Jobs:Job-00026

PhD Assistantship at Oregon State University in transdisciplinary coastal hazards modeling and adaptation planning

Oregon State University, Oregon, United States
Apply before: 5 January 2020

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Position:

PhD Assistantship

Apply before:

5 January 2020

We are seeking a PhD student to work on an exciting new project focused on ‘Optimizing the ecosystem services of US Pacific Northwest coastal beaches and dunes through adaptation planning’. The successful candidate will work with a transdisciplinary team at OSU including coastal geomorphologists, ecologists, and economists. The project uses new and existing ecomorphodynamic and economic data from the beaches and dunes of the US Pacific Northwest to assess ecosystem services under a range of stakeholder defined adaptation pathways to optimize management of these coastal systems. Specifically, this PhD student will engage in analyzing the region’s beach and dune evolution, perform shoreline and dune evolution modeling, and work with the agent based modeling platform Envision (http://explorer.bee.oregonstate.edu/Topic/CoastalResilience/) to model the coupled natural human coastal system of select Oregon coastal communities.

We are seeking a highly motivated and team-oriented student with a background in coastal geomorphology, nearshore oceanography, coastal engineering, or other related field. The candidate should have a strong academic record and wish to work in an interdisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have experience with programming, data analysis, and coastal modeling as well as a passion for working in coastal environments.

Between linked academic programs in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and the Coastal and Ocean Engineering program there is a fantastic set of core coastal classes taught here at OSU and it is a terrific place to pursue graduate studies in coastal science and engineering. There is a critical mass of both faculty and students leading to a thriving and intellectually stimulating environment. This student will have opportunities to develop skills across a range of disciplines and will join a cohort of accomplished and supportive graduate students, while building connections to private industry, academia, and government agencies. This student will also have opportunities to participate in coastal change fieldwork throughout the region.

This position is funded by a NOAA Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise Program cooperative agreement with a start date of Fall 2020 (or sooner). Interested applicants should contact Peter Ruggiero at Peter.Ruggiero@oregonstate.edu. To be considered, please apply for Fall 2020 admission through the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences or the Department of Civil Engineering (https://gradschool.oregonstate.edu/programs). Deadline for consideration is Jan. 5, 2020.

Take care,
Peter Ruggiero
Interim Director, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
tel: 541.737.1239

email:pruggier@coas.oregonstate.edu

Of interest for:

Coastal Working Group

Coastal Vulnerability Initiative