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Deadline: 30 June 2017
Open to: undergraduate student, a postgraduate student, or post-doc
Remuneration: interns will claim expenses related to relocation for the duration of the internship
Floods are responsible for thousands of lives and billions of dollar losses globally every year, and these losses increase with increasing climatic variability. Intensive efforts and investments go into managing flood risks, alleviating their consequences and predicting them. As part of these, flood early warning systems are being developed, or are in operation in many countries. However, the information on the operational effectiveness of these systems, their cost and value for money, availability in various countries – varies.
Analytical mind, the ability to undertake comprehensive literature reviews, analyze large volumes of information from on-line sources, and distil the key messages from these:
This is a joint internship with FloodNet. Sponsorship by the NSERC Strategic Network Enhancement Initiative applies for any graduate students or post-docs currently conducting research within the NSERC Canadian FloodNet.
A Completed Application Form: Download (MS Word) or (PDF);
A Cover Letter that Includes:
Two Letters of Recommendation:
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