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MARINE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND COASTAL PROCESSING EXPERT Background: The successful candidate will become a member of the Coastal Management Program at KISR. The aim of the program is to enable sustainable development of Kuwait’s coastal zone. Major duties: To conduct research modeling and sediment transport to train manpower, and to develop productive research and strong interactions with local user organizations. Qualifications: Applicants should have a PhD. A minimum of five years of experience in modeling cohesive and cohesionless sediment transport and coastal morphodynamic processes is required. Applicants should have experience in a variety of marine sediment transport modeling systems, and rich experience in preparing, executing, and reporting on projects, as well as publication of results in reputable international journals. Applicants should also have experience in training engineers. Applicants should have published on climate research and have research experience in marine ecology and biogeochemistry with regard to nutrient-loading and climate change. Working knowledge of marine GIS and good knowledge of marine data management systems, as well as experience in marine meteorology is preferred. Applicants should have experience with data analysis and statistical tools , as well as common laboratory practices and analytical methods used in marine ecology and/or biogeochemistry. Applicants should have the ability to adapt research results to an applied context, as well as to communicate research results to both peers and the general public. Applicants should be responsible, dynamic, and able to work in an efficient, result-oriented manner both unassisted and with a team, as well as to take initiative in multidisciplinary collaborations. |
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KISR offers attractive, tax-free salaries
commensurate with qualifications and experience as well as gratuities, free
furnished accommodation, school tuition fees for children, six weeks annual paid
vacation, air tickets and life insurance.
Interested applicants are requested to send
their curriculum vitae with supporting information to
Personnel Manager
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
PO Box 24885
Safat 13109, Kuwait
Or e-mail: employment@kisr.edu.kw
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