Postdoc: AI-driven Climate-Health Early-Warning System

University of Galway; Ireland; On-site; EUR 47,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Galway invites applications for a full-time, fixed-term Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Associate in AI-enabled climate-health analytics in Ireland. The role is funded under Research Ireland Rinn AI and runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.

Salary ranges from €47,273 to €60,250 per annum, with pro rata terms for shorter contracts. The project will develop an AI-based early-warning system and a dashboard to assist public health planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop a prototype AI-enabled early-warning system for climate-related health impacts in Ireland, focusing on extreme heat and air quality.
• Integrate meteorological, environmental and public-health datasets within a reproducible analytical pipeline to examine how exposures affect health outcomes over time.
• Apply interpretable machine-learning approaches to generate and validate regional estimates of climate-related health risk.
• Produce a prototype interactive risk-mapping dashboard to support public health preparedness and healthcare planning.

Job description

University of Galway invites applications for a full-time, fixed-term Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Associate in AI-enabled climate-health analytics in Ireland. The role is funded under Research Ireland Rinn AI and runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.

Salary ranges from €47,273 to €60,250 per annum, with pro rata terms for shorter contracts. The project will develop an AI-based early-warning system and a dashboard to assist public health planning.