Research Engineer II (Hydrology / Hydraulics)

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Job Overview

Development of probabilistic flood hazard models for different countries

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Manage the collection and analysis of hydrological data using automation, to integrate the high quality data into the modeling process
2. Develop computer programs to automate data capture and post processing of model results
3. Working with various modules of the flood hazard models.

Education Qualification:

Master’s in Water Resources Engineering in Hydrology / Hydraulics or related fields

Total Experience: 2-4 years

Must-Have skills:

1. Strong fundamentals in stochastic and catchment hydrology and open channel flow
2. Working with hydrologic modeling in a probabilistic framework (Monte-Carlo simulations)
3. Experience in working with the existing hydrologic and hydraulic models, e.g., HEC series models
4. Implement hydrologic and hydraulic models over a wide range of spatial scales
5. Experience in working with GIS applications preferably ARCGIS
6. Strong programming skills in R statistical language / Python / MATLAB and C++ /C#
7. Good communication and presentation skills

Desirable Skill Set Required (Add-on)

1. Basic knowledge of probability theory and statistics
2. Has experience/ knowledge of flood inundation modelling approaches
3. Basic knowledge in SQL