[ES_JOBS_NET] PhD studentship at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland: ‘Impact-based weather forecasting for the renewable energy sector’

[Domeisen Daniela]

PhD studentship at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland: ‘Impact-based weather forecasting for the renewable energy sector’
(Fully-funded for UK applicants, see details below)
The Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health at the University of Strathclyde, in collaboration with ETH Zürich, is looking for a motivated PhD candidate to undertake research that addresses the challenge of extreme weather events facing the energy sector by exploring the potential of next generation impact-based forecasts. The research will: explore the correlations between extreme weather events, energy provision, outages and energy demand in response to more frequent extreme weather phenomena in a changing climate; co-develop scenarios, tools and impact- and risk-based models for the prediction and assessment of energy-sector relevant extreme events; and explore the opportunities and benefits of impact-based forecasting for the energy sector on different spatial scales (e.g., between city, suburban, and rural locations, or between regional and national scales) and forecasting time scales (e.g., nowcasting, numerical weather prediction, long-range probabilistic forecasting).
The ideal candidate should have a desire to work in an interdisciplinary, applications-focused field of growing importance. She/he will be a practical, self-motivated person who will lead the development and direction of their project. Applicants should hold (or expect to get) a minimum of an upper second class honours degree or a MSc with distinction in engineering, physical sciences, maths, or a related field. Some programming experience in analytical languages such as MATLAB, Python or R would be beneficial. A background in HPC-based computer modelling and/or statistics is desirable but not essential. Students with some prior research and / or work experience in the climatological / meteorological / hydrological sciences will be given priority.
This 3.5 year PhD comes with an UKRI fully-funded studentship, including fees, a generous stipend of £15,609 per annum, and a Research Training Support Grant of £1,500 per annum.
The studentship is due to commence 01 October 2021 but will remain open until filled. While EU and international students are welcome to apply, candidates must, however, be classified as a UK ‘home’ student to be eligible for UKRI funding. To be classified as a home student, candidates must meet the following criteria:
– Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
– Have settled status, or
– Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
– Have indefinite leave to remain or enter

The successful candidate’s supervision will be led by Dr Chris White <https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/whitechristopherdr/> at the University of Strathclyde in collaboration with A/Professor Daniela Domeisen <https://usys.ethz.ch/en/people/profile.daniela-domeisen.html> from ETH Zürich, together with Dr Doug Bertram <https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/bertramdougdr/> and Professor Stuart Galloway <https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/gallowaystuartdr/> from the University of Strathclyde.
For further information, please see here: <https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/postgraduateresearchphdopportunities/engineering/civilenvironmentalengineering/impact-basedweatherforecasting/>

For details on how to apply, please see here: <https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/postgraduateresearch/>
If you wish to discuss the opportunity before applying, please contact Dr Chris White:  <chris.white at strath.ac.uk<mailto:chris.white at strath.ac.uk>>
Applications close 09 April 2021.

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Dr Chris White
Head of the Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability and Public Health
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Web: <https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/whitechristopherdr/>
Email: <chris.white at strath.ac.uk<mailto:chris.white at strath.ac.uk>>
Phone: +44-141-548-4366
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