Open PhD position in the Coastal Risks and Engineering Lab at UCF
Thomas Wahl
Dear colleagues,
We have an opening for a fully funded PhD position (tuition and stipend) in the Coastal Risks and Engineering (CoRE) Lab at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. Information on our research group can be found here: https://core-lab.weebly.com/.
The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Thomas Wahl in the Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Department (CECE) and National Center for Integrated Coastal Research (UCF Coastal). The candidate will support projects funded by different federal and state agencies focused on assessing and reducing coastal risks from sea level rise and hydrometeorological extremes such as storm surges, waves, or compound events.
Required background and skills: MSc in Coastal Engineering, Civil Engineering (Water Resources track), Statistics, Physical Oceanography, Climate Science, or another relevant field; candidates have to be proficient in one of the common technical programing languages such as MATLAB, R, or Python.
One or more of the following skills are desired: experience in extreme value analysis; machine learning with earth science applications; time series analysis; hydrodynamic modelling for coastal or inland flooding.
In our lab we value inclusion and diversity and particularly welcome applications from students currently under-represented in STEM fields.
Please submit your application package (as single PDF) including a cover letter, updated CV, transcripts, and contacts of two references here: https://forms.gle/FMQKq5cz9HZpwHwr8.
The start date for the position is Fall 2023 and review of applications will begin September 9th (refer to the links in the Google Form for required documents and deadlines; note that UCF’s deadline for international students to apply to the graduate program is December 1st).
Kind regards,
Thomas Wahl
Thomas Wahl, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Civil, Environmental, & Construction Engineering
National Center for Integrated Coastal Research
University of Central Florida
12800 Pegasus Drive, Suite 211
PO Box 162450
Orlando, FL 32816-2450
Office: 407.823.6225