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Fully funded PhD Position on Coastal Risks at University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida, Florida, United States
Start reviewing process: 18 September 2023

Posting:

Position:

PhD Position

Start reviewing process:

18 September 2023

Apply online:

https://tinyurl.com/phd-position-at-core-lab-ucf

We have an opening for a fully funded PhD position (tuition and competitive stipend) in the Coastal Risks and Engineering (CoRE) Lab at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. Information on our research group can be found here: https://core-lab.weebly.com/.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Thomas Wahl in the Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Department (CECE) and National Center for Integrated Coastal Research (UCF Coastal). The candidate will support projects funded by different federal and state agencies focused on assessing and reducing coastal risks from sea level rise and hydrometeorological extremes such as storm surges, waves, precipitation, or compound events.

Required background and skills: Master’s degree in Coastal or Civil Engineering (Water Resources track) or a closely related field (e.g., Environmental Engineering, Statistics, Physical Oceanography, Climate Science, Geography); note that students with non-engineering degrees will likely have to take additional coursework toward Ph.D. completion. Candidates must be proficient in one of the common technical programming languages such as MATLAB, R, or Python, and have good communication and interpersonal skills.

One or more of the following skills are desired: Experience in extreme value analysis; machine learning with earth science applications; time series analysis; hydrodynamic modeling for coastal or inland flooding.

In our lab, we value inclusion and diversity and particularly welcome applications from students currently underrepresented in STEM fields.

Please submit your application package including a cover letter, updated CV, transcripts, and contacts of two references using this Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/phd-position-at-core-lab-ucf. Please note that applications submitted through email will not be considered.

The start date for the position is Fall 2024 and review of applications will begin September 18th (refer to the links in the Google Form for required documents and deadlines). Note that UCF’s deadline for international students to apply to the graduate program is December 1st and it includes GRE scores from the last 5 years, among other documents.

Best wishes,

Javed

Javed Ali, MSc
PhD Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
National Center for Integrated Coastal Research

University of Central Florida

Of interest for:

Coastal Working Group