologic modelling, statistical hydrology, coastal morphodynamics, coastal hydrodynamic circulation, sediment transport. Methods include field work (in the Venice lagoon and elsewhere), environmental remote sensing, numerical modelling. The group collaborates with several other research groups within the University of Padova (Department of Geosciences, Department of Agro-Forestry), in Italy (e.g. University of Bologna, IUSS, Pavia, Polytechnic Turin, CNR Bologna, University of Palermo, and others) and abroad (e.g. Duke University, The University of Iowa, University of Connecticut, and others).
'''Suggested skills:'''<br>
Basic knowledge of:
* Global and local water cycle and hydrological processes at Earth's surface
* Statistics and probability Coding, with no preference for a specific programming language (e.g. Matlab, Python, R, etc.)
Reference person: Marco Borga (marco.borga@unipd.it)<br>
Host university: University of Padova<br>
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry<br>
'''Research topic'''<br>
Understanding and predicting water availability and associated ecosystem services in the critical zone (CZ), ich is the domain where the water cycle connects the subsurface to vegetation and atmosphere, controlling water quantity and quality, is essential to provide effective solutions for sustainable land and water resources management. Vegetation is a fundamental element of the CZ, as connects water from different storages in the subsurface zone with water in the lower atmosphere, therefore regulating water fluxes among different compartments. Several studies in the last few years have examined water mixing processes in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere system. However, the large spatio-temporal variability of subsurface water movement and the capability of plants to access water from both deep and shallow sources, result in highly-complex feedbacks in water exchanges between vegetation and other eco-hydrological compartments. Therefore, fundamental scientific questions on the effect of vegetation on the hydrological cycle, especially under different climatic forcing and land-use conditions, remain unanswered.
The main objective of the project is to advance the understanding of water mixing in the CZ by investigating eco-hydrological processes of water exchange between vegetation and surface and subsurface water compartments. The project has a specific focus on humid forested sites in Italy and aims to:
# assess the description of water mixing process across the CZ by using integrated high-resolution isotopic, geophysical and hydrometeorological measurements from point- to stand- and catchment-scale;
# test water exchange mechanisms between subsurface reservoirs and vegetation, and to assess eco-hydrological dynamics by coupling the high-resolution data set with advanced eco-hydrological models at multiple spatial scales.
The project is based on high-resolution and detailed experimental observations, such as environmental tracers (stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen), hydro-meteorological data and advanced geophysical measurements already collected from different study sites in Italy. The data will be complemented with observations collected during the project in a consistent way across the study sites to identify water pools potentially involved in eco-hydrological exchanges and root water uptake dynamics. The high-quality data collected in the field and the experimental results will serve as a basis to implement and apply new-generation, robust, reliable and realistic eco-hydrological models aiming at assessing water mixing and exchange mechanisms between subsurface reservoirs, vegetation and atmosphere at the root-plant scale and the stand and catchment scale.
'''Research team and environment'''<br>
The PhD project will be based at the Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Padova (Prof. Marco Borga, Prof. Giulia Zuecco), with substantial collaborations with the Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry of the University of Florence (Prof. Daniele Penna) and the Faculty of Science and Technology at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Prof. Francesco Comiti). This will provide access to three experimental sites (located in the Italian Alps, in the Pre-alps and in the Tuscan Apennines) equipped for hydrometeorological, isotopic and geophysical monitoring. The Departments include experimental facilities for i) isotopic analysis by means of laser spectroscopy; ii) geophysical monitoring of soil and root properties; iii) sapflow monitoring. The Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Padova runs a Forest Hydrology lab, with equipment for soil water retention, soil permeability at saturation and physical-chemical water analysis. The PhD project will develop upon high-resolution and detailed experimental observations, such as environmental tracers (stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen), hydro-meteorological data and advanced geophysical measurements already collected in the frame of the WATZON (PRIN) National Project.
