OPS Temp Visiting Research Scholar - Civil & Environmental Engineering

Temporary Visiting Research Scholar: Coastal Compound Flood Modeling and Infrastructure Resilience

Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Position #220094099

Appointment Details

• Duration: 1 year with potential for extension
• Support: $25.48/hr. (53,000/yr.)
• Hours per week: 40 hrs.
• Location: On-site at USF Tampa campus

Position Overview

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF) invites applications for a temporary Visiting Research Scholar to join the Sustainable Adaptation for Flood and Emergency Resilience (SAFER) initiative. SAFER is an interdisciplinary effort, funded through USF's Interdisciplinary Center Preparation Grant program, to prepare a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) proposal. It brings together faculty from four USF colleges working in coastal engineering, hydrology, transportation, geosciences, supply chain management, manufacturing, and urban design.

The central goal of SAFER is the Coastal Adaptation Platform (CAP). CAP is an AI/ML-enabled, human-in-the-loop decision-support system that links coastal storm surge, urban flooding, transportation disruption, logistics, and community vulnerability. The initial testbed is the Tampa Bay region.

The Visiting Research Scholar will work with Dr. Andres Tejada-Martinez on the coastal and compound flood modeling component of CAP. The scholar will also collaborate with Drs. Mauricio Arias (urban drainage and hydraulics), Yu Zhang (transportation modeling), and Barnali Dixon (geospatial analytics and the Community Resiliency Information System, CRIS).