<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">We have an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to join us for a European project:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Research Assistant or Research Associate in Physically-based Catchment Modelling (ACAD100497)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to evaluate physically-based models of catchment scale hydrological processes in different regions across Europe. The project will use </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">multi-objective analysis to explore the level of physically-based model complexity that is necessary in the context of integrated catchment management.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">A PhD and/or post-doctoral experience in hydrology or a related discipline (e.g. civil engineering or environmental science) with a focus on numerical modelling of environmental processes is essential. Strong programming skills and experience with high performance computing and uncertainty analysis/optimization are desirable.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Profs Thorsten Wagener, Dawei Han and Jim Freer, as part of the EU-funded SWITCH-ON project, will supervise the position.<span> </span>This 3-year PDRA position is based in Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol, UK.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">It is expected that interviews will be held during the week commencing 25 November 2013.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Further information available at</span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" style="font-size: 15px; "> <a href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs">www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs</a> </font><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">(search for </span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri" style="font-size: 15px; ">ACAD100497). The possible salary range is £30,424 - £38,522.</font></p><div><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">For informal inquiries contact:</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Prof Thorsten Wagener</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Title1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering, University of Bristol, UK</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><a href="mailto:thorsten.wagener@bristol.ac.uk"><span class="InternetLink"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">thorsten.wagener@bristol.ac.uk</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">+44 (0)117 331 5737</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Prof Dawei Han<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Professor of Hydroinformatics, <o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; ">University of Bristol, UK</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:d.han@bristol.ac.uk"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">d.han@bristol.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Title1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">+44 (0) 117 331 5739</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Prof Jim Freer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Professor of Hydrology,<o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; ">University of Bristol, UK</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jim.freer@bristol.ac.uk"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">jim.freer@bristol.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">+44 (0) 117 3318388</span></p></body></html>