Prof. Marco Borga<br>
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF)<br>
University of Padova<br>
AGRIPOLIS, via dell'Università , 16, Legnaro (PD), IT-35020 Italy<br>
e-mail: marco.borga@unipd.it<br>
Research Associate (Postdoc or PhD student) on Modeling Flood Resilience at LMU Munich, Germany. Application deadline: Sunday, 14 January 2024 in Central Europe Time. We encourage early submissions. Formal announcement with details is available via this link:
https://job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/7918bf740d97bd9154a0b58ded758f2dfccfdfe30?ref=homepage
Link to the application form: https://survey.ifkw.lmu.de/stories-jobs
PDF version of the announcement can be downloaded https://www.erc-stories.com/p4Team.html
The announcement on LindekIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7137317600815902720/
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Best wishes for the holidays and the New Year!
Emlyn
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Dr. Liang Emlyn Yang (杨也明)<br>
Group Leader of ERC Starting Grant (04.2023-03.2028)<br>
STORIES: Spatial-Temporal Dynamics of Flood Resilience www.erc-stories.com<br>
Visiting Fellow at Harvard University (10.2023-09.2024)<br>
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)<br>
G2A Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, USA<br>
lyang@seas.harvard.edu; https://chinaproject.harvard.edu/people/liang-emlyn-yang<br>
Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)<br>
Room A324, Luisenstraße 37, 80333 München<br>
+49-89-2180-4092; emlyn.yang@lmu.de<br> +
Research Group Leader in Landscape Evolution Modelling (f_m_x)<br>
at the GFZ (GeoForschungsZentrum) Germany’s national centre for Geosphere research in Potsdam
'''We are looking to hire a Working Group Leader in any field of Earth surface processes numerical modelling,''' i.e., investigating processes and/or integrating data to answer questions pertaining to (but not limited to) the short- and long-term evolution of Earth’s surface morphology, its links with climate or the biota, the impact of human activities and of on-going climate change on landforming processes, or the parameterization and modelling of specific Earth surface processes. '''We encourage applications from those interested in using classical or novel modelling methods''' (deterministic numerical models, or data-driven methods such as data mining, machine learning or deep learning).
The position will be based in the Earth Surface Process Modelling section at the GFZ (Section 4.7). We are particularly interested in candidates who wish to develop a research program that allows them to collaborate with members of other sections and departments; in particular, those who collect relevant geophysical, geochemical, hydrological or biological data.
The Working Group Leader is expected to develop an independent research program within the context of the Center’s research program “Changing Earth – Sustaining our Future”, to attract external funding, to supervise Post-docs and PhD students and to participate in collaborative and interdisciplinary research activities and discussions within our research group/section and with local and international collaborators. The Working Group Leader has access to a budget guaranteeing basic research operation and funding for one researcher position (Post-doc or PhD level).
Researchers in the Earth Surface Process Modelling section work on a broad range of themes and come from widely different backgrounds. We are committed to a collaborative environment to ensure that members can rely on each other’s support. We value the development of meaningful skills and experience for the personal careers of our members. We believe that a diverse team is a stronger team.
'''Have we piqued your interest?'''<br>
If so, find more information about the position and the application procedure on our website: https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/6417
Any questions regarding the project and the field of activity can be sent to Prof. Jean Braun at jean.braun@gfz-potsdam.de or can be addressed during the Zoom information session which will be held on 15th September from 14:00 to 16:00 (local time). Please send an email to lukas.becker@gfz-potsdam.de to receive the link to the event.
Research Physical Scientist for Hydrometeorological Hazards
This research physical scientist position is for an individual to develop and lead multi-disciplinary teams related to hydrometeorological hazards research including extreme precipitation events, landslides, and/or flooding, among others through the application of remotely sensed data and models. The incumbent will lead a team and work with stakeholders to implement new modeling and analysis approaches to support decision making needs. The incumbent will also engage with NASA programs, missions, and other centers to support disaster applications activities for the agency.
Term position (6-year NASA Flex, conversion eligible)
This position initially will be supported by research project funding and NASA’s Disasters Program.
