WASER/IAHR/IRTCES Study Tour to the Three Gorges Project (TGP),
8-15 August 2005, Yichang, Hubei Province, China
Those interested in a fellowship to attend should send their applications to the secretariat of WASER no later than April 15, 2005. The final decision of acceptance will be announced by May 1, 2005.
For more information contact: Mr. Liu Xiaoying

International Forum on Water
Resources, Technologies and Management in the Arab World
including the 2nd Forum on:
Water Desalination and Purification Technology Outlook for the Arab World,
8 – 10 May, 2005, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.  
For further information: najat@sharjah.ac.ae

European Geoscience Union EGU General Assembly-2005
April 24-29 2005, Vienna, Austria
Deadline for Pre-Registration: April, 8,2005
For more information visit the website  or contact the organizer

River Basin Management – Progress towards implementation of the European Water Directive
May 19-20, 2005,Budapest, Hungary
Deadline for submission of abstracts: April, 19, 2005
For more information visit the website  or contact the organizer

13th Symposium on Cooling Towers
June 12-16, 2005,Poitiers, France
Deadline for presentations and papers: April, 30, 2005
For more information contact the organizer or visit the website

2005 Watershed Management Conference
July, 19-22, 2005,Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Deadline for submission of abstracts: June, 1, 2005
For more information visit the website or contact the organizer

Technology 2005
August 28-31, 2005,San Francisco, USA
For more information visit the website or contact the organizer

Gravel Bed Rivers September
5-9,  2005,Lienz, Austria
Deadline for papers submission: May, 31, 2005
Visit the website or contact the organizer  for more information .

2005 International Rivers Symposium   
Water & food security – Rivers in a global context
September 6-9, 2005,Brisbane, Australia
Deadline for speaker registration: July, 1, 2005
For more information visit the website or contact the organizer

2005 Coasts and Ports Australasian Conference
September 20-23, 2005, Adelaide, Australia
For more information visit the website or contact the organizer

Forest Impact on Hydrological Processes and Soil Erosion
October 5-8, 2005, , Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact the organizer for more information.

17th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference and Symposium Honouring Professor N. Rajaratnam
August 17-19, 2005 Edmonton, Canada
Deadline for submission of papers: April, 18, 2005.
For more information visit the website or contact the organizer

XXXI IAHR CONGRESS September
11-16, 2005,Seoul, Korea
Deadline for early registration: June, 30, 2005
Notification of paper acceptance: April, 30, 2005
Visit the website or contact the organizer for more information.
NB IAHR is a member of ICSU - In many countries this may help delegates obtain national funding to attend the congress

Water Resources Management 2005 -
Third International Conference on Water Resources Management
April 11-13, 2005 Algarve, Portugal
For more information visit the website
Submission of abstracts is closed, now is time to register!

Waves 2005 – The Fifth International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurements and Analysis
July, 3-7, 2005, Madrid, Spain
Deadline for submission of full texts of accepted abstracts: May, 1  2005 
For more information visit the website
To register online, click here

3rd International Conference on Water and Wastewater Pumping Stations
April 12-13, 2005, Cranfield, UK
For more information visit the website or contact the organizer

Nominations are invited for the UNESCO Great Man-Made River International Water Prize
The Prize recognizes the achievements of an individual, a group of individuals or a research institution having made fundamental and substantial contributions to the assessment, development, management and/or use of water resources in arid and semi-arid areas.
The Prize is awarded biennially by the Director-General of UNESCO at a public ceremony, to be held next in autumn 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters, and comprises a certificate, a medal and a sum equivalent to 20,000 US$.  Nominations must be submitted through national governments or UNESCO partner NGOs - such as IAHR.
Anyone interested in nominating a candidate should contact Chris George  at the IAHR Secretariat.
Deadline for Submission for the 2005 award is May 15, 2005
For more information click here

Funding of Research in Developing Countries
The International Foundation of Science (IFS) funds research projects carried out by individual researchers in developing countries related to biological or water resources.
To qualify for IFS funding, research projects must be

• related to the sustainable utilisation, conservation or management of the biological or water resource base
• conducted in a developing country
• of a high scientific standard
• feasible
• relevant for the country/region

For more information click here

ICID WatSave Awards 2005
ICID  instituted three Awards in 1998 aimed at :

• Promoting research that leads to substantial savings in water applications or uses, besides demonstrated savings in a project or allied areas
• Promoting development of new policies/approaches for water saving leading to cost effective and efficient use of water
• To promote all the above activities listed for the two ICID's Awards but to be conferred only to "Young Professionals" up to the age of 40 years

Nominations for these awards are invited before May 31, 2005
For more information click here

