Open position: Postdoctoral Scholar in Coastal Community Resilience to Extreme Natural Hazards

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A postdoctoral scholar is sought for a position in Coastal Community
Resilience to Extreme Natural Hazards working under the advisement of Dr.
Dan Cox and Dr. Andre Barbosa in the College of Engineering, School of
Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University.


The successful candidate will serve as a postdoctoral scholar in the
NIST-funded Center of Excellence (COE) on Risk-Based Community Resilience
Planning, conducting research on risk and resilience assessment in the face
of multiple hazards, and support multi-disciplinary research on community
resilience, including implementation and ground-truthing of
decision-support frameworks. The postdoctoral scholar will play an
important role in Center’s Testbed activities and on verification and
validation of the open source IN-CORE (Interdependent Networked Community
Resilience Modeling Environment). The anticipated scope of the work
includes modeling the reliability of coastal infrastructure, including
buildings, transportation, water, and electrical power network
infrastructure and its interdependence, subjected to earthquake and
tsunami, storm surge, and flooding; developing models of recovery; and
developing risk informed decision models to support coastal resilience for
current and projected conditions, including climate change, aging
infrastructure and other nonstationary processes. For further details on
the research, scope and position expectations please contact Dr. Dan Cox.



Qualifications: Candidates should have been was awarded a Ph.D.in
<http://ph.d.in/> Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Structural
Engineering or a related field within less than five years, and have an
excellent record of research, publications, and strong communication
skills. Successful candidates will ideally have a strong background in
reliability, probabilistic risk assessment with emphasis on surge and
flooding from tsunami and hurricanes, and quantification of risk and
resilience. Expertise in regional assessment, network analysis and
applications of statistical modeling are preferred. The following
experience with software or coding is preferred but not required: OpenSees
or other finite element software, OpenFOAM or other computational fluid
dynamics software; coding in python and/or Matlab; working knowledge of GIS
and Jupyter notebooks. The candidate must have the ability to work
independently to achieve project objectives, meet project deadlines and
reporting requirements, and help mentor other team members. The candidate
also must fill an important role in facilitating collaborations with the
multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional project team.



Appointment: The appointment is expected with an anticipated latest start
date of June 1, 2020. This date may be discussed and adjusted as needed.
The duration of the appointment is two years, contingent upon successful
performance in year one. The salary and benefits are competitive, and
funding is available for the postdoctoral fellow for travel and training
purposes.



To Apply: Please contact Dr. Dan Cox by email at dan.cox at oregonstate.edu with
the subject heading “Community Resilience Post-Doc Application” and provide
a CV, two sample publications, and the contact information of at least two
references. Review of applications will begin immediately but is expected
to close by April 1, 2020.   Additional supporting information may be
requested upon review.



Additional Information: Additional details on the research group and center
with which the postdoctoral scholar will be affiliated can be found at:
https://cce.oregonstate.edu/barbosa (Dr. Barbosa webpage),
https://cce.oregonstate.edu/cox (Dr. Cox webpage), and
http://resilience.colostate.edu/ (NIST COE). Information on the School of
Civil and Construction Engineering can be found at
https://cce.oregonstate.edu/. Oregon State University, as one of the
largest land grant institutions in the U.S., is located in Corvallis,
Oregon, which has been ranked as the 5th best college town in the US,
https://livability.com/top-10/college/10-best-college-towns/2019/or/corvallis,
and was named the best city to live in Oregon by the US Chamber of Commerce
https://www.chamberofcommerce.org/best-cities-to-live-in-oregon/. With
proximity to the ocean and mountains for outdoor activities and a
supportive, inclusive community, Corvallis offers excellent work-life
balance for all who come to live in Oregon.



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