Dear colleagues,

I am writing to advertise a funded PhD position in salt marsh hydrology and biogeochemistry at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. The project will focus on ecosystem services of salt marshes in Atlantic Canada, including carbon exchange, erosion control and water quality improvement. Fieldwork and/or computer coding/modelling experience are assets. The start date is flexible and could be May 2025, September 2025, or January 2026.

To apply or discuss graduate programs, email me at Lauren.Somers@dal.ca with your CV and a brief statement about your research interests.

More information on:
My lab group: https://somershydrolab.wordpress.com/
Dalhousie University: https://www.dal.ca/
Scholarships available: https://www.dal.ca/faculty/gradstudies/finance-your-studies/scholarships-bursaries/funding-application-process.html

Cheers,

Lauren

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Lauren Somers, PhD, P.Eng.
Assistant Professor
Dalhousie University

The Catastrophic Perils team of Swiss Re is looking for a Natural Catastrophe Specialist (Flood), based in Zurich. You can find more details below and apply here. If you have questions feel free to contact me.

Kind regards,
Federica Remondi

About the Role

In this Natural Catastrophe Specialist (Flood) role, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of Swiss Re's flood risk models, working closely with peers in the global Cat Perils team as well as with the teams, who apply the models for making the right business decisions.

Your Main Responsibilities will include:

Contribute to Cat Perils global agenda with a business impact attitude, delivering tangible outcomes with a sense of urgency
Build, maintain, and communicate the next generation of Nat Cat models globally and for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in particular, with a focus on flood and other weather perils
Contribute to and lead cross-regional team projects
Establish yourself as a point of contact for Nat Cat related questions, with senior expertise in flood and other weather perils.
About the Team

You would be joining the Cat Perils EMEA & Methods team, one of the three regional teams in the Cat Perils department. The Catastrophe Perils ("Cat Perils") department is responsible for Swiss Re’s global natural catastrophe risk assessment. With our proprietary modelling technology for natural catastrophe perils, we bring latest science to underwriting decision-making, working closely with peers in re/insurance underwriting and further support our business in all matters related to natural catastrophe risk. We create value for Swiss Re by driving confident Nat Cat decisions.

About You

With you, we are winning an outstanding teammate with excellent social competences and strong technical capabilities.

Technical skills and education:

Master’s degree or higher in quantitative natural sciences, engineering or equivalent with expertise in flood dynamics and modelling
2+ years' experience in natural catastrophe modelling (probabilistic models, flood), preferably in a re/insurance context
In-depth knowledge of climate-change-related topics and extreme weather events in particular
Strong analytical and programming skills (e.g., Python, Matlab, and SQL), with a record in successfully developing data analysis applications
Strong project management, communication, and presentation skills
Excellent written and verbal English, additional languages are a plus
A clear plus would be (re)insurance underwriting experience and familiarity with machine learning techniques.

Personal skills and interests:

High degree of own initiative and interest for interdisciplinary work
You approach problems with curiosity and flexibility, are a fast learner and eager to take responsibility.
Ability to build trust with peers in business teams by providing relevant and deep insights
Pragmatic to balance technical excellence with business needs
Ready to own and curious in how our insights impact UW decisions
Agile in response to stakeholders' needs focusing on where it matters most
We are looking forward to your application!

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Dear

I am writing to remember that application for the Erasmus Mundus MSc on Coastal and Harbor Engineering, 4th edition is closing soon!!! Please fine details below!

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Caen Institute of Civil Engineering and Construction (ESITC), University of Caen Normandy (UNICAEN), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and University of Genova (UNIGE) are pleased to announce the second call for the Erasmus Mundus MSc. in Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management (CoMEM+, https://www.ntnu.edu/studies/mscomem) focused on sustainable, environmental friendly, ethical, and economical acceptable solutions in response to the multiple challenges relevant to the field of harbour, coastal and marine engineering.

Three study tracks are available:
1. Future Ports and Waterways (NTNU, UPC, ESITC/UNICAEN)
2. Coastal Environmental Engineering (NTNU, UPC, UNIGE)
3. Shore Management (NTNU, UNIGE, ESITC/UNICAEN)

There is no tuition fees and Erasmus Mundus CoMEM+ scholarships will be available (approx. 1'400 €/month).