Journal of Hydroinformatics,
Volume 7, No. 1
Report on Hydroinformatics 2004
Orazio Giustolisi
Decision support system for urban flood management
A.J. Abebe and R.K. Price
Automating CFD for non-experts
Hervé P. Morvan
Development ofdischarge equation for side weirs using artificial neural networks
Mohamed Khorchani and Olivier Blanpain
Simulating development strategies for water supply systems
D.E. Tillman, T.A. Larsen, C. Pahl-Wostl and W. Gujer
Integration of an analytic element model in a stochastic analysis of infiltration into a complex unconfined aquifer system
E.K. Paleologos, T.S. Sarris and M.Tolika

La Houille Blanche,
Vol. 1, 2005 (in French)
Special issue on Mediterranean Floods – Forecasting and prevention
The Procedure of Meteorological Vigilance, the Rainy Episodes Forecasting and its Feasibility
Guy Le Goff
A Probabilistic Adaptation of meteorological model outputs to hydrological forecasting
Gullaume Boutron, Chalres Obled
From Flood Forecasting to the Safety Control of EDF Hydraulic Power Plant: Application to the basin of the Durance
Pierre Bernard and Christopher Smith
Flash Flood Forecasting Strategies and Operative Tools
Roland Claudet and Christopher Bouvier
Forecast and management of Urban Flood Risk
D Laplace, C Philibert and J Coconi
The risk prevention of flood by runoff in France
Jean Gaber
The French national scale of flood magnitude and an example on the Herault catchment
Michel Lang, Roland Claudet
Uncertainties and Questioning about estimation of risk and floods in urban areas
Philippe Gourbesville, and Jean Pierre Laborde
Study of Leakage in superimposed water talbes system. N.E. Algeria
Fadel Derradji, Kherici Houria, and Carube Raoul
Effects of the Wadi Seybouse Pollution by Chromium and Copper on the Annaba Acquifer (NE Algeria)
F. Derradji, N.Kherici, S. Djorfi, M.Raoult, andR. Caruba
Asimplified algorithm of calculation of waves propagation phenomena in pipe systems with branching
A._Jlali, E. Hadj-Taieb, and Claude Thirriot
Evaluation of a chirp sonar to estimate sediment thickness in reservoirs
J-R Courivand, A. Alexis, H.Pujo and J. Lorin

Newly Qualified US Doctorate Seeks Academic post
Research and/or academic position wanted in any aspect of environmental water resources engineering.  For full qualifications click here.  Qualifications include MS and PhD (Michigan Tech) in Environmental Engineering focusing on water resources, specifically laboratory studies on landfill leachate recirculation treatment and bridge abutment scour.  Over 1 year practical work and teaching experience, each.

French Graduate Seeks PhD position in Coastal Engineering
I am a graduate from France with pre-doctoral research experience in environment and in coastal and deep oceanography. Through this training I have developed a deep knowledge in coastal sedimentary process and in coastal management.
I have studied the morphological characteristics and the morphodynamical evolution of a beach of the Aquitaine coast, in France, and most recently erosion issues in a 70 km study area in south west France. That's why i am now looking for Phd research opportunities in coastal oceanography, surveying and in coastal engineering.
Please contact me at  djtoan@hotmail.com
Antoine deshoulliers

Development and flood risk - guidance for the construction industry
By JW Lancaster, M Preene, CT Marshall
Published by CIRIA, 2004, 0-86017-624-X, £130.00 (non-members)
For more information click here

Chair of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia
The Civil Engineering department is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and for research supervision at Masters and PhD levels. The division has research strengths in structural engineering including steel and concrete structures, numerical analysis, composite structures and materials technology; water engineering including coastal, fluvial and ground water engineering, hydraulic structures and two-phase flow; geotechnical engineering including numerical modeling and mine site rehabilitation; transport engineering including intelligent transport systems.
For purposes of this appointment, the research field is open. However, the successful applicant must have a principal research field which spans, extends or complements the existing research strengths of the division. The successful applicant will contribute to undergraduate teaching and tutoring within and beyond the special area of expertise and will contribute to the development of school courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The preferred areas of teaching expertise are one or more of: structures, geomechanics and transport.
Full details of the post click here
Further details may be obtained from the Head: Dr Peter Dux
Deadline: 15 April, 2005

