Research Fellow for Integrated Modelling
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Closing date
- May 29, 2017
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- Sector
- Science, Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Geography
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
You will be responsible (supported by discipline experts and other research fellows), for helping to develop the detailed scenarios and apply these with ΔDIEM, the Delta Dynamic Integrated Emulator Model developed under the ESPA Deltas project. This will include collating and handling secondary data and other model outputs concerning the natural and social dimensions of the delta and how they have changed in the 20th/early 21st century and hence might change in the future.
It is essential you have quantitative skills and apply ΔDIEM and possibly other models (as required) to support the project team in this process. You will help organise and hold stakeholder engagement workshops and be an ambassador for the project, including regularly disseminating findings by taking the lead in preparing publication materials for refereed journals, presenting results at conferences, participating in workshops or exhibiting work at other appropriate events, and providing material for the project web site and the sponsors (ESPA) such as policy briefs.
The applicant should have PhD* or equivalent professional qualifications in coastal science or engineering and experience in applying complex models including testing/validating the model results and managing databases. Model development and stakeholder engagement experiences are also required. Experience of cross-disciplinary research in natural and/or social sciences is essential. A willingness to travel is also essential.
The post will be responsible to the Project Leader, Professor Robert Nicholls, and will work under the supervision of Dr Attila Lazar (co-I). The successful applicant will be based at the Highfield Campus of the University of Southampton. If you would like further information please contact Robert Nicholls (r.j.nicholls@soton.ac.uk).
Application procedure
You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Georgie Warren (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 7749. Please quote reference 874317AT on all correspondence.
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