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Lecturer Coastal and Urban Hazards, Risk and Climate Change

The Coastal and Urban Risk & Resilience department (CURR) supports coastal and urban areas in adapting to and mitigating the effects of water-related hazards and climate change. It provides education, scientific insights and capacity development to support risk quantification and resilience-building to contribute to this goal. The department uses an integrated risk management approach that spans across disciplines, spatio-temporal scales and technological complexity levels. The department works with partners on real-life projects and programs throughout the world.

The Coastal and Urban Risk & Resilience Department of IHE Delft is looking for a highly motivated lecturer with a keen interest and proven skills in modelling hazards and risk in coastal and urban landscapes. Candidates should have an enthusiasm for teaching in a multicultural environment, developing MSc teaching and training for professionals to support capacity in developing countries and those in transition, and with the potential to build a relevant active research portfolio. Candidates should have a solid background in hydraulics and coastal engineering and/or geomorphology, and are able to apply their knowledge of coastal and urban systems to assess the impact of hazards, risk and climate change in a developing world.

Responsibilities

The candidate will:

  • Take part in lecturing in the framework of the 1-year Water for Sustainable Development (WSD) MSc (https://www.un-ihe.org/education/master-programmes/msc-programme-water-and-sustainable-development) and the 2-year Erasmus Mundus CoastHazar programme (https://www.coasthazar.eu/);
  • Assist the CoastHazar coordinator in management and academic tasks including fieldwork;
  • Co-develop a research/advisory/capacity building portfolio within the framework of hazards, risk and climate change impacts in coastal and urban landscapes with a focus on developing countries. This may include for example mangrove coasts, blue carbon or mangrove afforestation.

Requirements

  • A PhD (or at the finalisation stage of a PhD thesis) in water-related engineering, geosciences or climate science;
  • Affinity with or expertise in all or some of coastal flooding/erosion/vegetation modelling, hazard prediction, probabilistic methods or remote sensing, supported by a publication track record;
  • Strong motivation to address coastal and urban risk in the face of population pressure and climate change;
  • Familiarity with python, GIS and remote sensing preferably some experience in handling large data sets (continental to global);
  • Ability to develop online tools, web apps etc for data visualisation and analysis;
  • Strong affinity with working with or in the Global South;
  • Excellent communication skills in English and preferably other languages;
  • A willingness to learn Dutch is desirable.

Terms of employment

The employment contract is for 38 hours per week. A competitive salary is offered depending on qualifications and experience in accordance with the conditions of employment for Dutch Universities.

This role requires the candidate to be based in the Netherlands or willing to relocate to the country. The position is in Delft, the Netherlands.

The appointment implies entry into the Netherlands' Civil Service Pension Fund (ABP). IHE Delft offers an attractive, multiple-choice employee benefits scheme, year-end bonus and generous pension scheme. We also offer 31 days leave based on a 38 hours working week. Candidates must be prepared to carry out short-term missions abroad.

Information and application

Additional information can be obtained from Associate Prof. dr. ir. Mick van der Wegen (m.vanderwegen@un-ihe.org), Head of the CURR department.

IHE Delft follows an open procedure of recruitment, which respects diversity and provides equal opportunity to applicants of all backgrounds.

Applications (in English) should respond specifically to the requirements and can be sent before 31 December 2024 including curriculum vitae and motivation letter. You can upload the PDF files in the application form. 

Please use the ''apply'' button on the bottom of the page, applications through email will not be taken into consideration. 

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Publication date

Publicatie datum: 9 December 2024 16:27