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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Geospatial Hydrological Modeler
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The starting salary will be from £34,610 on Grade E, depending on knowledge, skills and experience
About The Role
Geospatial Hydrological Modeler Post-Doctoral Research Associate INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
This post is offered as a fixed term contract and is funded by NERC from 01/04/2027 until 30/09/2028.
The starting salary will be from £34,610 on Grade E, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
The Role
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work alongside PI Naomi Gatis and Co-Is Alan Puttock, Diego Panici and Richard Brazier. This role will contribute to a NERC funded project entitled Return of the beaver: adapting and mitigating climate-induced hydrological extremes building on a suite of novel and impactful beaver researcher already undertaken at the University of Exeter. The successful applicant will seek to quantify the impacts of beaver activity on hydrology and carbon cycling during flood and drought conditions, both under current conditions and future hydrological extremes. They will combine empirical data collected by the project with simulated data of future beaver occupancy rates and climate scenarios within an integrated modelling framework.
The post will include
- Modelling reach-scale hydraulic responses to beaver ponds utilising 2D-hydraulic model e.g. HEC-RAS,
- Assessing catchment-scale hydrological impacts using models such as HEC-HMS
- Upscale findings to a national scale using geospatial analysis techniques and GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS or equivalent.
- Integrating empirical and modelled datasets to generate high-quality scientific outputs, including leading the preparation and publication of peer-reviewed journal articles and disseminating findings to academic, policy, and stakeholder audiences.
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About You
The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.
Applicants will possess a relevant PhD (or nearing completion) or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study and be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. Applicants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of nature-based solutions to hydrological extremes; have knowledge and experience of hydraulic and hydrological modelling including working with climate change simulation data, have knowledge and experience of geospatial analysis using tools and experience of field work, in particular monitoring river discharge.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
Further information
Please contact Naomi Gatis, N.Gatis@exeter.ac.uk.
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