Post Doctoral Researcher, Specified purpose, Department of Geography/ICARUS, Maynooth University

We are seeking a Postdoctoral researcher to join our team on the EXACT project. The project is funded by Met Éireann under grant agreement No 2024-1127, part of the TRANSLATE project delivering state of the art climate services for Ireland. The successful candidate will work with the PI Prof. Conor Murphy, and collaborators Prof. Peter Thorne and Dr. Amr Mahfouz, together with a PhD researcher to deliver the project..

The EXACT project

The EXACT project seeks to advance understanding of climate change impacts on extremes in Ireland. It will do this by leveraging Met Eireann’s rich observational data and cutting edge projections of future climate from the TRANSLATE project. At the core of the project is the production of knowledge to inform effective climate services in realising the national objective of a climate resilient Ireland. EXACT will develop a catalogue of hydrometeorological extremes for Ireland, undertake detection and attribution assessments of change in observed timeseries of extremes, examine causal chains linking meteorological and hydrological extremes and their impacts, and develop novel storyline based methods to enhance knowledge and communication for adapting to compound extreme events that have cascading impacts across sectors in Ireland. A key strength of the proposal is its integration across meteorology and hydrology to improve understanding of the key risks posed by climate change to Ireland and advance toolkits for timely and effective adaptation.

Post-Doctoral Researcher Salary Scale:                                            €46,305 per annum (1 point, with increment)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.