Research Associate - Mathematical Modeller

We are offering a comprehensive 3-year Research Associate traineeship within the Hydrological Modelling & Risks Group of CEH Wallingford. The role will focus on the development of hydrological models for a range of environmental applications (including climate change, hazard forecasting and water resources) at local, regional and global scales. You will have a mathematics or physics background and will have knowledge of methods for encoding (e.g. in FORTRAN, Python, C/C++ or R).  Ideally you will have tested and applied deterministic models either on Windows or Linux platforms, including HPC and/or cloud, and preferably will have experience in producing well-documented software to potential users.  Good working of knowledge of GIS and/or visualization software is highly desirable.  Some knowledge of hydrology and / or experience of stochastic approaches to flow regime and flood estimation would be desirable.  We are particularly interested in individuals who have applied their modelling skills overseas, especially in China, India or sub-Saharan Africa, and have a track record of attracting funding for their work.

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