For details and to apply, please visit
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/747902600
Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the resume builder tool in USA Jobs as opposed to uploading an existing resume. +
Research fields and responsibilities
The position belongs to the CONCERT project and is part of WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use), funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany (BMBF). CONCERT aims to identify emission mitigation options for the major greenhouse gases under climate- and land use changes in parallel to improving food security in the West African savanna. This position deals with a) the extension of WASCAL’s current flux observation network, b) field measurements of water-, carbon- and nitrogen fluxes, c) validation of a regional Earth System Model (ESM) using field data. The successful candidate will be part of an international research consortium and jointly collaborate with 3 Postdocs and 4 PhD students. The work is done in close collaboration with the Campus Alpin of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Conditions of employment
* A MSc degree in climate and environmental sciences and related disciplines such as geoecology, bio-geochemistry, hydrology, geography
* Willingness for fieldwork under tropical conditions in West Africa
* First experience with flux measurement equipment in the field
* Strong statistics skills
* Good programming skills, preferably in Python or R
* Willingness to present the research at workshops, international conferences and to publish international peer review articles
* Very good knowledge of English, good communication skills in German and French are an asset.
The salary is based on personal and collectively agreed conditions up to Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L.
The University of Augsburg promotes the professional equality of women. Female candidates are explicitly invited to submit their application. The University of Augsburg stands up for compatibility of family and professional life. For more information, please contact the woman’s representative office. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification.
The required qualifications have to be attached in the application papers by means of corresponding certificates/documents. Applications (please only in English) including the usual attachments (CV, certificates, documents, publication list, etc.) should be submitte as a single pdf-file until June 7th, 2021 to:
Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann<br>
University of Augsburg<br>
Institute of Geography<br>
Chair for Regional Climate and Hydrology<br>
Universitätsstr. 1<br>
86159 Augsburg<br>
E-mail: harald.kunstmann@geo.uni-augsburg.de<br>
and to sina.berger@geo.uni-augsburg.de, in copy.
Research fields and responsibilities
The position belongs to the CONCERT project and is part of WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use), funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany (BMBF). CONCERT aims to identify emission mitigation options for the major greenhouse gases under climate- and land use changes in parallel to improving food security in the West African savanna. This position deals with a) the development and adaptation of a regional Earth System Model as a tool to assess present and future water availability, land use, crop growth, and greenhouse gas emissions, b) ESM model scenario analysis in terms of identification of options for climate smart landscapes, and c) projection of carbon sequestration potentials in the near and far future. The successful candidate will be part of an international research consortium and jointly collaborate with 2 more Postdocs and 5 PhD students. The successful candidate is further expected to support the project coordination. The work is done in close collaboration with the Campus Alpin of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Conditions of employment
* Above average university degree in natural-sciences (PhD), preferably in climate and environmental sciences or related disciplines such as physics, meteorology, environmental engineering, hydrology
* Excellent scientific record
* Demonstrated expertise in earth system modelling or atmospheric modelling
* Expert knowledge in land-surface, hydrological or vegetation modelling
* Excellent programming skills (e.g. FORTRAN, Python, UNIX/Linux including scripting)
* Ability to work with large data sets and high-performance computing systems
* Willingness for international travel to West Africa
* Very good knowledge of English, good communication skills in German and French are
an asset.
This position can be varied as part-time employment, provided that job sharing ensures the full-time performance of the tasks. The salary is based on personal and collectively agreed conditions up to Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L.
The University of Augsburg promotes the professional equality of women. Female candidates are explicitly invited to submit their application. The University of Augsburg stands up for compatibility of family and professional life. For more information, please contact the woman’s representative office. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification.
