Advanced Research Scientist Flood Hazards

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join FM Science and Technology EMEA as (Senior) Research Scientist of Flood Hazards reporting to the Research Director of Climate Risk & Resilience.

Overview

Exciting and interesting technical challenges await when you join a world-class research team dedicated to reducing the impact of weather and climate risks. FM is a market leader in commercial and industrial property insurance and loss prevention, providing more than one-third of FORTUNE 1000 companies with engineering/science-based risk management and property insurance solutions. FM helps clients maintain continuity in their business operations by drawing upon state-of-the-art engineering and research.

Climate risk is an identified area with increasing challenges in the next decades. To provide the best-in-class actionable science-based loss preparedness and prevention solutions to businesses, FM is making vast investments into climate research over the coming years, including the new Science and Technology Center EMEA in Luxembourg. It is the headquarter for FM’s global Climate Risk and Resilience Research and an expansion of the Science and Technology Center APAC in Singapore.

Team

You will be part of the growing FM Science and Technology European research team in Luxembourg and work with the global team of scientists that are located across the U.S., Singapore and Luxembourg. The team develops hazard models and knowledge around flood, wind, severe convective storms, wildfire, etc., to assess current and future impact on our insured and prospect assets.

Opportunity

Join our dynamic team at FM Science and Technology EMEA Research in Luxembourg, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of climate risk and resilience. As a key member of our research team, you will be responsible for identifying, planning, and conducting groundbreaking research on extreme weather catastrophes impacting Europe, Middle East & Africa.

This position is initially focused on local to regional flood assessments and local design studies using multiple platforms and software. In addition, it offers the opportunity to support regional research initiatives and contribute to the team’s global Climate Risk & Resilience activities.

Responsibilities:

You will evaluate, develop, and implement novel techniques and models that will lead to impactful improvements in risk analytics and loss prevention for various types of flood perils (urban, fluvial, coastal). The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to expand research experience beyond academia and bring expertise and innovative leadership.

Qualified candidates must have:

• Project and Research Management: proven ability to manage projects and conduct research effectively. The job title may be adjusted depending on qualifications and experience.
• Educational Background: MSc with a background in hydrology, hydraulics or an adjacent field.
• Experience: more than 3 years of professional experience in consulting and/or applied research in flood modelling with deep understanding of hydrological and hydraulic modeling principles including model setup, calibration, and validation.
• Modeling platforms: demonstrated experience using flood modelling platforms such as TUFLOW, MIKE, HEC-RAS, INFOWORKS, etc., across a diversity of projects and considering multiple environments (urban, rural) and at different scales (local, regional).
• Data Handling: proficient in collecting, processing, and analyzing large datasets.
• Advanced Statistical Analysis: solid background in probability and statistics.
• Climate Science Knowledge: broad physical and process understanding of the fundamentals of climate change and its uncertainties with demonstrated expertise on evaluating the impact on flood hazards.
• Programming Skills: experience in writing shell scripts for process automation and excellent programming skills with experience in at least two programming languages among Python, R, MATLAB, or Fortran.
• Communication Skills: excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Teamwork and Multitasking: ability to self-start, multitask, and thrive within a high-performance team environment.

Desired Skills and Competency Areas

• Education: PhD and a solid research record.
• Collaborative development and High-Performance Computing: Proficiency in utilizing Linux/ Unix clusters for high performance computing, along with experience in DevOps practices and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Effectiveness in communicating highly technical and scientific insights to non-technical audiences.
• Competence in using GIS software and processing tools, including ArcGIS, QGIS, and GDAL.
• Experience in enhancing underlying model inputs (rainfall, DTM, stormwater infrastructure…) and delivering results in data poor locations.

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please apply via Job Postings within Career Center following the instructions https://jobs.fmglobalcareers.com