Salary: £45,585 - £56,021 per annum
FTE: 1.0
Term: Fixed for 18 months
Closing Date: Monday 4 December 2023
We are seeking a Research Fellow to join the Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health (https://www.strath.ac.uk/research/subjects/civilenvironmentalengineering/environment/) within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The Research Fellow will play a leading role in the project MEDiate, which is funded by the Horizon Europe programme of the European Commission. MEDiate aims to develop a decision-support system for disaster risk management by considering multiple interacting natural hazards and cascading impacts using a novel resilient-informed, service-oriented and people-centred approach that accounts for forecasted modifications in the hazard (e.g., climate change), vulnerability/resilience (e.g., aging structures and populations) and exposure (e.g., population decrease/increase).
The Research Fellow will lead contributions to the work packages “Assessment of current and future multi-hazard interactions and cascading impacts” and “Co-development with decision-makers of a multi-hazard disaster risk decision-support system” in collaboration with partners across Europe. In particular, the Research Fellow will be responsible for characterising and communicating cascading impacts of multi-hazards and contributing towards implementation of multi-hazard scenarios within the disaster risk decision-support system that is being developed in MEDiate. In addition, the Research Fellow will provide close support to the planned implementation of the decision-support system within the project testbed applications. Finally, the Research Fellow will contribute to other aspects of the MEDiate project where required, e.g., through reviewing deliverables.
To be considered for the role, you will have a PhD in the analysis and/or assessment of the risk of multiple natural hazards (e.g., floods, landslides) and/or equivalent relevant industrial experience. The role will require the ability to draft and review technical project reports and journal articles therefore effective writing skills are essential. The post is based at the University of Strathclyde and involves travelling to regular meetings around Europe. You will have a body of published research in high quality publications demonstrating standards of excellence. You will have an ability to plan and organise research programmes, to ensure successful completion and you will have experience of planning and organising workloads, including the ability to supervise and delegate work. You will have an ability to work within a team environment and to lead teams and excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to listen, engage and persuade, and to present complex information in an accessible way to a range of audiences.
Whilst not essential for the role, applications are welcomed from candidates with experience of multi/inter-disciplinary research, experience of student assessment activities and/or a track record in knowledge exchange related activities.
*Whilst a Research Fellow is ideally sought for the position, applications from less-experienced Researchers are welcomed. In such circumstances, the appointment will be made at Research Associate level (RS07 salary scale: £36024 - £44263) and duties will be adjusted to reflect the grade of the post.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Dr Christopher White, Head of the Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health (email: chris.white@strath.ac.uk, tel: +44 (0)141 548 4366) or Dr John Douglas, Senior Lecturer (email: john.douglas@strath.ac.uk, tel: +44 (0)141 548 4569).