Postdoctoral Research Associate in Flood risk management
University of Liège
The University of Liège is a leading research institution with more than 3500 researchers and over 2000 doctoral students active across all disciplines.
The research group Hydraulics in Environmental & Civil Engineering (HECE) is offering a postdoctoral position for conducting research related to modelling flood risk and cascading effects, in the framework of an international project co-funded by the EU.
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Natural Hazards (NH)
The research group Hydraulics in Environmental & Civil Engineering (HECE) is offering a postdoctoral position for conducting research related to modelling flood risk and cascading effects, in the framework of an international project co-funded by the EU.
The research position primarily focuses on the following topics.
- Modelling the hydrodynamic effects of bridge clogging by floating debris: designing novel laboratory experiments enabling the observation of how inundation flows are altered by the occurrence of bridge clogging due to floating debris, development of process-based models, models testing and coupling with an operational 2D hydrodynamic model, application to real-world case studies.
- Stress testing temporary flood storage systems: design and implementation of surveys with stakeholders about current practices and guidelines, end-to-end modelling of the performance of temporary flood storage systems (from rainfall to flood damage and risk), assessment and analysis of residual risk, procedures for semi-automatic optimal positioning of temporary flood storage systems based on multi-criteria analysis.
YOUR PROFILE
- Background in civil engineering, environmental engineering, geosciences, environmental physics, applied physics, data sciences or a related field.
- Proficiency in computer programming (e.g., Python)
- Fluency in English
- Basic knowledge of French is an asset but is not compulsory
Candidates must have completed their PhD within the last 6 years.
Interested candidates should apply by filling in this online form:
https://forms.office.com/e/bP5s1aSWvy
Short-listed candidates will be invited to take part in an interview at the University of Liege. The positions will remain open until filled; but the selection will start from September 30th, 2025. Starting date is expected in the period from November 2025 to January 2026.
Informal inquiries about the project are welcome. Please feel free to contact prof. Benjamin Dewals by email (b.dewals@uliege.be) or phone (+3243669283).