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Organization: Delft University of Technology

Location: Delft, Netherlands

Field: Engineering

Requirements:

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate with a strong interest in, and preferably experience with, numerical modelling as well as a solid background in physical processes in coastal systems. A Master degree is required in the area of civil and environmental engineering, physical geography or oceanography. The candidate should also be amenable to a stay in Shanghai for several months. The candidate has excellent communication skills and can report in clearly written and spoken English. The position is available immediately, but starting later in the year is also possible.

Abstract:

Estuaries, like the Yangtze Estuary in China and the Eastern and Western Scheldt in the Netherlands, are characterised by deep channels cutting through shallow intertidal areas

Description:

Estuaries, like the Yangtze Estuary in China and the Eastern and Western Scheldt in the Netherlands, are characterised by deep channels cutting through shallow intertidal areas. These intertidal areas are important habitats, also used for land reclamation and as buffers for sea defense. In both the Dutch and Chinese estuaries, the intertidal flats are threatened by climate change and human interventions. To predict the future of the flats, a better understanding of the processes of sediment transport and morphodynamic response in these areas is required. A Joint Scientific Thematic Research Programme has been set up between the science foundations of the Netherlands (NWO) and China (MOST). Within this programme, a project defined by TU Delft (the Netherlands) and SKLEC (Shanghai, China) requires one PhD candidate in Delft and one in Shanghai. The project of the Delft PhD candidate aims at a better understanding and prediction of the morphodynamics of the intertidal flats in the Yangtze Estuary by means of a combination of data analysis and numerical modelling. Specific attention is to be paid to the analysis of episodic storm events (typhoons) and how these affect the morphology, in comparison with the effects of tides. This requires an integral study of the interaction between flow, waves, sediment transport and morphology. As the work will be carried out in close cooperation with the PhD at SKLEC, a long stay (months) and several short visits to Shanghai are planned. The project will be carried out under supervision of prof.dr.ir. H.J. de Vriend, dr.ir. Z.B. Wang and dr.ir. B.C. van Prooijen.

Deadline: 15-03-2011

Contacts:

Email: B.C.vanProoijen@TUDelft.nl

Phone number: +31 (0)15-2785970

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