Post Doctoral Researcher, Coastal Hydrodynamics, Christchurch, New Zealand
NIWA is a leading environmental research institute and a key provider of atmospheric, freshwater and marine research in New Zealand. This two-year position will involve working on issues related to coastal ocean and estuarine hydrodynamics, natural hazards, sediment transport,turbulence and mass transfer processes in aquatic systems.
Your main responsibilities will be to model coastal and estuarine circulation, tides, long waves (including tsunami) and solute/particulate transport; and to coordinate and maintain the field measurement programmes including analyzing and interpreting the data received. You would be expected to author journals and conference papers and work on commercial consultancy projects delivering client reports and presentations. You should have a PhD in Physical Oceanography or related field. You will need to have experience in modelling coastal and/or estuarine hydrodynamics, have experience in data processing and analysis, and possess computer programming skills.
Online applications and further information about NIWA can be found at http://www.niwa.co.nz/about/jobs/
Deadline: May 1, 2005
(Source: Coastal list)

Potential Resources and Design Criteria Assessment Methods for a Wave Energy System, IFREMER, Brest, France
In the framework of this postdoctoral study, the applicant will focus on operational availability of off-shore wave energy devices in real sea conditions. Main tasks will include :

• developing a methodology and dedicated software allowing a detailed description of the sea states climatology (extraction, parameterisation and statistics of the swell/wind sea systems). Mer d’Iroise and Bay of Biscay will be taken as reference areas, for which a detailed sea states climatology data base will be build.
• developing assessment methods of the statistics of the response of the energy converter, based on a simplified non linear model.
• comparison (potential and design) with results that would be obtained from raw wave climatology descriptions.

This one year position, intended start date, late 2005.
Grant is approximately 27 800 €.
Applicants will have a proven background in applied hydrodynamics and knowledge on characterisation of random systems. Ideally, they also would have skills in statistics and theory of probability.
Deadline:October 31st 2005.
Please submit a letter summarizing your background and interest in the position, a detailed resume as well as two professional references. For more details and application please contact :

Marc PREVOSTO , IFREMER
Hydrodynamique et Océano-météo
BP 70 - 29280  PLOUZANE - FRANCE
Tel: 332.98.22.41.39
Tel. Secr.: 332.98.22.40.81
Fax: 332.98.22.47.35
E-mail: Marc.Prevosto@ifremer.fr
or
Christophe Maisondieu
Tél  : 332 98 22 47 33
Fax : 332 98 22 47 35
e-mail : christophe.maisondieu@ifremer.fr

More information: http://www.ifremer.fr

• a bachelor's or advanced degree in coastal/hydraulic engineering or ocean/coastal sciences
• experience leading basic and applied R&D in coastal wave, inlet and sediment transport processes
• experience developing and implementing strategic business and marketing plans  

Applications must be submitted by close of business 04 April 2005.  For information contact Carleen Gwinn  at 001 601-631-5862.
To see the full text click here.

Lecturer/Researcher in Environmental Hydroinformatics, The Hydroinformatics and Knowledge Management Department, Institute for Water Education, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Netherlands
Candidates for this position should have practical experience as well as a solid research background of working on integrated modelling of hydrodynamic and transport processes, water quality issues and ecological processes in the aquatic environment. The department collaborates with the wetlands group in the Institute on research into the modelling of wetlands ecology and has strong links with the environmental hydroinformatics group at WL | Delft Hydraulics.
For more information, click here.
Deadline: April 10, 2005

Doctoral Fellowships and Post-Doctoral Fellowship, The Graduate College “Fluids-Structure Interactions", Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
The Graduate College “Fluids-Structure Interactions", established in 1998 at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, is a PhD-Basic Research Programme supported by the German Research Foundation(DFG) and supervised by a group of professors from several faculties, including civil engineering, mathematics and informatics, mechanical engineering as well as the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The research is essentially theoretically and numerically oriented, including for instance airflow around elastic wings, wind-structure interactions, interactions between water waves and coastal/offshore(*) structures and acoustics with structure-fluid-coupling.
In Spring 2005 *several doctoral fellowships* (max. 3 years) and *one post-doctoral fellowship* (max. 2 years) will be available for excellent German and Foreign candidates. The amount of the fellowships and additional funds for married fellows, etc. are according to the regulations of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
(see website: http://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/index.html)

The Technical University of Braunschweig encourages applications from women. Handicapped applicants with equal academical background and experience will be preferred. Interested candidates with an excellent degree should send their application, including the usual information (field/topic of interest, full CV with photograph, copies of diploma and other records, publications, etc.) to the Spokesperson of the Graduate College:
Professor Dr.-Ing. Dieter Dinkler
Institute of Statics
Technical University Braunschweig
Beethoven str. 51
38106 Braunschweig
D.Dinkler@tu-bs.de
More info. http://www.tu-braunschweig.de/gk432

Post Doctoral Researchers, NIWA, Christchurch, New Zealand
NIWA is a leading environmental research institute and a key provider of freshwater and marine research in New Zealand.

