Postdoc Fellow Lv 1, Civil Engineering, until 28 April 2028

University College Dublin; Ireland; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Dublin invites applications for a temporary Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 in the UCD School of Civil Engineering. The successful candidate will implement high temporal resolution sampling across study sites to reflect catchment pressures and assess hydromorphological conditions. Data analysis and modelling will inform rapid decision making within a pressure-stressor-response framework.

Fixed salary: €47,273 per annum. Closing date: 20/10/2026, noon (Irish local time).

Qualifications

• Early stage researcher; just after completion of a PhD or entering a new area.
• Applicants with total Postdoctoral experience exceeding 4 years should not apply.
• Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 in UCD School of Civil Engineering (temporary).

Responsibilities

• Implement high temporal resolution sampling strategies across selected study sites to capture catchment pressures.
• Assess hydromorphological condition and changes at study sites; target event-based pollution releases.
• Analyse collected data and model catchments to inform faster, better decision making within a pressure-stressor-response framework.

Job description

Organisation/Company University College Dublin Research Field Engineering Civil engineering Engineering Geological engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 20 Oct 2026 - 12:58 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Civil Engineering.

The candidate will be involved with implementing high temporal resolution sampling strategies of key parameters (and proxy/ surrogate parameters) across selected study sites that reflect a full range of catchment pressures. In addition, the successful candidate will implement approaches to assess hydromorphological condition (or changes in condition) at these selected study sites. Event based sampling, where pollution releases will be at their highest will be systematically targeted. The candidate will analyse collected data and model studied catchments to inform more rapid and better decision making in the context of a pressure-stressor-response conceptual framework that will be explored.

Fixed Salary:€47,273 per annum.

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 20/10/2026.

The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead.