Research Associate in Extreme Drought Projections

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom University of Bristol Full time

**The role**:
The School of Geographical Sciences is seeking to appoint a Research Associate for a 2 year position to work on extreme drought projections for the UK. The Research Associate will be working as part of a team of hydrologists, hydrogeologists, climate scientists and social scientists led by Dr Gemma Coxon as part of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship ‘Projecting extreme droughts in rapidly changing human-water systems’.

**What will you be doing?**:
The primary activity of the successful applicant will be to produce an ensemble of extreme hydrological drought projections for Great Britain. They will produce a range of relevant plausible future extreme meteorological drought events and run these through a national scale hydrological model. They will work closely with Dr Fai Fung at the Met Office, water companies and regulators to identify drought hotspots, compare outputs with key stakeholders and assess the resilience of river flows to changes in water supply.
- A strong understanding and experience of climate model outputs and surface water hydrology
- Strong analytical and coding skills within a package such as MATLAB, R, Python or FORTRAN.
- Experience of writing up results for publication in leading international peer-reviewed journals.
- Ability and enthusiasm to engage with stakeholders and partners across the water sector

**Additional information**:
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

**_The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an _**
**_inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. _**
**_We want_**
**_ to attract, develop, and retain individuals _**
**_with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives - particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution._**

**Available documents**:

- Further Particulars - School of Geographical Sciences 22-23.pdf
- Research Associate - ACAD106574 - JD.pdf

JOB NUMBER***

**ACAD106574**:
CONTRACT TYPE/WORK PATTERN***

**Open ended / Full time**:
CLOSING DATE***

**14 Feb 2023**:
FACULTY/DIVISION***

**Faculty of Science**:
SALARY***

**£35,333 - £39,745 per annum**:



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