In order to apply you must hold a BSc degree in Coastal-, Civil-, Ocean-, Environmental Engineering or related fields (Earth/Geo/Marine/Environmental Science, Oceanography, Physics...)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th of January 2025

Official enrollment August 2025

Please visit the program website for more information: https://www.ntnu.edu/studies/mscomem/

If you wish to contact us for further information, please do so via the dedicated form https://innoscriptions.builders-ingenieurs.fr/comem

Actually the program has dedicated grants for IPA countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey), so I strongly suggest to circulate the news among your students because I think that this is a really nice opportunity for a future career. I am available to help for the application preparation

Regards

Giovanni Besio

Are you interested in the morphodynamics of tidal basins under sea-level rise? Then come work with us at Ludwig-Franzius-Institute for Hydraulic, Estuarine and Coastal Engineering!

You can find more information under following link: https://www.uni-hannover.de/de/jobs/id/7502/

The text is in German, but I am sure that the important details should be easy to translate.

Best wishes,

Christian Jordan

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) is looking for three PhD researchers (f/m/x). Application deadline for all three PhD positions is 31 January 2025. Please share the positions within your professional networks:

PhD Researcher (f/m/x) - Analysing impacts of #climate extremes on #forests
Place of work: Leipzig in Germany
More information https://lnkd.in/eN5WiZ7A

PhD Researcher (f/m/x) - Exploring the dynamics of #socioeconomic impacts of #hydroclimatic extremes
Place of work: Leipzig in Germany
More information https://lnkd.in/eJc3ZDmd

PhD Researcher (f/m/x) - Quantifying catchment susceptibility to rapid transitions between #hydroclimatic extremes
Place of work: Halle (Saale) in Germany

Two Postdoctoral positions

(i) Ecohydrologist in tracer-aided, ecohydrological modeling (m/f/d)

(ii) Postdoctoral Researcher in enhanced modeling of coupled ecosystem feedbacks in peatlands (m/f/d)

The research group “Landscape Ecohydrology”, led by Prof Doerthe Tetzlaff, in the Department of Ecohydrology & Biogeochemistry of IGB (Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries) in Berlin is inviting applications for two Postdoctoral Researcher Positions (each 24 months, with the possibility of extension, fulltime with less % possible) starting from 1.4.2025. The project is part of a major project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) “WETSCAPES2.0: Sinks, links and legacies of novel ecosystems in rewetted fen landscapes”.WETSCAPES2.0 combines expertise from University of Greifswald, University of Rostock, the IGB Berlin, GFZ Potsdam, LUM München, the MPI for Biogeochemistry Jena and the Humboldt-University Berlin. Focus of WETSCAPES2.0 is the functional understanding of rewetted fens, including coastal peatlands. For more details about the overarching research questions, specific topics, training program and contact persons please visit http://www.uni-greifswald.de/wetscapes2.

Position ONE aims to advance and test the capacity of process-based, tracer-aided, ecohydrological modeling frameworks and investigate the hydrological functioning of rewetted fens from the plot scale up to the landscape scale in terms of spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of water storage, pathways and release. For this, we will integrate tracer approaches of stable water isotopes (deuterium, oxygen) and water chemistry linked within advanced tracer-aided models. Please check the specific roles and profile requirements here:

Position I:

https://karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/51931898/Ecohydrologist-in-tracer-aided,-ecohydrological-modeling-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=174921233&l=en

Position II aims to quantify physical and biogeochemical process-interactions and feedbacks between peatlands, their landscapes and beyond and to identify challenges and uncertainties in quantifying these feedbacks at larger and across scales via multiple, integrated approaches. This project is a close collaboration between IGB, University of Greifswald and LMU Muenich.We seek a dynamic, motivated and ambitious young scientist to join existing interdisciplinary science and modelling teams at IGB to support use of tracer-aided ecohydrological modelling in peatlands linking this to land surface models. Research visits to LUM Muenich and University Greifswald are supported. Please check the specific roles and profile requirements here:

Position II:

https://karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/52004693/Postdoctoral-Researcher-in-enhanced-modeling-of-coupled-ecosystem-feedbacks-in-peatlands-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=175408353&l=en

Are you interested?