The required qualifications have to be attached in the application papers by means of corresponding certificates/documents. Applications (please only in English) including the usual attachments (CV, certificates, documents, publication list, etc.) should be submitted as a single pdf-file until June 7th, 2021 to:
Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann<br>
University of Augsburg<br>
Institute of Geography<br>
Chair for Regional Climate and Hydrology<br>
Universitätsstr. 1<br>
86159 Augsburg<br>
E-mail: harald.kunstmann@geo.uni-augsburg.de<br>
and to sina.berger@geo.uni-augsburg.de, in copy.<br>
Research on groundwater quality and the transport and storage of contaminants is crucial to secure the present and future drinking water supply. Distributed groundwater modeling and the analysis of (stable) isotopes are crucial for assessing water quality and quantifying contaminant transport. With this PhD position, we offer the possibility to unite the strengths of distributed modeling and isotope analysis. While isotopes observations have often been used to evaluate groundwater models, this research project will investigate the informative value of isotopes (stable water isotopes, tritium, and more) and transport proxies (e.g. water ages and transit times) for estimating spatial parameter fields of distributed groundwater models. The new understanding generated by this research will reveal which isotopic information and which proxies are most valuable for different hydrogeological settings and therefore improve the reliability of model-based predictions of groundwater availability and contamination risk.
Please find more details about the position and the application procedure at https://tu-dresden.de/stellenausschreibung/9005. Submission deadline for applications is '''December 16'''.
Contact me for any questions.
Best wishes,
Andreas
Prof. Dr. Andreas Hartmann<br>
Institute of Groundwater Management IGW (Director)<br>
TU Dresden<br>
01062 Dresden / Germany<br>
andreas.Hartmann@tu-dresden.de<br>
https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/hydro/igw<br> +
Researcher (m/f) in the field of hydrological modelling and earth observation for assessing the impact of climate change on the mountain water cycle
Eurac research, Bozen/Bolzano
Institute for Alpine Environment
'''Researcher (m/f) in the field of hydrological modelling and earth observation for assessing the impact of climate change on the mountain water cycle'''<br>
The EURAC Center for Climate Change and Transformation (CCT) is an interdisciplinary platform created in Eurac Research to bring together the expertise and experience of all EURAC institutes that are working on climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.
One of our main interests is to understand and model the impacts of climate change on glaciers, snow, hydrology, soil, and vegetation as well as its effect on the intensification of hazards.
The successful candidate will support EURAC Institutes for Alpine Environment and Earth Observations in the framework of EURAC-CCT by performing research activities on assessing the impact of climate change on the mountain water cycle and on drought risk intensification.
The position is fully funded within the framework of the Italian PNRR Project RETURN. RETURN (multi-Risk sciEnce for resilienT commUnities undeR a changiNg climate) is a 3-year project funded by the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) on the topic of risk. The selected candidate will work under the activities of the project spoke " VS1 Water".
The project focuses specifically on: improving the identification in space and time of key physical and societal drivers of changing risk processes; improving risk predictability from short to long time scales; showing the value of the ensuing seamless prediction tools for effective water-related risk management. The activities will be mainly in “VS1- WP3” – Drought risk under environmental and climatic changes. The spoke will develop a validated proof of concept for a Digital Twin to provide a more holistic risk management approach.
'''Tasks:'''<br>
It is expected that the candidate will:
* Support the implementation of research activities within the Spoke WS1 “Water”. The activities comprise the following topics: using and developing hydrological models to describe the different components of the water cycle; energy balance modeling of evapotranspiration based on earth observation data from the Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3; analyzing timeseries of climate and hydrological data; using techniques such as data fusion and AI for integrating different type of data; calibrating and running distributed hydrological models, mainly focusing on the Alpine region
* Participation in internal and external project meetings, presentation of results to project partners and in national and international conferences
* Writing of project reports and scientific publications
'''Requirements:'''<br>
Essential
* Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (PhD) or a master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (e.g., Hydrology, Engineering, Physics, Geosciences, etc.) to apply
* Knowledge of hydrological and climate processes
* Programming skills: demonstrated experience in at least one programming language such as Python or R
* Good understanding and experience with geospatial data (raster & vector)
* Experience with earth observation software tools (e.g., gdal, SNAP)
* Data analysis and visualization skills for spatial and temporal data
* Ability in team working, good communication, motivation to learn and flexibility
* Certified B2 level of English and Italian knowledge
* Relocating to Bolzano or nearby cities
Desired
* Capability to use HPC clusters
* Basic knowledge of machine learning methods
* Knowledge of GIS Systems (GRASS software suite, QuantumGIS, ArcGIS, etc.)
