Flood Modelling Research Fellow – Forecasting

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Università degli Studi di Padova invites applications for a research role focused on hydraulic modelling and flood risk assessment. The project involves reviewing state-of-the-art data, developing offline probabilistic methods, and constructing simplified hydraulic models to rapidly estimate water depth and velocity at pilot sites.

The candidate will define modelling components for a real-time forecasting chain, evaluate flood damage models, and prepare technical documentation and maps for

Qualifications

• Degree (Bachelor's or higher) and PhD as applicable.
• Diploma of specialization or certificates related to hydrology, hydraulics, or flood risk.

Responsibilities

• Review state of the art and available data for hydraulic modelling and flood damage assessment at pilot sites.
• Develop and apply offline probabilistic methods to estimate flood hazard and identify exposed areas.
• Analyse, develop and test simplified hydraulic models for rapid, spatially distributed estimation of water depth, velocity and other variables.
• Define and test modelling components for integration into the multi-hazard platform’s real-time forecasting chain.
• Analyse and select flood damage models and functions suited to pilot sites and data.
• Prepare technical documentation, maps and materials to share results with project partners.

Job description

Università degli Studi di Padova invites applications for a research role focused on hydraulic modelling and flood risk assessment. The project involves reviewing state-of-the-art data, developing offline probabilistic methods, and constructing simplified hydraulic models to rapidly estimate water depth and velocity at pilot sites.

The candidate will define modelling components for a real-time forecasting chain, evaluate flood damage models, and prepare technical documentation and maps for