Research Fellow in Resilience Engineering for Disaster Risk Reduction Full-time NEW

Research Fellow in Resilience Engineering for Disaster Risk Reduction

This post is for a research fellow joining the UNESCO Chair in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Engineering team, within the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at University College London (UCL).

As a multi-disciplinary university, UCL has around 25,000 undergraduates and 25,000 postgraduates, with degree programmes in Arts & Humanities, Engineering Sciences, Education, Laws, etc. The ethos of FES is to bring discoveries closer to the people who need them.

The vision of the UNESCO Chair in DRR & RE is to co-create a common culture of resilience and sustainability, based on engineering principles, to deliver safer social and critical infrastructure in vulnerable communities. We works with universities and industrial partners in countries worldwide to contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically 4, 9, 11, and 13.

About the Role

We are looking for a research fellow to support and contribute to the activities of the UNESCO Chair developing independent cutting edge research in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Engineering. The role is highly inter-disciplinary, creating an opportunity to work across structural and seismic engineering, system analysis and applications of artificial intelligence, collaborating with social scientists and urban development academics.

Success in the role will require establishing productive relationships with several project partners including the UNESCO DRR unit, the World Bank, other UNESCO Chairs and several academic partners worldwide.

The role will run initially for two years, extendable to three, and will support the organisation of the UNESCO Chair's webinar series, preparation and delivery of training material in the field of structural and infrastructure resilience, and proposal and development of research activities in line with the UNESCO Chair DRR_RE's objectives. Dissemination strategies will include public speaking, media output, scientific publishing and guidance documents.

About You

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• PhD, or MSc with a strong expectation of a PhD shortly, in multi-hazard Resilience Engineering or related topic.
• Working experience and knowledge of nonlinear numerical modelling of structure and infrastructure exposed to multi-hazards conditions
• Working experience of advanced programming using python, MATLAB, or ML, LLM and AI tools for engineering.
• Ability to support organisation of webinars and remote and in person training activities
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document.

Please Note:

1. Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, the initial appointment will be at Research assistant Grade 6B with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD Thesis.
2. All applications must include a supporting statement telling us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. Applications without a supporting statement will be rejected.
3. This role meets the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

If you have any queries about the role or application process, technical issues, or need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact the staffing team at faceng.facultyhr@ucl.ac.uk

What We Offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits some of which are listed below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Available Documents

• download: TalentLink Candidate Guidance.pdf
• download: UNESCO CHAIR DRR_RE_Research_fellow_JD_Final.docx