– Coastal Hydrodynamics
The position will involve working on issues related to coastal ocean and estuarine hydrodynamics, natural hazards, sediment transport, turbulence and mass transfer processes in aquatic systems. Responsibilities will include modelling coastal and estuarine circulation, tides, long waves (including tsunamis) and solute/particulate transport, and to coordinate and maintain the field measurement programmes.
PhD in coastal oceanography or related field with experience of modelling coastal and or estuarine hydrodynamics, data processing and analysis, and possess programming skills.

–Flood Forecasting
We wish to appoint a 1 year post-doctoral fellow, in order to implement and assess an operational national flood forecasting system. In addition, this scientist will take advantage of opportunities for new research in assimilation of distributed streamflow and soil moisture data, and for the development of links to river sediment and nutrient transport models, and to coastal oceanography models.
Applicants must hold a PhD in hydrology or a related field, with research experience in spatially distributed catchment modelling and in hydrological processes. Demonstrated ability in analysis and modelling for catchment-scale hydrology is essential, as are well developed computing, oral and written communication skills.
For academic enquiries please contact Dr Ross Woods, PO Box 8602, Christchurch.
Applications close 5pm Thursday 31 March, 2005.
Requests for further information can be made to:
Jenny White
j.white@niwa.co.
http://www.niwa.co.nz/about/jobs/

Director of Environmental Informatics, Centre of Ecology and Hydrology, UK
The UK Centre of Excellence for research in terrestrial and freshwater environmental sciences, CEH, aims to improve understanding of Earth's life support systems and generate solutions where needed. In this new role you will direct the key science delivery of turning our data into information and knowledge. You will develop new strategies and the mechanisms to ensure successful change, using cutting-edge facilities and managing significant budgets.
CEH seeks a visionary and inspirational leader who can apply an extensive knowledge of data strategies to identify and support new science opportunities.
Deadline: 8 April 2005.
Contact Sue Ryan by E-mail: sryan@ceh.ac.uk or write to her at CEH Monks Wood, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 2LS.
(Source jobs.ac.uk)

Research Associate In Computational Fluid Mechanics, School Of Mechanical, Aerospace And Civil Engineering, Faculty Of Engineering And Physical Sciences, University of Manchester,UK
Applications are invited for a Research Associate post, which is available for a period of three years. The post-doctoral position will be further developing an existing software based on the "Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics" (SPH) method which uses freely-moving particles instead of a grid. The current software incorporates Large Eddy Simulation to account for turbulence and artificial compressibility to ensure mass conservation. Developments include truly incompressible solvers and parallelisation for large 3D simulations. Applications concern violent free surface flows such as breaking waves over sea defences.
Applicants should have, or be about to obtain, a PhD in Computational Fluid Mechanics and Turbulence modelling, possibly (but not necessarily) in environmental flows. A good experience in programming is essential.
Salary:
£19,460 to £21,640 p.a Deadline 31 March, 2005
Contact: pat.shepherd@manchester.ac.uk ref EPS/066/05
The following are available in pdf format:
Further particulars - ref EPS/066/05
Application form (also in RTF format)
For further information on the University see www.manchester.ac.uk/
Email: eps-hr@jmanchester.ac.uk

Coastal Engineer/Modeler,Consultant, Florida, USA
PBS&J is looking for an entry-level coastal engineer for their Tampa, FL office.Position requires:

• Design, evaluate, and assist in design of coastal engineering projects, Preparation of engineering reports, including text, figures, and technical drawings,
• Analysis, visualization, and interpretation of spatial and temporal data, and data analysis experience a plus,
• Assistance with collection and analysis of field data, and numerical modeling of waves, currents, and sediment transport in open coast, inlet, and estuarine environments.
• Experience with MATHCAD, MATLAB, or other similar calculation and programming tools and FORTRAN, numerical models (RMA, SWAN, FUNWAVE, STWAVE, REF/DIF, ADCIRC, GENESIS, etc), ACAD, and/or GIS an asset.

The successful candidate must have a BS (Masters preferred or Ph.D.) in coastal engineering, ocean engineering or related science and have passed the EIT.Minimal experience required for those with a BS degree.No experience required with higher degree.Candidates should have working knowledge of analysis and design of coastal and hydraulic projects, marinas and harbors, navigation and dredging, and restoration of shorelines.
Familiarity with the US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual or Coastal Engineering Manual is desired.Experience in computer or physical modeling of coastal processes a plus.Candidates must possess strong oral/written communication skills and the ability to work individually or as part of a team. This position will require occasional travel and the ability to work away from the home office.
To apply for this position, please submit your resume through the Careers section of our website: www.pbsj.com. The job number is 8932.

