MSCA RESCUER PhD Research Fellow in Modelling flows in estuarine urban environments
Deadline: 15.05.2024
PhD position
There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in Modelling flows in estuarine urban environments in Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Università Politecnica della Marche (UNIVPM), Ancona, Italy. The position is funded by the European Commission through the MSCA Doctoral Network RESCUER (Grant agreement ID: 101119437). The funding duration for the position is 36 months and, according to the HE/MSCA rules, the EU provides support for each recruited DC in the form of living, mobility and family allowances.
The University of Bergen is only responsible for coordinating the recruitment process of this position. The employer and place of service will be Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Università Politecnica della Marche (UNIVPM), Ancona, Italy.
About the project/work tasks:
The position is funded through the Horizon Europe project RESCUER which brings together 8 beneficiaries and 9 associated partners across 8 countries to train 10 doctoral candidates. These doctoral candidates will enjoy a multi-disciplinary and international environment with abundant training opportunities and exchange within the institutions involved in the network.
Although disregarded in classical urban-flood simulations, the role of courtyards, urban furniture, parked cars, and other urban irregularities, are relevant for people safety in both evacuation and rescue operations. This project will be dedicated to both numerical and physical modelling of urban flows in an estuarine urban environment. In particular, this study will involve physical modeling of urban flow through irregularities and validation of a shallow-water solver and setting up a modelling chain to link riverine and urban environments. Such a modeling chain will be reached through coupling of a shallow-water solver that models interactions between river and sea in an ideal estuarine area. A real-world case using the data available in the study site of Senigallia will be studied.
Secondments (i.e. 3-6 month assignments with full pay) at an academic and an industrial partner institution are planned. The project also provides ample opportunities for professional exchange and networking with further academic and with industrial partners. Several short courses and summer schools will be organized by the network, and participation is expected. More info about the project and related positions in the Doctoral Network can be found here.
Requirements:
Master's degree or equivalent education in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Maritime Engineering, or equivalent. It is a condition of employment that the master's degree has been awarded.
Skills in scientific computing.
Proficiency in English.
Experience with writing scientific texts is an advantage.
Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and demonstrate good collaborative skills.
Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the candidates.
Special requirements for the position
Be aware that some fields of research, especially within sensitive technology areas, might be enforced by Norwegian and international regulations regarding Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in these regulations will be prohibited from recruitment.
PhD candidates can be of any nationality, and have to meet these eligibility criteria:
Applicants must be doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of recruitment.
Mobility rule: researchers must not have carried out their main activity (e.g. work, studies) in the host country for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before their recruitment date.
Your application must include:
A cover letter containing a brief account of the applicant's research interests and motivation for applying for the position (use template on RESCUER webpage).
Mobility declaration, where you confirm that you satisfy the mobility requirements, cf. Mobility rule above (including documentation of country of residence last 3 years, e.g., work contract, rental contract, tax slips (use template on RESCUER webpage))
The names and contact information for two referees. One of these should be the main advisor for the master's thesis or equivalent thesis (use template on RESCUER webpage).
Transcripts and diplomas showing completion of the bachelor's and master's degrees. If you have not yet completed your master's degree, please submit a statement from your institution confirming the expected date of award of your master's degree. Your master's degree must be documented with transcripts and/or diploma, alternatively a confirmation from your institution on completed degree and your grade, by 15th August 2024.
Relevant certificates/references.
Your Master’s thesis.
A list of any works of a scientific nature/publication list (do not include entire scientific paper/book chapters etc.)
The application and appendices with certified translations into English must be uploaded at Jobbnorge.
How to apply
In the ‘JobbNorge-application field’: Only write your name.
In the ‘JobbNorge-CV form’: Only fill in your 1) personal details, 2) information about your master's degree (in the field ‘Academic qualifications’) and 3) recent relevant work experience.
You do not need to fill in any other sections in the JobbNorge form, as all the information we need will be provided by you when attaching the mandatory elements listed in the previous section.
General information:
For further details about the position, please contact:
Professor Maurizio Brocchini, Università Politecnica della Marche (UNIVPM), Ancona, Italy. E-mail: m.brocchini@staff.univpm.it
About Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks
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