SEDIMARE MSCA Doctoral Network: Three Positions Opening Soon

[MATTEO POSTACCHINI]

Dear coastal listers,

 

applications are invited for 3 Doctoral Candidate (DC) positions at the Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona, Italy), within the MSCA Doctoral Network SEDIMARE (“Sediment transport and morphodynamics in marine and coastal waters with engineering solutions”), comprising 10 organizations (University of Patras, Polytechnic University of Marche, University of Twente, IHCantabria, Catholic University of Louvain, Deltares, FUGRO Geoconsulting, Mentucci Aldo Costruzioni, University of Nottingham, HR Wallingford).

The objective of SEDIMARE is the interdisciplinary training-through-research of 12 Doctoral Candidates (DC) in complex sediment transport processes involving sand-mud mixtures, mixed-size sands, granular-fluid mixtures; coupling between hydrodynamics (waves, storm surges, and tides), sediment transport, morphological changes; and engineering solutions to issues related to erosion/sedimentation with emphasis on sustainability and resilience.

The research methods include effective process-based engineering modelling, advanced numerical simulations, and innovative experiments.

 

Each successful candidate will be enrolled for a fee-free PhD position of 3 years and will receive an attractive salary of € 38,054 to € 42,866 per year, in accordance with MSCA regulations for Doctoral Candidates.

The salary includes living and mobility allowance, plus family allowance, if applicable. Each position includes secondment opportunities.

 

Position 1 - “Coastal resilience”

• Location: Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona, Italy)
• Secondment: 4-months secondment at University of Nottingham (UK) and 3-months secondment at HR Wallingford (UK)
• Description: The project objectives are the: a) definition of indicators useful to correlate wave forcing and ocean conditions to beach morphology, b) validation of analytical approaches, and c) analysis of coastal adaptation and mitigation using both numerical and analytical approaches. Numerical modelling of wave propagation at selected European beaches using available data (collected by, e.g., buoy, radar, satellite) will be applied to investigate inundation and morphological evolution (numerical, time-consuming approach).

Position 2 - “Mixing and transport in the coastal area”

• Location: Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona, Italy)
• Secondment: 4-months secondment at University of Patras (Greece) and 3-months secondment at Impresa Costruzioni Mentucci Aldo s.r.l. (Italy)
• Description: This project will develop a 2DH numerical solver for the description of coastal processes related to mixing and transport of particles. The 2DH solver will be validated using a detailed 3D modelling of coastal processes nearby coastal structures, and the dedicated experiments on dispersion of tracers in the nearshore zone that will be carried out either in the laboratory or in the field.

Position 3 - “Nearshore renewable energy”

• Main location: Impresa Costruzioni Mentucci Aldo s.r.l. (Senigallia, Italy)
• Secondment: 9-months secondment at Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy) and 3-months secondment at University of Patras (Greece)
• Description: this project is aimed at the design, construction, monitoring and optimization of a prototype of shoreline wave energy converter at natural scale, after the analysis of the best location along the Marche Region (central Adriatic) coast. The design will be supported by numerical modelling and laboratory experiments.

 

To be eligible for this position, applicants:

• must not have a doctoral degree at the date of their recruitment,
• can be of any nationality,
• should be enrolled in a doctoral programme during the project,
• should comply with the mobility rules: in general, they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting organization for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date.

Selection process will start soon: check https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ in the coming days.

Informal queries (not applications!) may be sent to Prof. Maurizio Brocchini (m.bro...@staff.univpm.it).

 

 

Matteo Postacchini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of ICEA - Faculty of Engineering

Università Politecnica delle Marche

Ancona (Italy)