Position: Hydrologist – School Of Environment And Sustainability (SES)

Organization: Indian Institute For Human Settlements

Location: Bengaluru

Apply: https://iihs.co.in/job-application/

Job Description

IIHS requires a hydrologist on its SES team, to bring in a strong focus on understanding, modelling and communicating the dynamics of the hydrogeology/ hydrology (surface coupled with ground-water) of the campus and the neighbouring ecosystems (lake, forest and urban) to IIHS teams, as well as to other diverse scientific, public and general audiences.

The sustainable use, conservation and management of water on campus in an adaptive evidence-based frame-work will be one of the immediate goals of the incumbent’s monitoring and research activities. The role will require spending quality time on the IIHS Kengeri Campus, along with providing hydrology/hydrogeology-related support as needed on other IIHS projects under the SES elsewhere.

Responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Coordinating collection and analyses of all hydrologic data from gauges in and around the campus on a weekly basis and, in case of intense or extreme or novel events, on a sub-daily basis;
• Assisting in the installation and maintenance of gauges;
• Sharing hydrologic data and its interpretation with the Dean – SES, other IIHS teams, and other relevant stakeholders;
• Assisting in the modelling and monitoring of the coupled hydrogeology, hydrology, water-use, recycling and conservation and wastewater treatment on the campus and the LTUEO;
• Coordinating with other IIHS teams on monitoring and tracking water quality and end-use efficiency;
• Providing hydrologic/ hydrogeologic support to IIHS projects within and outside Bengaluru on a case by case basis;
• Preparing regular updates for IIHS communication outputs;
• Contributing to knowledge sharing events, publications and presentations featuring IIHS’s hydrological activities, observations and findings at appropriate internal and external forums as needed;
• Participating in hydrology-related teaching and training activities; contributing to curriculum design and the development of teaching materials, including case studies, as relevant;
• Mentoring younger team members, supervising their work as needed;
• Actively contributing to grant raising, proposal writing, and growing the resource base to fund scaling up of the SES;
• Providing support to other IIHS activities including academics, research, training, practice, operations and others;
• Participating in all activities of Institution-Building at IIHS; carrying out tasks as assigned by IIHS; and travelling on IIHS work within or outside the country as and when needed.