* Experience working with a Linux environment and command-line (shell)
* Experience with processing satellite data for environmental monitoring
'''We offer:'''<br>
* 2-year contract, extendable to 3
* An interesting, highly responsible job in a young international and interdisciplinary team
* State-of-the-art technical facilities (soft- and hardware, communication tools)
* Professional development opportunities
* Flexible working hours
* Benefits (e.g., family-friendly benefits, etc.)
* Access to EURAC’s numerous scientific and cultural facilities and events
* An attractive working place in a vivid city in the heart of the Alps with endless opportunities for skiing, hiking, climbing
'''How to apply:'''<br>
Interested candidates should submit their application (CV, cover letter and further relevant documents) by 14.04.2023 to:
https://eurac.onboard.org/jobs/bG7xvoeM?from_career_page=true
REF project: PE00000005 “MULTI RISK SCIENCE FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES UNDER A CHANGING
CLIMATE (RETURN)”, CUP D53C22002510002
Researcher (postdoctoral) position in satellite-based hydrological data assimilation: KU Leuven & RMI, Belgium (re-opened vacancy)
'''Job Description'''<br>
We are seeking a highly qualified and enthusiastic candidate for a (postdoctoral) research position to work on hydrological and land surface data assimilation. The successful applicant will assimilate microwave remote sensing data (backscatter, brightness temperature) into a land surface model to improve ensemble predictions and reforecasts of discharges for major river basins in Belgium. The position is embedded within a Belspo research project on “Improved early warning through Earth observation data assimilation and hydrological retrospective forecasts (EODAHR)”.
You fit our team if you are an experienced researcher with a keen interest in remote sensing and land surface processes and eager to work in an international setting. You will be part of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the KU Leuven under the supervision of prof. dr. ir. Gabrielle De Lannoy, and collaborating with the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) of Belgium.
'''Our division''': http://ees.kuleuven.be/bwb/index.html
'''EODAHR project page''': http://eo-dahr.meteo.be
'''Responsibilities'''<br>
* Implementing a backscatter assimilation scheme for major Belgian river basins using the NASA Land Information System
* Disseminating results via peer-review publications and attendance of international conferences
* Collaborating with other postdoctoral researchers and PhD students
'''Required Skills'''<br>
Only applicants with all of the following skills will be considered:
* PhD in Bio-Science Engineering, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Meteorology, Hydrology, Remotely Sensed Earth Observation, Physics, Mathematics, Geography or equivalent
* Experience with data-processing applications such as Matlab/Python, IDL, GrADS, R, or other.
* Experience with data assimilation
* Experience with land surface remote sensing, hydrological or land surface modeling
* Experience with programming and scientific computing on Linux systems
* Excellent motivation and grades
* Creative, critical, analytical and innovative mindset
* Ability to work independently
* Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
* Willingness to work with PhD students
* Proven research experience in scientific publications
'''We Offer'''<br>
* Fully funded position for 1 year, and a possible extension with good performance.
* Multi-disciplinary and international professional environment
* Leuven is a charming historical university town, with a central location in Western Europe.
'''More Information'''<br>
Only persons strictly matching the above profile should apply. Submit your resume, along with a motivation letter, and two names for references on-line. The starting date can be immediate after selection, and can be negotiated. For more information, please contact prof. dr. ir. Gabrielle De Lannoy, mail: gabrielle.delannoy@kuleuven.be.
