Post Doctoral Researcher

at  NUI Galway

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Civil Engineering, School of Engineering at the University of Galway, Ireland.
This position is funded by Environmental Protection Agency and is available from 1st of March 2025 to contract end date of 31st of December 2027.
The ability of existing transport infrastructure to absorb and recover from the projected effects of climate change is relatively unexplored. Bridges form a vital link in our transport systems, but they also carry energy, water, and communication networks, making them critical cascading failure points. The reliability and availability of bridges are two of the key climate-change relevant elements that need to be considered when preparing for uncertain future climate risks. They are vulnerable to natural hazards, in particular bridge scour is the leading cause of bridge collapse globally with recent data from the National Adaptation Framework highlighting scour as a high priority risk for the transport sector to mid-century. The estimated future cost for bridge adaptation to reduce the risk of scour currently stands at €541m/year between 2040-2027. The lack of data in relation to bridge structures and scour has been highlighted as a bottleneck for adaptation under uncertainty. CRANN aims to develop toolkits to support bridge investment decisions which consider economic benefits, mobility, public safety, and the environment while addressing the impacts of climate change. Newly developed technologies allow for new datasets and analytics to be exploited; and not incorporating such advances into current bridge management practice is a missed opportunity for improving the resilience of bridge infrastructure. The aim of CRANN is to adapt current bridge management processes to include sensor data, latest analytics, vulnerability analysis and citizen science to improve the assessment of scour risk under uncertain and changing climate conditions.
Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €44,846 - €57,332 per annum (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on the 14th of February 2025. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
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