Research Assistant for SuDS

Background and Context

The post will be based in the Energy and Environment Institute, which was established at the University of Hull in late 2016. The Institute vision is to be an internationally leading centre for research at the interfaces between energy and environmental resilience; with a focus on global sustainability challenges and delivering research that makes a difference. The Institute has three primary goals: to research and discover; to innovate and deliver impact; and to act as a regional anchor and beacon for world leading research and knowledge exchange. 

The Research Assistant in SuDS will work with the EEI’s SuDSlab group and colleagues in the Doncaster, Immingham and Grimsby (DIG) Surface Water Resilience Project. The DIG project is one of 25 projects funded as part of the national DEFRA/EA led Flood and Coastal Research Innovation Programme (FCRIP). You will help to maintain and support instrumentation at a number of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) locations and contribute to the analysis of data and writing of reports and academic publications. You will also work closely with researchers working on our Water Data For People project which seeks to use SuDS data to engage local communities in water issues.

The SuDSlab group at the University of Hull have pioneered the application of low-cost distributed monitoring systems to capture hyper-local water quantity and quality parameters. The Research Assistant in SuDS will support the operation of the monitoring system and help to evaluate a wide range of hydrological parameters from SuDS across a range of scales. These data are collected in real-time and you will also help maintain our online data platform www.sudslab.co.uk.

This exciting new post will be based in the University of Hull’s vibrant Energy and Environment Institute (EEI) which facilitates collaboration across disciplines and between stakeholders. For further information about the Energy and Environment Institute visit:

https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/research/institutes/energy-and-environment-institute.aspx

The post holder should have have knowledge and understanding of hydrology and/or hydraulics; experience of field or laboratory measurements/instrumentation; data analysis skills required to interpret large data sets; working independently and as part of a team and liaising with external partners; and engaging with external stakeholders. The project will offer excellent career development opportunities including managing work packages and co-authoring publications.

The full job description can be viewed here.

The post holder will be required to present progress on a monthly basis and to write regular progress reports. They will be required to drive to conduct fieldwork and attend meetings/ conferences/workshops relating to the project.

For any informal queries, please contact Prof. Stuart McLelland S.J.McLelland@hull.ac.uk .

Due to the nature of this role, an Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken for the successful candidate."

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