Research Fellow in Integrated Modelling - University of Southampton - Energy & Climate Change Group
Location: Highfield
Salary: £28,982 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Placed on: 14th July 2016
Closes: 13th August 2016
Job Ref: 745016AT-R
Fixed Term for 18 months
Interview Date: To be confirmed
This post is being advertised as part of the DECCMA (DEltas, vulnerability and Climate Change; Migration and Adaptation) projects. DECCMA (www.deccma.com) is an international, multi-disciplinary and multi-partner project examining climate change and adaptation in deltas, with a particular focus on migration. Three deltas are considered: the Ganges-Brahmaputra, (Bangladesh and India), the Mahanadi (India) and the Volta (Ghana). The project is highly multidisciplinary and involves engineers, natural and social scientists, lawyers and policy analysts along with a range of stakeholders. In DECCMA, the overall goal is to understand migration in deltas, including the role of climate change, and place this in the context of adaptation choices. This will involve significant integration and model development. This research is being conducted in a participatory manner with relevant stakeholders who will help to pose the critical policy questions, define future scenarios and contribute to the analysis and interpretation of the results
As a Research Fellow on this project, the applicant will be responsible, supported by discipline experts and other research fellows across the project, for helping to develop and apply the integrated methods and models that are required to analyze environmental change, adaptation and migration. This will include handling data and model outputs generated by the project concerning the natural and social dimensions of the delta and how they have changed in the 20th/early 21st century and hence might change in the future.
The successful candidate will have quantitative skills and construct algorithms and produce appropriate and innovative software to support the project team in this process. They will work closely with an existing research fellow. System dynamic approaches have already been applied in previous projects and prototype models are available. In DECCMA similar methods will be applied, but with an Agent-Based Model (ABM) component describing migration as an adaptation option in these deltas. The successful candidate will have a strong influence on the model that is developed. They are expected to have experience with ABMs and other related modelling techniques, and be open minded to develop hybrid model approaches, as appropriate. The post holder will also be expected to be an ambassador for the projects, including regularly disseminating findings by taking the lead in preparing publication materials for refereed journals, presenting results at conferences, participating in workshops or exhibiting work at other appropriate events, and providing material for the project web site and the sponsors (CARIAA/IDRC) such as policy briefs.
The applicant should have PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in integrated assessment and model development, including developing and validating code and managing databases. Experience of cross-disciplinary research in natural and/or social sciences is essential. A willingness to travel is desirable.
The post will be responsible to the Project Leader, Professor Robert Nicholls, and will be based at the Highfield Campus of the University of Southampton. If you would like further information please contact Robert Nicholls (r.j.nicholls@soton.ac.uk)
Application procedure:
You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Georgie Warren (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 7749. Please quote reference 745016AT-R on all correspondence.
Salary: £28,982 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Placed on: 14th July 2016
Closes: 13th August 2016
Job Ref: 745016AT-R
Fixed Term for 18 months
Interview Date: To be confirmed
This post is being advertised as part of the DECCMA (DEltas, vulnerability and Climate Change; Migration and Adaptation) projects. DECCMA (www.deccma.com) is an international, multi-disciplinary and multi-partner project examining climate change and adaptation in deltas, with a particular focus on migration. Three deltas are considered: the Ganges-Brahmaputra, (Bangladesh and India), the Mahanadi (India) and the Volta (Ghana). The project is highly multidisciplinary and involves engineers, natural and social scientists, lawyers and policy analysts along with a range of stakeholders. In DECCMA, the overall goal is to understand migration in deltas, including the role of climate change, and place this in the context of adaptation choices. This will involve significant integration and model development. This research is being conducted in a participatory manner with relevant stakeholders who will help to pose the critical policy questions, define future scenarios and contribute to the analysis and interpretation of the results
As a Research Fellow on this project, the applicant will be responsible, supported by discipline experts and other research fellows across the project, for helping to develop and apply the integrated methods and models that are required to analyze environmental change, adaptation and migration. This will include handling data and model outputs generated by the project concerning the natural and social dimensions of the delta and how they have changed in the 20th/early 21st century and hence might change in the future.
The successful candidate will have quantitative skills and construct algorithms and produce appropriate and innovative software to support the project team in this process. They will work closely with an existing research fellow. System dynamic approaches have already been applied in previous projects and prototype models are available. In DECCMA similar methods will be applied, but with an Agent-Based Model (ABM) component describing migration as an adaptation option in these deltas. The successful candidate will have a strong influence on the model that is developed. They are expected to have experience with ABMs and other related modelling techniques, and be open minded to develop hybrid model approaches, as appropriate. The post holder will also be expected to be an ambassador for the projects, including regularly disseminating findings by taking the lead in preparing publication materials for refereed journals, presenting results at conferences, participating in workshops or exhibiting work at other appropriate events, and providing material for the project web site and the sponsors (CARIAA/IDRC) such as policy briefs.
The applicant should have PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in integrated assessment and model development, including developing and validating code and managing databases. Experience of cross-disciplinary research in natural and/or social sciences is essential. A willingness to travel is desirable.
The post will be responsible to the Project Leader, Professor Robert Nicholls, and will be based at the Highfield Campus of the University of Southampton. If you would like further information please contact Robert Nicholls (r.j.nicholls@soton.ac.uk)
Application procedure:
You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Georgie Warren (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 7749. Please quote reference 745016AT-R on all correspondence.