We look forward to receiving your application with the usual documents (cover letter, CV incl. list of publications, at least 2 reference letters or contact details for 2 referees) by 17.1.2025.Please state the job reference number [filled out by the HR office] and apply exclusively via our recruitment platform at www.igb-berlin.de/en/jobs.

Questions can be directed to Professor Dörthe Tetzlaff by e-mail (doerthe.tetzlaff@igb-berlin.de).

Our offer

Salary is paid according to the German salary scheme for the public sector (TVöD Bund). Depending on the personal qualifications and the tasks assigned, the position will be paid up to E13. It is a full-time position with 39 working hours per week (less % possible). The positions are available from 01.04.2025 for 24 months, with the possibility of extension.

Doerthe Tetzlaff MSc, PhD (Dr.rer nat.), DSc

Professor in Ecohydrology -- Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin;

Head of Department “Ecohydrology & Biogeochemistry” -- IGB Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology & Inland Fisheries

Landscape Ecohydrology group

Honorary Professor -- University of Aberdeen

Fellow American Geophysical Union AGU, Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh RSE, Fellow Geological Society America GSA, Fellow of The European Academy of Sciences, Member Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Editor-in-Chief Hydrological Processes

Find me (again) on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tetzlaffecohyd.bsky.social

Mueggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin

Starting in January 2025, I will join Texas A&M U as a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
 TAMU will provide funds to renovate and expand the existing Fluid Dynamics Laboratory that Prof. Kuang-an Chang and colleagues in the Coastal Engineering group have already established. The wind-wave-current flume is the centrepiece of the Laboratory.  We  plan to enhance flume’s capabilities and conduct small-scale experiments in air-sea interactions. We will also investigate various wind wave theories and develop wind-wave-current models.
 I am currently recruiting 2 PhD students and 2 postdocs to work with me and my colleagues at TAMU. For PhD students, the candidates should have already had some experiences in conducting academic research in the relevant areas, which could be either theoretical (numerical) or experimental research. For the postdocs, it is essential that the candidates can demonstrate his/her ability of conducting independent and original research.  The quality of the research results out-weights the number of published papers. Again, the candidate could be trained as a theoretician, a numerical analyst or an experimentalist.
 If you are interested in academic research in the general area of wind-wave-current interactions, feel free to contact me at philiplfliu@gmail.com. To expedite the review process, please send me your CV and representative publications (if any).
 
Philip L.-F. Liu

مقاله جدیدمون (دسترسی رایگان 50 روزه):
Assessing carbon accumulation through peat vertical displacement: The influence of climate and land use across diverse peatland characteristics

https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1kHO6B8cd0ZhL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178132

I have a PhD student position available to work on energy & climate at the University of Oslo. If you are keen to use climate data to better understand energy sector risks, please consider applying. Don't hesitate to reach out via jan.wohland@its.uio.no if you have questions!

https://lnkd.in/exxvKaZp

👨‍🎓 Exciting SW CASC PhD Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity!

The Northern Arizona University School of Forestry seeks to fill one PhD position funded through a research assistantship focused on post-fire recovery and reburns! The PhD student will conduct field and remote-sensing based investigations of fire effects and changes in vegetation structure and composition in southwestern ecosystems.

The student will also be part of a multi-institutional graduate cohort through the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, with funding available for four years.

For more information, please read the denoscription (https://lnkd.in/dPacfa2D) or contact Dr. Andrea Thode (andi.thode@nau.edu) and Dr. Clare Aslan (clare.aslan@nau.edu).

A fully funded PhD position & recommended!
PhD Candidate within modeling of coastal erosion for extreme events (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)(deadline: 31 January 2025):
https://lnkd.in/ewDYM-bp

Exciting hashtag#opportunity for academicians and professionals working in hashtag#climate protection! 🌐 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is offering up to 15 International Climate Protection Fellowships. On offer are funds for a 12-24 month research, allowances for hashtag#fellowship, family and travel, and also an intensive German language course in hashtag#Germany 🇩🇪. Leaders from all disciplines who have been engaged in issues relating to hashtag#climatechange, especially from underrepresented groups, are encouraged to apply latest by 1 February 2025.
🔗More details https://lnkd.in/dwaAeZJ

The Polar Geophysics group at the University of Maine seeks a Ph.D. student to contribute to a project “Impacts of spatial-temporal precipitation, snowpack properties, and snowmelt variability on alpine landscapes and runoff”. This project is based at the University of Maine under the direction of Seth Campbell, Peter Koons, and Chris Gerbi, with collaborators from the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Southeast, University of Colorado, and University of Portland. The anticipated start date is Fall 2025, but an earlier start is possible.

