Vacancies | JCAR ATRACE

Are you interested in doing applied research on floods or droughts with a societal impact in transboundary regional river basins?

In JCAR ATRACE we offer students at universities in Germany and the Benelux countries, the opportunity to contribute with their MSc research on enhancing the joint knowledge base and enhance cooperation between regional governments. You will be guided by researchers from top international institutes in the field, and there are possibilities for short-term exchange or field visits and we provide an appropriate remuneration.

Based on discussions with regional governments, we have identified a long-list of relevant research topics you may work on, but we are also open to discuss other topics, as long as they are within scope of our knowledge agenda.

Please send an email with your CV to the person mentioned in the research topic description or contact us.

Open vacancies

Identifying weather extremes from ensemble weather forecasting or stochastic weather generators

Are you passionate about hydrology and climate science? Help us explore existing datasets to assess extreme weather events in this MSc thesis. With this research we will explore the potential of using weather ensemble forecasts archives or stochastic weather generators for extreme events assessment.

Representation of nature-based solutions in hydrological and hydrodynamic models

Ready to dive into models and compare their result? Our goal is to investigate how the choice for a calculation model determines the magnitude of the effects of certain measures. This MSc thesis will focus on nature-oriented interventions aiming to mitigate adverse consequences during low and high discharges as a result of extreme weather.

Multi-model comparisons in river flow forecasting

Explore multi-model forecasting under extreme events. This vacancy is for MSc students to develop a system that compares flood and drought forecasts using various hydrological and hydraulic models.

Representation of exposure and vulnerability in risk assessments

Contribute to research on international vulnerability and exposure! This MSc topic aims to explore how the methods used to address exposure and vulnerability in risk assessments account for differences in the evaluation of adverse consequences from extremely wet and dry periods across different countries.

Machine Learning (LTM) and rainfall runoff modelling

Combine knowledge on Machine Learning and hydrological modelling! This MSc thesis explores the use of LSTM neural networks in hydrological modeling, comparing their performance to traditional models.

Suitability maps of NBS in transboundary river basins

Map nature-based solutions (NBS) in transboundary river basins! This MSc project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of NBS in mitigating floods and droughts in transboundary river basins by creating suitability maps based on physical characteristics and using these maps for hydrological modeling.

Transnational dependencies of critical infrastructure during natural hazards

Work with us on mapping the vulnerability of critical infrastructure (CI) in transnational river basins! This MSc project aims to identify and map the interdependencies of CI and highlighting potential transboundary connection and cascading effects in a Dutch-German border region.