I have been asked to post the following on Allstat. Please address
any queries to Alan Werritty or Andrew Black and *not* to me.
Peter Jupp
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NERC Industrial CASE PhD studentship
Improving estimates of flood risk using historical data
A joint project with the University of Dundee and Association of
British Insurers
This is an exciting opportunity for a studentship which will combine
statistical flood risk estimation work with exploitation of
historical source materials, field survey work, hydrological theory
and the applications interests of the UK insurance industry. It
arises in a highly topical area which is attracting the interests of
many government agencies, insurers and consultants in the private
sector, and offers an excellent foundation for an exciting career.
The project involves the identification, collation, interpretation
and analysis of historic source materials (documentary records, flood
marks on bridges, mills, etc.) to improve current estimates of flood
risk for selected sites. Standard methods use records obtained
solely from instrumental records, but which are short in relation to
the return periods of major floods. The research will interface
with, and develop, methods in the newly-published Flood Estimation
Handbook (Institute of Hydrology, 1999). Generic and specialist
training will be provided through faculty and department-based
programmes, and specially tailored provision.
The successful candidate will have, or expect to have, a good Honours
degree or MSc in a relevant discipline, e.g. Statistics, Geography,
Environmental Science, History, Civil Engineering or Surveying.
The studentship package includes fees, a fieldwork budget, and a
standard NERC maintenance award plus CASE supplements, currently
£7970 pa. Further details and an application form are available from
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/geography/
The closing date is 16th June, and any informal enquiries should be
made as soon as possible, to Prof A Werritty ([log in to unmask]
or tel 01382 345084) or Dr A R Black ([log in to unmask] or 01382
344433).
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