Associate hydrologist

City/location:

Pathumthani

Organization:

Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia, the

Position Description

The Associate Hydrologist, reporting to the Team Leader – Hydrology, develops hydrological/ hydrodynamic model for the South Asian region; supports the development of data analysis and management modules for hydro-meteorological and societal impact assessments, quantitative assessment of climate change impacts on water-related activities at the basin scale, and development of flood risk index and risk maps; and develops training manuals on flood forecasting and integrated water resource management.

Duty Station

RIMES Regional Facility, Asian Institute of Technology campus, Pathumthani, Thailand

Type of Contract: One-year project-based contract, renewable

Remuneration and Benefits:
• Monthly base salary from USD 1,700 net of tax; negotiable, commensurate with qualifications
• Housing allowance
• Health, life insurance

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge

- Master’s degree in hydrology, hydrodynamics, or physics, with advanced knowledge on hydrologic modeling and impact analysis;
- comprehensive understanding of hydrology, climate change science, and geoinformatics; advanced statistical background (e.g. PCA, etc.)

Experience

- At least 5 years experience handling large-scale analysis data sets and in hydrological and hydrodynamic modeling;
- experience in working in FORTRAN programming, Unix/Linux operating systems;
- well versatile with advance Arc Hydrology; familiarity with statistical graphing packages

Skills and Abilities

- Demonstrated applied research skills;
- excellent English proficiency in communication, presentation, and report writing;
- ability to produce technical reports on deadline;
- ability to prepare technical publications for scientific journals;
- ability to simplify and summarize complex technical information for public presentation

Personal Qualities

- Excellent inter-personal skills;
- strong desire to learn and undertake new challenges;
- a creative problem-solver;
- willingness to work hard and for long hours and under pressure;
- willingness to travel under sometimes adverse conditions

The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) is an international and intergovernmental organization, owned and managed by its Member States. RIMES provides regional early warning services and builds capacity of its Member States in the end-to-end early warning of tsunami and hydro-meteorological hazards.