Post-doc fellow on observation and modeling of the evolution of Dune-Dike hybrid systems based on nature under wind and marine forcings

17 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Université de Bordeaux / University of Bordeaux

Research Field

Environmental science » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

France

Application Deadline

17 May 2024 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

101135410

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

You want to contribute to an Horizon Europe projet ?

 

Join the Oceanic and Continental Environments and Palaeoenvironments laboratory (EPOC ) – University of Bordeaux!

 

This laboratory is a Research Unit under the joint supervision of the University of Bordeaux, the CNRS, Bordeaux INP and the Ecole Pratiques des Hautes Etudes.

EPOC is a multidisciplinary UMR developing strong and recognized expertise in ecotoxicology, ecology, biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, sedimentology, palaeoclimatology, coastal oceanography, marine geosciences.

 

As part of the European project DuneFront, we are recruiting a Post-Doc whose study will focus on the observation and modeling of the evolution of Dune-Dike hybrid systems based on nature under wind and marine forcings.

 

Main activities :

 

The DuneFront (Horizon Europe) 'Demonstration of Dune-Dike hybrid blue-grey Nature-based Solutions' project aims to reduce coastal risks by optimizing solutions that use a combination of natural elements (dunes) and artificial hard structures (dykes). In this context it is necessary to process, analyze and model the evolutions of these systems on several workshop sites, or pilot sites (demonstrators) of the European coast and to implement measurement campaigns.

 

Your work will contribute to the advancement of knowledge on the morphodynamics of Dune-Dike hybrid systems in relation to the meteorological-marine forcing parameters specific to each of the 12 study sites. The mission concerns the processing of data (topography, hydrodynamic and wind processes) and their interpretation, the preparation of field campaigns and the use of a numerical model (AEOLIS) to extrapolate the observed evolutions. You will write some scientific articles during this work.

 

As such:

 

# Analyses of morphological changes on the 12 European demonstrators

• You gather all the morphological and weather-marine forcing data collected by the project partners on the 12 demo sites distributed on the European coast and standardize the database
• You quantify morphological changes and link them to changes in marine and wind conditions and to the characteristics of the dune-dike system

# Measurement campaign

• You develop an experimental protocol of in situ measurement campaigns on hybrid dune-dike systems, with a particular focus on wind dynamics, during storm conditions and/or representative of modal conditions
• You select 2 experimental sites and alert periods for deployments
• You acquire and analyse wind flows and morphological changes in the dyke sector and compare them with a control site

 

# Modeling

• You take charge and apply the Aeolis model on the 2 experimental sites and some European sites where the data on the evolutions have the greatest historical depth
• You calibrate and validate this model and propose improvements if necessary

Requirements

Research Field

Environmental science » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Holder of a PhD in Dynamic of the coastline, you ideally have an experience of wind flows.

• Independent, with scientific curiosity
• Listening, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• You manage morphodynamics, morphodynamics modeling, in situ instrumentation
• You know GIS, statistics usage, programming in Matlab, Python
• You are fluent in English (level C1/B2) in a European work environment

Do you recognize yourself? Apply!

Specific Requirements

You have to be in compliance with the working law in France.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Good

Research Field

Environmental science » Other

Additional Information
Benefits

36 months fixed-term contract

 

Salary gross: 2700€ according the salary grid

 

Job Benefits:

50 days of vacation from the first year of collaboration

Refill of 75% of the subscription to the public transport

Participation in the private healthcare up to 15€ / month

Leisure, sport and culture for all staff

Disabled-friendly establishment

Possibility of staff parking

Sustainable mobility package for commuting – work

Selection process

Recruitment process : Applications are reviewed as they arrive.

Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by the Recruitment Officer for a first pre-qualification phone conversation. An interview with the supervisor will then be organised by videoconference.

Interested applicants should send a CV, brief statement of qualifications and basis for interest in the position, copies of up to 3 relevant publications, and the email addresses of 2 appropriate references.

Additional comments

The expertise of this EPOC laboratory team, Methys, in coastal dynamics is internationally recognized, with modeling, remote sensing and in situ measurement approaches. By joining this project, you will work closely with the members of this team, and with colleagues from the Côte d'Opale Littoral University and the University of Perpignan, specialized in dune dynamics and wind dynamics.

 

Based in Pessac (Gironde, France) – access by tramway line B (stop « François Bordes ») buses, bike.

The laboratory is near the city-centre of Bordeaux and about 60 Km of the Atlantic coast.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

EPOC Laboratory

Country

France

State/Province

Gironde

City

Pessac

Postal Code

33600

Street

16 avenue Léon Duguit B12

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Talence

Website

http://www.u-bordeaux.fr/

Street

351 cours de la Libération

Postal Code

33405

STATUS: EXPIRED