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Current opportunities:
Posts to be added in Q4 2025
Upcoming opportunities:
1 x 3.5 year post-Doctoral Fellowship: suspended sediment concentration from ADCPs
Duration: 3.5 years
Role Summary:
The PD will take a lead technical role in the project, working closely with the PI and collaborators. They will be responsible for developing and validating methods for sediment transport monitoring, integrating UAV and ADCP data, and supporting the implementation of workflows in the field. The PD will also contribute to stakeholder engagement, reporting, and publications. Their main responsibility will be to create a method that allows to determine suspended sediment concentration from ADCPs using flume tank and real deployments. They will contribute to admin, fieldwork (offshore) and other activities deemed suitable by the PI.
Key Responsibilities:
- ADCP derived suspended sediment transport method development (with lab and field validation)
- 3D sediment transport mapping - drones coupled with ADCPs
- Stakeholder engagement and reporting
- Support implementation of field deployment and data analysis
- Lead and Co-author peer-reviewed publications and end-user reports
Expected Skills:
- PhD in marine geoscience, oceanography, or related field
- Experience with ADCP data, marine data processing, and fieldwork
- Strong writing and communication skills
1 x 3 year Research Assistant: administrative and technical support for the Earth and Ocean Lab
Duration: 3 years
Role Summary:
The RA will support fieldwork, data processing, and stakeholder engagement. They will play a key role in logistics, equipment deployment, and data management, especially during intensive field phases. They will support the PI in admin and teaching support
Key Responsibilities:
- Organize workshops, liaise with stakeholders
- Field logistics and data acquisition (coastal and offshore)
- Data reprocessing and field deployment
- Maintain project documentation and assist with reporting
- Admin and teaching support where required
Expected Skills:
- BSc or MSc in marine science, geography, or related field
- Experience in field data collection and geospatial data handling
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Full driving license preferred but not essential
Looking to do a PhD or MSc?
If you're interested in pursuing a PhD in one of our research areas, I would love to hear from you. A member from the group can share their expereince with you and I'd be happy to have an initial conversation about studying here. We may have a position or we can apply for funding from:
- Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Fellowship
- Marine Institute Funding Opportunities
- Geological Survey, Ireland
Alternatively you may wish to consider a taught programme to prepare you for postgraduate research. Please check out our MSc in Applied Coastal and Marine Management. There are a number of other programmes available here also.
Joining us as a Postdoctoral researcher
If you're interested in joining the team as a Postdoctoral researcher, I would love to hear from you. UCC is a great place to work and has links to ERI and MaREI. Cork Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world and has unique access to the North Celtic Sea and NE Atlantic and is the hub for offshore renewbale energy developers in Ireland. If you have an idea for a project or would like to discuss an on-going project please get in touch.
We may have a position or we can apply for funding from:
For collaborators
If you're interested in joining us for a short project, fieldwork or to discuss a proposal, please get in touch. Funding for travel or collaboration may be available from various sources including:
Dr Aaron Lim 
Department of Geography (School of the Human Environment)
Principal Investigator (Environmental Research Institute)
University College Cork (UCC)
Ireland
Tel: +353 21 490 3870
Email: aaron.lim@ucc.ie