Senior Coastal Engineer/Project Manager, Consultant, Florida, USA
PBS&J is looking for a senior coastal engineer/project manger for their Tampa, FL office.Position requires:

• Management of projects, data analysis, permitting, report preparation and modeling tasks for coastal projects. 
• Supervise engineering personnel in the Coastal Services Group by his/her leadership as Senior Coastal Engineer/Project Manager. 
• Review project results, documents, and field data collection programs to verify accuracy and completeness in content and approach. Write, review and edit reports. 
• Prepare proposals for new projects and assist in the development of the program.
• Prepare project budgets, negotiate contracts and be active in all stages of project management. 
• Maintain clients relations from proposal preparation to project completion
• Assist the Program Manager with marketing strategies for the Coastal Services Group and provide input for the growth milestones set by our company management. 

The successful candidate must have a BS in coastal engineering, ocean engineering or related science and Professional Engineer (P.E.) License. Masters or PhD preferred. At least 5 years experience in the field of coastal or ocean engineering or related marine science since BS.An advanced can substitute for experience.Candidates should have excellent working knowledge of analysis and design of coastal and hydraulic projects, marinas and harbors, navigation and dredging, and restoration of shorelines.
Familiarity with the US Army Corps of Engineers Shore Protection Manual or Coastal Engineering Manual is required.Experience in computer or physical modeling of coastal processes is required.Candidates must possess strong oral/written communication skills, be able to oversee projects and direct/advise project team members. Marketing and project presentations will be required.This position will require occasional travel and the ability to work away from the home office.
To apply for this position, please submit your resume through the Careers section of our website, www.pbsj.com. The job number is 8933.

Research Associate, University of Cambridge, UK
Research Associate to stsudy the behaviour of liquid jets and droplets at small length and time scales at the Inkjet Research Centre, Department Of Engineering. The postholders will set up experiments to study the behaviour of liquid jets and droplets at small length and time scales. The successful candidates will have a proven university or industry research background, in a relevant area, such as inkjet technology, experimental fluid mechanics or rheology, and will have a higher degree or equivalent experience. Practical ability and the capacity to relate experimental data to theoretical predictions are important. The posts follow the award of a major EPSRC grant to support collaborative research in inkjet technologies, which will involve collaboration with at least four other UK universities and eight companies.
Two posts are available, one full time and one part time, with the possibility of job-sharing. The appointments will be for three years in the first instance, starting on 1 June 2005 or as soon as possible thereafter with a salary within the range £19,460 - £29,127 p.a. (or pro rata). Further details and an application form may be obtained from Dr Graham Martin, gdm31@cam.ac.uk),
Deadline: 29th April 2005.
(Source: jobs.ac.uk)

Lectureship,Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. School of Engineering,University of Durham, UK
Ref: 0724/JAC Deadline: 7 April 2005
Further details and an application form are available on our website: https://jobs.dur.ac.uk, telephone 0191 334 6499, or fax 0191 334 6504.
(Source: jobs.ac.uk)

Research Studentships, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK
We are pleased to announce that fully funded EPSRC and University studentships are available to UK citizens for the following projects:
Water and Environmental Engineering
Probabilistically based algorithms for fluvial sediment transport
Groundwater Protection and Restoration
Microbial processes in the hyporheic zone under variable flow and contaminant flux
Cycling of iron and manganese during natural attenuation
Hyporheic zone: integrating ecology and water quality at the groundwater - surface water interface
Catchment science: understanding the delivery of pollutants from catchments to rivers
You will join a specialist research group in one of the largest and most active Civil Engineering Departments in the UK. We are an RAE grade 5 Department, in recognition of our international research activities.
You should have, or expect to achieve, a 2(i) Honours degree or better in Civil Engineering, Mathematics or an appropriate Science.
For details and information on how to apply, please see www.Sheffield.ac.uk/civil or contact the Department: civilpgadmissions@sheffield.ac.uk, ring 0114 222 5711.
Deadline:6th May 2005
(source jobs.ac.uk)

Coastal Engineer,Consulting Firm., Seattle, USA
Coast & Harbor Engineering, Inc., has an immediate opening for a coastal engineer in its Edmonds, WA (Seattle area) office.Activities include marine/coastal structure design, coastal processes analysis, and marine/coastal project construction oversight.Coast & Harbor offers a competitive compensation package that includes overtime pay, medical and 401k plan.Please submit a letter of interest and resume via email to jobs@coastharboreng.com. All inquiries will be confidential.