PhD Position Enhancing Estuarine Flood Resilience by Tidal Foreshore-Management Technologies (1.0 FTE)

• a Master's degree in ecology, biology, physical geography, coastal or civil engineering, or related disciplines;
• affinity with and skills in quantitative data wrangling and spatial statistics, feeling for coastal and sedimentary dynamics would be beneficial, familiarity with Python, Matlab, R, or other programming languages would be convenient;
• a keen interest for designing smart experiments, and setting up and carrying out challenging experimental field work;
• motivation to work in a transdisciplinary team, consisting of ecologists, geomorphologists, civil engineers, and end-users from the private and public sectors;
• a professional and collaborative attitude towards work, co-workers and partners, and communicate in an open and constructive way;
• good English oral and writing skills, as you are expected to publish the findings in scientific journals and effectively communicate results to end-users.

We offer:

• a position (1.0 FTE) for one year, with an extension to four years upon mutual agreement and with the specific intent that it results in a doctorate within this period;
• a full-time gross salary between €2,770 in the first year and €3,539 in the fourth year (scale P of the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities (CAO));
• 8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities.

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