Offre CDD Research assistant in Urban Water Management (m/f/d) 80-100%

Climate change, urbanization, and digitalization are transforming urban water management, requiring innovative, solution-oriented approaches. The Urban Water Management (SWW) at Eawag employs advanced sensors and IoT technology to monitor material flows in urban stormwater and wastewater systems. We aim to gain actionable insights that improve urban water systems through field and laboratory experiments and by using diverse external datasets from climate models, industrial controls, geodatabases, and remote sensing. We offer an opportunity to work at the interface of field monitoring, data management, and modelling in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

To support our research activities, we seek a motivated research assistant to support us with data management, fieldwork, and research projects. The position is at the interface between monitoring, data management, and modelling, and it is highly diverse and dynamic due to our constantly changing research environment.

Responsibilities:
• Data Analysis and Interpretation: Analyse and interpret data from smart urban water systems, state-of-the-art climate models, and urban living labs, assessing data quality, identifying trends, and proposing improvements.
• Collaboration with stakeholders and fieldwork: Work with interdisciplinary teams – including engineers, urban planners, and policymakers – and support the setup, maintenance, and operation of urban living labs.
• Data Stewardship: Creating data pipelines and organizational processes for data collection, ensuring project data is appropriately managed and readily accessible.
• Knowledge Dissemination: Contribute to publications, present findings at conferences, and support workshops to share research outcomes with academic and professional communities.