Apply for this job no later than January 5th, 2020 via the online application tool.
https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/55496231?hl=en&lang=en
Restoration of drained wetlands to more pristine conditions is considered as one of the most important strategies to avoid catastrophic effects of extreme weather. This includes avoiding both flooding during large precipitation events and streams from drying out during droughts. However, the science underpinning this strategy is largely missing. To overcome this lack of scientific arguments and to close the gap between science and management, we will utilize a unique collection of hydrological field observations and modelling to address the question whether restored wetlands are more effective in mitigating both flooding events and low flow conditions than leaving historically drained wetlands as they are.
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to evaluate the effects of wetland restoration as a tool to mitigate runoff extremes. To do this, we will take full advantage of one of the most advanced field research infrastructures, the Krycklan Catchment Study (KCS, www.slu.se/Krycklan), which includes a large wetland restoration project called GRIP-on-LIFE. By combining a state-of-the-art methodology for estimating water storage and release dynamics, we will evaluate and compare the role of pristine wetlands without drainage, historically drained wetlands carried out in the 1930s to improve forest productivity, newly ditched-cleaned wetlands for forestry production and, recently restored wetlands. The work will involve intensive spring/summer/autumn fieldwork about an hour drive north of Umeå, Sweden, and periods of hydrological modelling.
The PhD student should start in May of 2019, but starting date is flexible for the right candidate. This position is fully funded for four years with the expectation that the candidate will complete a PhD-degree at the end of this time. There may be potential to extend the length of the PhD contract with teaching, but the successful candidate is expected to be primarily researched based. The PhD student will be under the supervision of Hjalmar Laudon, at the Department of Forest Ecology and Management, SLU in Umeå, Sweden, Kevin Bishop, SLU in Uppsala and Jan Seibert, University of Zurich, Switzerland and will work closely within an international group of researchers with diverse expertise.
See for more information: https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=2005&rmlang=UK
Risk Management Solutions (RMS, https://www.rms.com/) has opened a full time position for a catastrophe response modeler, based in London, UK. <br>
Details are below or you can apply here: http://app.jobvite.com/m?34dH6mwV
'''Essential Job Functions'''
This role performs different functions depending on the current state of global catastrophic events.
When catastrophic events are not occurring, this role develops and tests tools used in RMS event response procedures. In many cases, this involves working with model product managers and model developers to ensure proper development and execution. The analyst may also externally represent the Event Response team through interactions with RMS clients.
When catastrophe events occur, this role executes the event response procedures to deliver real-time catastrophe modeling products to RMS clients.
'''Minimum Qualifications'''<br>
* Master’s degree in a related subject (meteorology, geography, atmospheric science, hydrology, mathematics, statistics, or similar).
* Working knowledge of computer programming languages used in model development (examples include SQL, R, Python, Fortran, etc.) as well as a willingness to adapt or learn new languages as required.
* Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation ability.
* Ability to communicate analysis results and insights effectively.
* Ability to work in fast paced, dynamic, and diverse environment on a variety of day-to-day tasks.
* Excellent time management and planning skills with a commitment to delivery.
* Self-starter, driven and committed, demonstrating initiative.
* Team player with a readiness to learn from others.
* Critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a keen attention to detail.
'''Preferred Qualifications'''<br>
* Ph.D. in a related subject or professional experience working with catastrophe models within the insurance industry.
* Experience and/or interest in the re/insurance business domain.
* Skill with modern systems of scientific repeatability and engineering scalability (e.g. GitHub).
* Experience with high-performance clusters and strong user skill in a Linux/Unix environment.
* Strong mathematical and statistical foundation.
* Experience working on large and complex datasets.
'''About RMS'''<br>
There is a 1% chance an earthquake will cause $50 billion of insured loss within the next 12 months and a 5% chance that a hurricane will cause $60 billion of insured losses next year. At RMS, we turn risks into real numbers. How? By building simulation models that allow insurers and investors to understand and manage their global risks--from hurricanes, quakes, and wildfires, to cyberattacks, terror attacks, and pandemics. Why? We want to build a more resilient world, and we are on a mission to help make every risk known.
