Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in Water Systems Modelling
The role
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Based in the Water and Environmental Engineering Research Group (www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/water/) within the School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering at the University of Bristol, this is an opportunity to join a strong team developing state\-of\-the\-art methods for the planning and management of water resource systems. You will work with the project PI (F Pianosi) on a Trans\-national “Water4all” project on “Water management and Adaptation based on watershed digital twins” (https://research\-information.bris.ac.uk/en/projects/water\-management\-and\-adaption\-based\-on\-watershed\-digital\-twins/), focusing on the development of new methods to support planning and management of water resource systems, with focus on groundwater modelling and management.
What will you be doing?
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You will:
- Work with the PI (Pianosi) and other researchers in the trans\-national consortium to develop methods for water resource planning focusing on groundwater systems.
- Test and demonstrate the new methods on dataset from Great Britain and other European countries.
- Contribute to implementing the new methods in open source\-software packages.
- Contribute to the dissemination of project output through participation to conferences and the production of academic papers.
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- You have a PhD (or working towards) in Environmental Engineering/Science (or equivalent experience) with a strong mathematical background
- You have previous expertise in hydrology and water resource systems modelling, and preferably groundwater systems modelling
- You have good programming skills in one or more of the following languages: Python – R \- Matlab
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Contract type: Fixed term contract until 28/02/2027
Work pattern: Full time
Grade: I / J
Salary: Grade I £39,906 \- £44,746 per annum; Grade J £43,482 \- £50,253 per annum
School/Unit: Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 11/06/2026
*It is anticipated that interviews will take place in mid June 2026, to start the post as soon as possible.*
For informal queries please contact: Francesca Pianosi, francesca.pianosi@bristol.ac.uk
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JOB NUMBER### ACAD108589
CONTRACT TYPE/WORK PATTERN### Fixed\-term / Full time
POSTING END DATE### 11 Jun 2026
FACULTY/DIVISION### Faculty of Science and Engineering
SALARY### Grade I £39,906 \- £44,746 per annum; Grade J £43,482 \- £50,253 per annum
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