Postdoc position in the Coastal Risks and Engineering Lab at UCF
Thomas Wahl
Postdoctoral Researcher position in the Coastal Risks and Engineering Lab at UCF
Dear colleagues,
We have an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Coastal Risks and Engineering (CoRE) Lab at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando.
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 have the opportunity to work on interdisciplinary projects focused on the broad topic of hydrometeorological extremes, how they are affected by climate change, and how they impact (coastal) communities.
In addition to conducting impactful research the candidate will assist Dr. Wahl in advising PhD students and actively participate in proposal writing.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- PhD in Civil/Coastal Engineering, Geosciences, Statistics, Hydrology, Physical Oceanography, or another relevant field
- Strong proficiency in one of the common technical programing languages (MATLAB, R, Python, or Julia)
- Demonstrated track record of publishing research in peer-reviewed journals
Desired Skills (one or more of the following):
- Multivariate and/or non-stationary extreme value analysis
- Physics-informed machine learning in geosciences
- Hydrodynamic numerical modelling of coastal/ocean processes (ideally using HPC resources)
- Flood impact analysis
For more information about our lab, research projects, and team members, please visit the CoRE Lab website: https://core-lab.weebly.com/
At the CoRE Lab, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive research environment. We strongly encourage applications from candidates currently underrepresented in STEM fields.
Please submit your application package including a cover letter, updated CV, and contacts of two references through the following Google form (Applications submitted via email will not be considered): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMgl7XNmkEgxtf4tB3qExKLNRZ6IQXoABP7aEiO7MpdfkQsA/viewform. The anticipated start date is January 2025 (with some flexibility to start earlier). Review of applications will begin May 27th.
Please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Wahl at t.w...@ucf.edu in case you have additional questions.
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