Insurers, reinsurers, investors, financial institutions, governments, and NGOs trust RMS solutions to better understand and manage catastrophe risks. RMS was founded in 1989 by Stanford scientists who created our first model for California Earthquake. Today, RMS has some 1,300 employees across 13 offices in the US, London, Bermuda, Zurich, India, China, Japan, Singapore, and Australia, and over 1,000 products and models now covering six continents.
RMS helped pioneer the natural catastrophe model market we now lead – and we continue to innovate. In May 2019, we announced RMS Risk Intelligence™ (RI), an open-standard platform for strategic risk management. Through this purpose-built platform, clients can tap into RMS HD models, rich data layers, intuitive applications and APIs that simply integrate into existing enterprise systems to support business decisions across underwriting, risk selection, mitigation, and portfolio management.
How we understand and manage risk affects everyone and our passion is nothing less than creating a more resilient world through a better understanding of catastrophic events. Join our team of leading scientists, developers, industry experts, and world-class professionals. Together, RMSers make a difference on a truly global scale.
Visit RMS.com to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
RMS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.
Risk Management Solutions has opened a full time position for a hydrologist / flood modeler, based in Newark California.
Details below, for any further information you can contact Stefano Zanardo (stefano.zanardo@rms.com).
'''The objective of the Flood Modeler:'''<br>
The Flood team focuses on developing high-resolution, large-scale flood models which are used to assess flood risk. The modeling work carried out by the flood team encompasses all steps from hazard modeling to loss modeling. The department has an engaged, collaborative working environment within clear scientific, motivated and technological culture.
'''Key Accountabilities & Deliverables:'''<br>
* Further develop the flood model components (e.g., large scale modeling of stochastic rainfall processes, rainfall-runoff processes, inundation, and defense failure mechanisms) and to seek for scientific and technological improvements;
* Quality-check the results (e.g., calibration results);
* Evaluate final model output (e.g., flood footprints, flood losses and their spatial patterns using statistical and GIS tools);
* Further, develop the usability of the flood models in RMS(one);
* Further advancement of hydrological and hydraulic modules by researching and implementing novel scientific techniques (e.g. advancing the stochastic modules and peril modules that are at the center of the flood model);
* Checking of model results (both hazard and loss data) by comparison to existing flood maps and loss benchmarks;
* Perform research into consistency between observed and modeled spatial patterns, seasonality of floods, flood magnitudes).
'''Experience Required:'''<br>
* Advanced degree in Hydrology, Hydraulics, Meteorology, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related discipline, and 5-8 years of related working experience;
* Must have a strong analytical mindset combined with strong programming skills (Fortran, Python, R, C/C++, Java, bash/csh);
* Experience with model development, usage of GPUs for large compute jobs, data-assimilation and/or forecasting environments, GIS tools (e.g., GRASS), SQL, and a strong publication record are considered an advantage.
* Strong knowledge of statistics and probability theory is a plus
* Experience with coastal circulation, storm surge or tsunami modeling is a plus
* Prior experience of working on large data sets in a Linux/Unix environment;
* Ability to work as part of a team.
Risk Management Solutions has opened a full time position for a storm surge modeler. Experience required is in storm surge or other aspects of coastal ocean modeling and coastal flooding.
Details below, for any further information you can contact Stefano Zanardo (stefano.zanardo@rms.com).
'''Objective of the Role:'''<br>
We are currently recruiting for a role related to the modelling of storm-surge, waves, overtopping and coastal flooding in various parts of the world. The modelling work carried out by this team encompasses all steps from hazard modelling to loss modelling. The department has an engaged working environment with a clear scientific, motivated and technological atmosphere.
'''Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:'''<br>
* Building and developing the storm surge & wave model components;
* Evaluating model results (both hazard and loss data) by comparison to observed data and loss benchmarks;
* Develop new modelling approaches for the next generation RMS(one) platform;
* Further advancement of modules by researching and implementing novel scientific techniques;
* Communicating research to clients and other stakeholders.