The successful candidate will be part of a large team of faculty and graduate students. The available assistantship, with an annual stipend of $30,000 as well as tuition and health insurance coverage, encompasses research in direct support of a dissertation as well as broader project support such as field assistance and equipment management. For the dissertation focus, we seek a candidate who can merge physics-based with machine learning techniques that quantify changing surface properties and slope stability in alpine and other frozen-ground regions, particularly in southern and central Alaska and in New England. We will develop the specific research project after the student is on board. We expect candidates to show evidence of their ability or promise to:

Use machine learning on watershed-scale multi-faceted datasets

Manage data effectively

Apply continuum mechanics to explore stress and material behavior under changing climate conditions to landscape evolution

Perform geologic and geophysical field research in cold environments

Work collaboratively in a group setting

Effectively communicate in written, graphical, and oral forms

The Polar Geophysics research group sits in both the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. We have a vibrant and robust graduate student population with broad geographic and disciplinary backgrounds. To begin the selection process, please submit pdf files of your CV and letter of interest addressing the above expectations using this form. We will read all applications submitted by January 12th, and expect to contact any candidates under further consideration soon thereafter. Further steps for selected candidates will include an interview and formal application to the University of Maine. Please contact polargeophysics-group@maine.edu with any questions.
--
Christopher Gerbi

Associate Dean for Research, College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

Associate Director, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

5782 Winslow Hall

207.581.3228

Professor, School of Earth and Climate Sciences

5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center

207.581.2153

University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469 USA

🌍 Opportunities in Dr. Chi Chen’s Research Group at Rutgers University 🌱🛰



🎓 Ph.D. Student Opportunities
Position Available: One Ph.D. student for Fall 2025

📋 Requirements:
- Before Applying:
1. Send your CV and unofficial trannoscripts to Dr. Chi Chen ([chi.chen@rutgers.edu](mailto:chi.chen@rutgers.edu)).
2. Indicate your research interests.
- How to Apply:
Apply through one of these two graduate programs:
1️⃣ Graduate Program in Ecology & Evolution
- [Program Overview](https://lnkd.in/eUR6H6ts)
- [Application Process](https://lnkd.in/eTDMWNHA)
- Deadline: December 1
2️⃣ Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences
- [Program Overview](https://lnkd.in/eEWgNC_K)
- [How to Apply](https://lnkd.in/eQjWxCcK)
- Deadline: December 15

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💼 Postdoctoral Research Opportunities
Positions Available: Two full-time positions

📋 Current Projects:
1️⃣ NASA-Funded Project: *"Embracing the 3D Era: Exploring Vertical Acclimation of Vegetation Canopy Structure and Photosynthetic Activities through GEDI Data"*
- Application Link: [Apply Here](https://lnkd.in/eqygNEB8)

2️⃣ Flexible Research Direction:
- Define your own research focus.
- Application Link: [Apply Here](https://lnkd.in/eg62kRbt)

📋 Application Requirements:
1. CV
2. Relevant peer-reviewed publications
3. 1–2 page cover letter (research interests and plans)
4. Contact information for three references

Send materials to Dr. Chi Chen ([chi.chen@rutgers.edu](mailto:chi.chen@rutgers.edu)).

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👩‍🔬 Opportunities for Undergraduate, Master’s, Visiting Students, and Scholars
- Discuss potential projects directly with Dr. Chi Chen via email: [chi.chen@rutgers.edu](mailto:chi.chen@rutgers.edu).
- Explore research assistant opportunities at [Rutgers Aresty Program](https://lnkd.in/ejErtqTJ).

