Jobs:Job-01761

Postdoctoral Researcher in Flood Forecasting

University of Galway, , Ireland
Apply before: 15 January 2025

Posting:

Position:

Postdoctoral Researcher

Apply before:

15 January 2025

Apply online:

https://universityvacancies.com/university-galway/postdoctoral-researcher-flood-forecasting-1-fte-school-engineering-010849

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Flood Forecasting for a full-time, fixed term position at the University of Galway, Ireland. This position is funded by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland and is available immediately. The currently available funding will support a full-time 1-year (12 month) Postdoctoral position, with potential for a further 1-year (12 month) extension, subject to funding.

Job Description:
The successful candidate will be based at the University of Galway and contribute towards a recently awarded project in the field of flood modelling and resilient development. The project is aimed at building a model- and data-driven flood forecasting system using the latest developments in hydrology, engineering and data analytics.

Duties:

Conduct research (both independently and as part of a team) in the area of hydrological and hydrodynamic modelling of floods.
Perform statistical analysis of extreme events.
Develop machine learning-based forecasting tools.
Produce output maps in GIS environment.
Contribute to the writing of scientific papers and reports for international journals and progress reporting to other researchers and industry partners.
Assist with the coordination of research activities and actively contribute to research outputs to meet project milestones.
Participate in and/or present at conferences and/or workshops relevant to the project as required.
Assist with the supervision of PhD and research students.
Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €44,846 - €57,332 per annum per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

To apply: Please go to https://universityvacancies.com/university-galway/postdoctoral-researcher-flood-forecasting-1-fte-school-engineering-010849

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Indiana Olbert at Indiana.olbert@universityofgalway.ie

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 15th January 2025.

Kind regards,

Indie

Dr. Indiana A. Olbert
she/her/hers
Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Programme Director Project and Construction Management
Leader EcoHydroInformatics Research Group
College of Science and Engineering
University of Galway
e-mail: indiana.olbert@universityofgalway.ie
https://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/indianaolbert/

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/ehirg/

Of interest for:

Hydrology Focus Research Group