'''Requirements:'''<br>
* Minimum 2.1 degree and a PhD or research experience related to storm-surge or other aspects of coastal ocean modelling. Strong candidates with a different but equivalent profile would also be considered;
* Experience working in a UNIX or Linux environment;
* Experience with either numerical models (such as AGCMs, OGCMs, CGCMs, regional models or mesoscale models), handling large data sets, or statistical modeling;
* Experience with data analysis and programming languages (e.g. R, Python, Fortran).
'''Advantageous:'''<br>
* Previous experience in catastrophe modeling, or specific expertise in modelling natural hazards, is not necessary but valued. +
River deltas have been growing for thousands of years, but their future is uncertain. Internal geomorphological feedbacks may push deltas past a tipping point, leading to rapid land loss. This project aims to quantify the life expectancies of global deltas. We offer two positions — a PhD on Holocene delta modelling and a PhD or postdoc on human impact — funded by an NWO VIDI grant. +
River valleys often accommodate floodplain aquifers which have important environmental filter functions, e.g., controlling groundwater runoff and the transfer and turnover of contaminants. The hydrogeological functioning of such aquifers depends on the presence of major geological features, and water and solute fluxes within the aquifers are strongly influenced by fluxes across the aquifer margins. The goal of this project is to reveal the hydrogeological drivers that determine water and solute fluxes at margins of a floodplain aquifer and to assess the relative importance for the fluxes at the margins to the overall water balance and the solute turnover within floodplain aquifers.
* PhD project #1 will further develop and apply geophysical surveying and hydrogeological methods for the characterization of geological features at floodplain margins that determine the water and solute fluxes through the floodplain aquifers. The geological information gathered in the project will help to identify the geological processes that determine the presence of geological structures at floodplain margins controlling exchange fluxes.
* PhD project #2 will investigate the water fluxes and solute loads crossing the floodplain margins and quantify their relative contributions within the floodplain aquifer. The field data will inform a numerical model of the floodplain aquifer for predicting signals of hydrogeological measurements and interpreting the results of the estimated fluxes.
The research will be conducted in the Ammer valley close to Tübingen (Southwest Germany), field work will be supported by a field technician, and a close collaboration with the State Geological Survey is intended. The project also foresees a research stay for up to a month at another institution or geological survey abroad. The positions provide the opportunity for the candidates to be creative and innovative, and to work on a challenging topic that combines various methods from the field of hydrogeology and environmental geophysics.
The applicants need to hold a MSc (or Diploma) in the field of hydrogeology, geophysics, geosciences, environmental engineering or comparable disciplines. Further requirements are:
* The ability to work independently and in a team, especially a strong collaboration between the two PhD students and the field technician is inevitably required.
* Willingness to work in the field, partly under physically demanding conditions (e.g., lifting of heavy equipment < 25 kg, moving in uneven terrain, cold and hot weather conditions) in a sensitive environment (e.g., bird protection area), which requires anticipatory planning and behavior during fieldwork.
* Good English language skills, German language skills will help in the management of the project as well as in the communication with local authorities and site owners.
* Especially PhD position #2 requires programing and groundwater modeling skills.
* Experience in (hydro)geological and / or geophysical field work and preferably good knowledge about the geology of Southern Germany, which is especially required for PhD position #1.
* A German / EU-driver’s license is helpful for independent fieldwork, however e-cargo bikes are also available for fieldwork.
The project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for 3 years, starting date is preferably June 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. Employment (TV-L E13, 75%) will be arranged by the administration of the University of Tübingen. The university is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. It therefore takes individual’s situation into account and asks for relevant information. People with disabilities will be given preferential consideration if they are equally qualified. The University of Tübingen strives to increase the proportion of women in research and strongly encourages qualified women to apply.
Applications including CV, a motivation letter, and contact information of academic references should be sent by e-mail in one pdf-file until February 28th, 2023 to:
Dr. Carsten Leven, University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences – carsten.leven-pfister@uni-tuebingen.de
