Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in Water Systems Modelling

University of Bristol
Bristol, UK
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£39,906.0 - £44,746.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Computer Programming Python (Programming Language) MATLAB Open Source Technology Enterprise Software Applications

Job description

  • Work with the PI (Pianosi) and other researchers in the trans-national consortium to develop methods for water resource planning focusing on groundwater systems.
  • Test and demonstrate the new methods on dataset from Great Britain and other European countries.
  • Contribute to implementing the new methods in open source-software packages.
  • Contribute to the dissemination of project output through participation to conferences and the production of academic papers.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Water resources?, * You have a PhD (or working towards) in Environmental Engineering/Science (or equivalent experience) with a strong mathematical background

  • You have previous expertise in hydrology and water resource systems modelling, and preferably groundwater systems modelling
  • You have good programming skills in one or more of the following languages: Python - R - Matlab

About the company

Based in the Water and Environmental Engineering Research Group (www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/water/) within the School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering at the University of Bristol, this is an opportunity to join a strong team developing state-of-the-art methods for the planning and management of water resource systems. You will work with the project PI (F Pianosi) on a Trans-national “Water4all” project on “Water management and Adaptation based on watershed digital twins” (https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/projects/water-management-and-adaption-based-on-watershed-digital-twins/), focusing on the development of new methods to support planning and management of water resource systems, with focus on groundwater modelling and management.

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