Ca’ Foscari invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Hydrology and Hydraulic and Maritime Structures
Ca’ Foscari is engaged in achieving a world-class scientific environment, recruiting the best talents worldwide. Our talented young researchers and experienced senior professors collaborate to make Ca’ Foscari a stimulating environment for career development and freedom of research. Our University is committed to achieving excellence in research, funding promising researchers and developing international partnerships. As a leading research university, Ca’ Foscari has set a new agenda designed around six global challenges, exploring cutting-edge research directions that cross disciplinary boundaries.
Ca’ Foscari is looking for a tenure track Assistant Professor ofHydrology and Hydraulic and Maritime Structurescapable of inspiring students to become game-changers in their own fields and to make a genuine difference in the world.
The teaching commitment will cover topics related to Hydraulics, Hydrology, Hydraulic and Maritime Engineering and it may be carried out in Bachelor's and Master's degree programs, in Italian and English. The role will also involve supervising Bachelor's and Master's theses.
In particular, the researcher will teach in the following courses:
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (co-teaching)
- Hydrology (co-teaching)
- Water Resources Engineering (co-teaching)
Courses may be subject to changes in accordance with the Department’s academic program, which is approved on an annual basis.
Research activities:
The selected candidate will carry out research activities on topics that characterize Hydrology and Hydraulic and Maritime Structures, as well as on interdisciplinary themes such as the interaction between hydrology and ecology (ecohydrology) at different spatial scales: local, catchment, regional, and global. The selected candidate will contribute to the international development of the Department’s research and teaching activities, participate in its organizational tasks, and engage in securing national and international funding for specific projects.
The position is at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics.
The Department is engaged in multidisciplinary research, carried out by brilliant researchers in the fields of environmental systems analysis, management and modelization of environmental and informatic systems, climate studies, complexity, preservation of cultural heritage and sustainability.
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has obtained the full Human Resources Strategy for Researchers certificate, a set of initiatives to improve work conditions for researchers and to attract talents worldwide. Ca’ Foscari provides applicants with exclusive services and onboarding initiatives. Our Housing office will help you search for a suitable and convenient accommodation, matching your needs and preferences with the available options.
If you are a non-Italian applicant or if you have resided outside of Italy for more than 3 years, you will benefit from a favorable tax treatment for the first years of the contract.
Read the call here: https://www.unive.it/data/11306/?id=2026-UNVE000-0004653
