Post-doctoral Fellow

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand University of Canterbury Full time
Te Tari Pūhanga Metarahi, Rawa Taiao | Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

  • Fulltime 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
  • Fixed-Term position
  • A supportive and enthusiastic team environment
Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā


He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te
Rehukairangi - Te Tari Pūhanga Metarahi, Rawa Taiao? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.


Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
Interested in climate change adaptation? Risk analysis, communication, decision making, social and cultural impacts?

We are an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Canterbury.

We work on climate change adaptation, natural hazard mitigation, and urban planning answering the question of how we design resilient, sustainable, healthy, and just communities.


We work closely with iwi, councils, and central government, to develop leading approaches to tackling climate challenges, considering the impacts across the wellbeing domains and the interconnections between these issues.

The results will be used by urban planners, policymakers, and emergency managers in Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad as we adapt our communities to the impacts of climate change.


We are currently looking for a postdoctoral research fellow for a fixed term position of 1 year, with the potential to extend up to 3.5 years.

We have a fun and diverse team, all passionate about our work.


In your role, you would be leading one of our key projects in one of the regions of the South Island of New Zealand, supporting their adaptation planning and leading related community engagement.

This would involve placements in the region of several months at a time.

The goal of this project is to develop an adaptation planning methodology that leverages the latest research findings and risk assessment techniques to support communities making decisions today.
It would involve the following research objectives:

  • Development of an adaptation planning methodology that leverages the detailed risk assessment across multiple hazards and domains
  • An engagement strategy to communicate the risk information and adaptation options, and gathers the information necessary to enable adaptation planning
  • Develop multiobjective testing for potential adaptation interventions
  • Devise an adaptation plan for the district as a case study of the framework. Evaluate the efficacy and strengths and weaknesses of the framework.


Additionally, you would be involved with the other research in the team and would provide support to the PI, including advising the PhD students.

The ongoing projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Developing risk assessment methodologies to understand risk to people, communities, and Māori
  • Developing risk assessment methodologies to understand risk to natural environments and habitats
  • Developing risk communication techniques and support councils with community engagement
  • Developing decisionmaking under uncertainty techniques and models to support longterm adaptation planning
  • Evaluating adaptation interventions in a manner that considers cascading impacts.

Mōu | Who You Are
To be successful in this position you will ideally have the following:

  • A PhD in science, arts, engineering, or a related discipline
  • Strong quantitative and data analysis skills
  • A publication track record as well as experience with preparation and delivery of quality oral presentations to a wide range of audiences
  • A proven ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts (both orally and in writing) to a wide variety or groups
  • The ability to work creatively and independently.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

The Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering is a strong and forward-looking department, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research.

The Faculty of Engineering has just completed a $163 million investment of its engineering specialist laboratory wings and main teaching spaces.

Staff and students now have access to some of the best modern facilities and technologies for teaching, learning and research in the southern hemisphere.

Every area has been designed with the principles of highly flexible learning spaces, collaborative open areas and engineering on display.

For more information about our department and team, please visit our website.

Please take a virtual tour of our Engineering facilities.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.


The University of Canterbury is committed to accessible higher education, service to community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity.

The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.


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