Research Associate in Landslide Hazard Assessment for Quito, Ecuador - JOBS.ac.kr(잡스)

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Recent development in landslide research at the University of Bristol have shown that stochastic slope stability modelling can potentially enhance landslide hazard assessment in data-scarce locations like Quito – informing community-based risk reduction, changes to the way we build on slopes and land use management.\nApplications are invited for a 1-year PDRA position at University of Bristol to apply and refine these prototype methods and support the delivery of new landslide hazard assessment methods and information for Quito. This project is part the international interdisciplinary research hub, ‘Tomorrow’s Cities’, which aims to “catalyse a transition from crisis management to multi-hazard risk-informed planning and decision making for disaster-prone cities in low-to-middle income countries” (<a data-mz=\"\" href=\"http://www.tomorrowscities.org/\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">tomorrowscities.org</a>). The five-year hub is funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and is led by research teams and stakeholders in Quito, Kathmandu, Istanbul, Nairobi and the UK.\nThe PDRA will be based in the Department of Civil Engineering and will collaborate with colleagues in the School of Earth Sciences, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Quito, and other UK universities, to refine data sets, design modelling experiments and analyse results. The PDRA will: i) Benchmark landslide hazard assessment models and methods against case study sites; ii) Use MATLAB to statistically analyse parameter distributions; iii) Implement tens-of thousands of stochastic slope stability simulations on Bristol’s High Performance Computer; iv) Analyse sensitivity and uncertainty of simulation results to generate hazard assessment and decision support information; v) Review methods to represent multiple landslide triggers and cascading landslide-flow hazards in Quito; vi) Prepare papers for publication.\nThe successful candidate will have a strong civil engineering or physical science background applied to the numerical modelling of environmental processes. They will have a PhD in Civil Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, Geographical Sciences or Physical Sciences, either completed or close to completion. Essential attributes include expertise in MATLAB programming; experience of using physics-based numerical models to represent environmental processes; experience of using statistical methods; familiarity with using Unix/Linux; and a working knowledge of soil geotechnical and hydrological properties and methods for analysing slope stability.\nFor further enquiries regarding this position, please contact Dr Liz Holcombe (<a data-mz=\"\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">liz.holcombe@bristol.ac.uk</a>).\nWe welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"Bristol (City Centre), City of Bristol (GB)","location1":"유럽","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"2","applyUrl":"https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/appproc/index.cfm?event=createSessionAfterSessionClear&bSessionClear=true&ID=Q50FK026203F3VBQBV7V77V83&jobboard=0&nPTID=181275&nProfileIdFoundInAGP=&sType=THES&utm_source=THES&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=THES","fileUrl1":"","fileUrl2":"","fileUrl3":"","fileUrl4":"","fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Fixed Term","salary":"£33,797 - £38,017","original_id":"UNI|194604","original_domain":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/194604/research-associate-in-landslide-hazard-assessment-for-quito-ecuador-/?LinkSource=PremiumListing","original_isPremium":"true","closeType":1,"closedAt":"2020-02-29T06:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":"","managerFax":"","managerEmail":"liz.holcombe@bristol.ac.uk","managerName":"UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL","managerPhone":"","managerAddress":null,"log_hit":5,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"createdAt":"2020-01-27T15:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":null},"organization":{"organizationId":544,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"University of Bristol","name_en":"University of Bristol","name_alt":",","introduction":"Founded in 1876, the University of Bristol combines academic excellence with innovation. 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