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💰 Funding Opportunities
Graduate Students:
- [Rutgers Fellowships](https://lnkd.in/e2F-tGNC)
- NASA-FINESST
- NSF-GRFP

Postdoctoral Researchers:
- [Rutgers Postdoc Fellowships](https://lnkd.in/eCAeJM75)
- NSF Earth Sciences (NSF-EAR-PF)
- NOAA Climate and Global Change (NOAA-C&GC)

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🌟 Why Join This Group?
- Research areas include nature-based climate solutions, vegetation-climate interactions, and urban planning under global changes.
- Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

🔗 Learn More: [Dr. Chi Chen’s Group Opportunities](https://lnkd.in/eYmAsqPz)

🌱 Join Dr. Chi Chen’s lab to explore innovative solutions for ecosystem management and climate resilience! 🌍✨

Dear colleagues,

We are looking for 3 PhD candidates for the new interdisciplinary PhD Cohort SEESAW (Societal and environmental impacts of complex extremes in a changing world) based at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ (Leipzig and Halle, Germany) starting in spring-summer 2025.

The PhD cohort aims to understand the impacts of hydroclimatic extremes with a focus on droughts and transitions from droughts to floods by combining unique large-scale datasets of hydrometeorological observations, remote sensing, climate simulations and newspaper-based impacts.

Please apply here:

PhD1 Quantifying catchment susceptibility to rapid transitions between hydroclimatic extremes: https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/3114/Denoscription/2

PhD2 Exploring the dynamics of socioeconomic impacts of hydroclimatic extremes: https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/3113/Denoscription/2

PhD3 Analysing impacts of climate extremes on forests: https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/3112/Denoscription/2

Please feel free to distribute our ad further!



Kind regards,

Larisa Tarasova

Dear colleagues,

a new PhD opportunity 'Evaluating the effectiveness of mitigation measures to deliver water quality improvements in agricultural catchments in Ireland' with Per-Erik Mellander from Teagasc, Andrew Wade from University of Reading, Miriam Glendell from James Hutton Institute, and Nick Schurch from Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) is now open.

Apply before Tuesday 14th January 2025 via

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/evaluating-the-effectiveness-of-mitigation-measures-to-deliver-water-quality-improvements-in-agricultural-catchments-in-ireland/?p180546

More on the Walsh Scholarship

https://www.teagasc.ie/about/research--innovation/postgraduate-scholarships/

Please feel free to circulate.

With many thanks and best wishes from the supervisory team.

Funded PhD opportunity alert!

The project is based at the University of Reading and will use AI-based weather prediction models to build better subseasonal-to-seasonal forecast ensembles for the tropics. Great opportunity to play with NeuralGCM, FuXi-S2S and AIFS among other models.


Find out more (including other projects) here: https://lnkd.in/dBqfr-ah

Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dfYDSQ5Z

Dear all,

Two post-doctoral fellowship programs are currently open for
applications in Brest - France:

https://en.ifremer.fr/Research-Technology/Scientific-strategy/Join-Ifremer-for-your-Post-Doc
(application deadline: 27th of January 2025)

https://isblue.fr/tous-les-appels/post-doctoral-fellowship/ (application
deadline: 31st of March 2025)


On behalf of the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory of IFREMER, I invite
potential applicants interested in the following topics to contact me
(alan.tassin@ifremer.fr) in order to discuss about a potential research
project in line with our research interests :

- Marine Hydrodynamics
- Marine Renewable Energy technologies (Offshore and floating wind,
Tidal energy, Wave energy converters)
- Hydroelasticity
- Met-ocean conditions and climate change impact on Marine Renewable
Energy (ressource assesment and design)

Our research activity is oriented towards the development of innovative
experimental approaches in relation with the experimental facilities of
Ifremer in Brest (a deep-water wave tank, a wave and current flume, a
wave flume and a small-scale sea test site):
https://rd-technologiques.ifremer.fr/R-D-Technologiques/Laboratoires-et-Service/Laboratoire-Hydrodynamique-Marine-LHyMar.
Applicants with a numerical background and interested in developing
tools to support the experimental work (e.g. numerical wave tank,
numerical wave-structure interaction models) are also welcome.

The aim of these fellowships is to attract talented young researchers
from other countries (see the mobility rules) for a research stay of 2
to 3 years and to initiate collaborations with international research
groups (typically the group where the applicant has worked before). The
same research project can be submitted to both fellowship programs, if
the eligibility conditions are fulfilled.

Note that these two fellowship programs are competitive and therefore
applicants should have a good track record of publication (minimum 2 to
3 research articles during his/her PhD).

Would you mind forwarding this e-mail to potential applicants?


Thank you in advance for your help.

Best regards,
Alan Tassin