PhD Positions in Early Warning Modelling, University College Cork

Ireland. Call for application, PhD positions for the Supporting the Concept of Early Warning Analysis (SCEWA) project within the Cork Constraint Computation Centre. This project is funded by Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Salary for this position is approximately 22,000 Euros per annum.

Ideal candidates should have:

• Bachelor/Masters Degree in engineering (Civil, Environmental or Chemical) or in Environmental Sciences or in Computer Science
• Good knowledge in modelling languages and modelling techniques
• Experience with programming language-s
• Also, knowledge in risk analysis methods is an added value.

The objectives of the SCEWA project are:

1. To develop an intelligent early warning system in water treatment plant operations.
2. To define a modelling language for designing intelligent earlywarning systems.
3. To build a prototype software platform to help user in designing intelligent early warming systems.

The PhD positions will be in computer science with applications to risk and environmental modelling:

• To be appointed to the Cork Constraint Computation Centre (4C), University College Cork (http://4c.ucc.ie)
• Research project: Supporting the Concept of Early Warning Analysis (SCEWA), funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (http://4c.ucc.ie/scewa).

The PhD Objective
Definition of a modelling language for early warning systems.

Additional information can be obtained at http://4c.ucc.ie/scewa

Closing date for applications is Friday 2 May 2008. Please forward curriculum vitae, as well as names and contact details of two referees, electronically to:

Dr. Ioannis Dokas ( email: i.dokas@4c.ucc.ie )