PhD in Flood Risk Modelling for Finance & Insurance

University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Year-end bonus

ABP pension

Open lectures

Development opportunities

Job summary

The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD candidate position focused on advancing flood risk models for financial applications in delta regions. The project emphasizes dependencies between dike defenses, emergency measures, and extreme precipitation, with close collaboration with industry partners.

You will develop probabilistic distributions for rainfall events and test models in case studies across the Netherlands, contributing to impactful policy-relevant research and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Hydrology, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics or related field.
• Affinity with quantitative risk analysis and probabilistic modelling.
• Experience with programming (Python, R or similar) and working with large datasets.
• Fluency in English is essential; proficiency in Dutch is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve flood risk modelling for delta regions and extreme precipitation for the financial sector.
• Incorporate dependencies between flood defenses and emergency measures in risk models.
• Construct probabilistic rainfall event size distributions from radar imagery.
• Collaborate with Nationale-Nederlanden and FIRM partners; publish findings in journals.

Skills

Quantitative risk analysis

Python/R programming

English fluency

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Hydrology, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, or related field

Job description

The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD candidate position focused on advancing flood risk models for financial applications in delta regions. The project emphasizes dependencies between dike defenses, emergency measures, and extreme precipitation, with close collaboration with industry partners.

You will develop probabilistic distributions for rainfall events and test models in case studies across the Netherlands, contributing to impactful policy-relevant research and