Coastal Dynamics, Coastal Geomorphology, Marine Sediment Transport, Coastal Hazards

Short description of the research team

Thematic fields of interest/research areas: Coastal Dynamics, Coastal Geomorphology, Marine Sediment Transport, Coastal Hazards, Assessment of climate change impacts on coastlines and population, Assessment of coastal erosion and flooding, Study of sediment delivery from rivers to coastal areas, Sedimentation in coastal areas and ports

Manager/head of the team: Prof. Paolo Ciavola

Team members: Dr. Enrico Duo, Dr Tomas Montblanc, Dr Stefano Fabbi, Ms Paola Souto-Ceccon, Mr Riccardo Brunetta

Research infrastructures:

• Sedimentological Laboratory
• Wave recorders and currentmeters
• ADCP
• Echosounder and small boat
• DGPS RTK
• Marine and aerial AUV
• Video-monitoring stations
• Operational numerical models of beach and flood processes

Prerequisites of the trainee researcher:

Level of education: PhD

Research experience: field measurements of coastal processes, numerical modelling, ARCGIS proficiency

Required working language: English or Spanish or Portuguese

Further required requisites: knowledge of Matlab programming, capability to handle small motoboats, diving qualifications

Contacts:  Prof. Paolo Ciavola

Further useful information:

In the past post-docs were accepted from UK, France, Australia, Switzerland, Spain

Recent EU-FP7 projects completed: MICORE Project, RISC-KIT Project

Running H2020 project: ANYWHERE Project

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