Research Positions in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering

Applications from qualified US citizens and permanent residents are invited for a Research Assistant Professor, a Post-Doctoral Fellow, and five Graduate Research Assistants at the doctoral level. The salary for the first two positions depends upon the qualifications and experience and the stipend for the research assistants is up to $20,000/year plus tuition. This research is funded by a $2.5 million, 5-year NSF grant, “PIRE: Modeling of Flood Hazards and Geomorphic Impacts of Levee Breach and Dam Failure.” Unique opportunities exist for collaboration and participation in the related ongoing research at Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium and Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal for short periods or for up to a year.

Successful candidates are expected to conduct laboratory experiments, develop and/or apply 3-D numerical models of unsteady flow and sediment transport. Research assistant positions require an MS degree in civil engineering, geophysics, coastal engineering, oceanography or in a related field although exceptional candidates with BS degree will also receive consideration. Females and minority students are especially encouraged to apply.

For further information, please see our website www.ce.sc.edu or contact Dr. M. Hanif Chaudhry, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin B. Kahn Professor and Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computing (chaudhry@sc.edu), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.