[ES_JOBS_NET] PhD opportunities in drought and hydrological extremes at UNSW Sydney (Australia)

[Anna Ukkola]

Hello,

We have two PhD projects on offer at UNSW Sydney, Australia investigating future changes in droughts and other hydrological extremes. Please see below for details.

Many thanks,
Anna Ukkola

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UNRAVELLING THE PAST AND FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN DROUGHTS
As the driest inhabited continent, Australia is vulnerable to future drought changes which pose severe risks to water resources, ecosystems and agriculture. However, how Australian droughts will change in response to climate change has remained an open question, particularly due to high uncertainty in future rainfall patterns. This project seeks to better understand the changing nature of Australian droughts by synthesising satellite and ground observations in combination with state-of-the-art climate model projections. In particular, the student will aim to identify hot spots of future drought risk for multiple aspects of drought, gaining multi-disciplinary expertise in hydrology, ecology, climate science and modelling. The project is based at the Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC)<http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/> at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia, under the supervision of Dr Anna Ukkola<https://climateextremes.org.au/member-profile/?memberID=82> and Professor Andrew Pitman.<https://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/ccrc-team/academic-research/andy-pitman> Full details here<https://climateextremes.org.au/unravelling-the-past-and-future-of-australian-droughts/>. Applications close: 30 June 2020.

CHANGES IN HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES ACROSS AUSTRALIA UNDER FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change affects the frequency and severity of certain hydrological extremes, such as the risk of flooding events or soil moisture drought. These changes in hydrological extremes are a concern for many sectors that are highly dependent on hydrological conditions, such as water resources management, infrastructure or agriculture. This project aims to quantify the effects of climate change on hydrological extremes (particularly drought and the risk of high runoff events) across Australia. The project is in collaboration with the Bureau of Meteorology and will be based at the Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC)<http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/> at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia, under the supervision of Dr Anna Ukkola<https://climateextremes.org.au/member-profile/?memberID=82>, Dr Margot Bador (UNSW) and Dr Chantal Donnelly (BoM). Full details here<https://climateextremes.org.au/phd-opportunities-in-climate-extremes-and-high-impact-weather/>. Applications close: 30 June 2020.
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