Professor in climate attribution for tropical cyclones

A public educational institution is looking for a part-time professor for the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering.

What you will do.

• Education and Research domain: Water and Climate: climate attribution for hurricanes in data-scarce regions.
• Education Tasks:
• Supervise MSc theses.
• Occasionally teach at the MSc level on topics linked to your expertise.
• Research Tasks:
• Engage in interdisciplinary research linking physical climate science with socioeconomic impacts and societal applications, including climate justice, climate litigation, and loss-and-damage assessments.
• Mentor students in research practices, along with a commitment to disseminating findings at conferences and in publications.
• Interest in connecting climate attribution science to contemporary issues, with a focus on vulnerable and data-scarce regions.
• Your research will include:
• Extreme weather attribution for tropical cyclones: quantifying the influence of anthropogenic climate change on tropical cyclones and other extreme weather events, particularly in data-scarce and underrepresented regions (focus on island regions).
• Climate justice, policy and legal applications: translating attribution research into robust and accessible evidence for climate litigation, loss-and-damage mechanisms, policymakers, affected communities, and other stakeholders.
• Support the recruitment of fundamental, strategic, and applied projects on the topic of climate attribution, extreme weather, artificial intelligence, and climate impacts at national and European/international level.
• Supervise and guide PhD students.
• Collaborate with relevant partners in Belgium and other EU countries.
• Other Tasks:
• Engage in public education through publications and lectures, emphasizing the importance of climate attribution science in understanding extreme weather and informing current climate, policy, and societal challenges.

What they ask

• MSc degree in Geography, Physical Geography, Earth System Science or a closely related field.
• PhD in Geography, Climate Science, or a closely related field.
• Senior researcher with expertise in climate attribution science and extreme weather events, particularly through the analysis and modelling of tropical cyclones in data-scarce and underrepresented regions.
• Proven expertise in the detection and attribution of extreme weather events and the influence of anthropogenic climate change on their physical characteristics and socioeconomic impacts.
• Demonstrated experience in interdisciplinary research at the interface of climate science and human rights.
• Adherence to the university’s vision of education.
• Successful delivery of a teaching session for the first appointment.
• Language regulations:
• Language of instruction at CEFR level C1.
• Administrative language (Dutch) at CEFR level B2 after a maximum of five years.
• Meet the conditions for obtaining a valid permit and comply with residence requirements.