Hydraulic Performance of Natural Flood Management Measures

We are recruiting new Doctoral Researchers to our EPSRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD studentships starting 1 October 2023. Applications are invited for the project Hydraulic Performance of Natural Flood Management Measures

Successful applicants will receive an annual stipend (bursary) of approximately £19,668, including inner London weighting, plus payment of their full-time home tuition fees for a period of 42 months (3.5 years).

You should be eligible for home (UK) tuition fees there are a very limited number (no more than three) of studentships available to overseas applicants, including EU nationals, who meet the academic entry criteria including English Language proficiency.

You will join the internationally recognised researchers in the Department of Civil Engineering research and PhD programmes | Brunel University London

The Project

Natural Flood Management (NFM) aims to improve traditional flood risk management methods by using natural processes. The PhD researcher will conduct experiments in hydraulic flume facilities at Brunel University London and field measurements in partnership with a Local Flood Authority and Non-Profit Organization. Numerical modelling will be conducted in collaboration with HR Wallingford. This research will increase understanding of the performance of NFM solutions and will provide practical recommendations for NFM design.

Please contact Dr Pedro Jose Martin-Moreta at Pedro.Martin-Moreta@brunel.ac.uk for an informal discussion about the studentships.

Eligibility

Applicants will have or be expected to receive a first or upper-second class honours degree in an Engineering, Computer Science, Design, Mathematics, Physics or a similar discipline. A Postgraduate Masters degree is not required but may be an advantage.

Skills and Experience

Candidates should be motivated to undertake a PhD, proactive and willing to work in interdisciplinary teams.

A good BSc/BEng (1st or 2:1 class honours degree, or preferably an MSc) in an area of Environmental or Civil Engineering is required. Knowledge in hydraulics and previous laboratory or field experience would be advantageous.

Proficiency in English is required (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent, or a BSc/MSc in UK).

You should be highly motivated, able to work independently as well as in a team, collaborate with others and have good communication skills.

How to apply

There are two stages of the application:

1.Applicants must submit the pre-application form via the following link https://brunel.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/epsrc-dtp-23-24-pre-application-form-brunel-university-lon-3 by 16.00 on Friday 26th May 2023.

2.If you are shortlisted for the interview, you will be asked to email the following documentation in a single PDF file to cedps-studentships@brunel.ac.uk within 24hrs.

Your up-to-date CV;
Your Undergraduate degree certificate(s) and transcript(s) essential;
Your Postgraduate Masters degree certificate(s) and transcript(s) if applicable;
Your valid English Language qualification of IELTS 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in each section) or equivalent, if applicable;
Contact details for TWO referees, one of which can be an academic member of staff in the College.

Applicants should therefore ensure that they have all of this information in case they are shortlisted.

Interviews will take place in June 2023.

Meet the Supervisor(s)

Pedro Martin-Moreta - Pedro (CEng, PhD, MEng) is a Lecturer in Flood and Coastal Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brunel University London. He has 15 years of experience in flood risk, flood modelling and river engineering, both as a consultant and researcher. His principal research interests are flood hydraulics, flood defences and numerical modelling in rivers.

Related Research Group(s)

Flood, Coastal and Water Engineering - The Flood, Coastal and Water Engineering Group addresses the challenges of water scarcity, aging water infrastructures and flood management in the UK and worldwide. The group also concentrates on providing research solutions for recycling water and offering sustainable water resources for domestic and industrial uses.

Flood Risk and Resilience - Our flood risk and resilience research brings together a diverse team of colleagues with various discipline expertise and a wide range of research networks as well as industry and policy partners, focussed on addressing the multifaceted challenges of flood risk and resilience in the UK and globally.