CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - JICA PROJECT

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POST DOCTORAL AND PHD RESEARCHER POSITIONS ON THE PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED SEDIMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, AND LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENTS IN COASTAL AREAS IN GHANA

Project description

Ghana’s coast faces several challenges, among which coastal erosion, coastal flooding, and overall insufficient environmental governance are critical. These challenges degrade the coast, endanger ecosystems, put human livelihoods and well-being at risk, undermine economic potential, and increase vulnerability to natural disasters. Lack of various coastal data including sediment supply from the river makes it difficult to conduct integrated sediment management for coastal protection and conservations. Another challenge in coastal management is in its chronic features, which may lead to underestimation of the merit of the various coastal conservation and protection measures.

To overcome these challenges for promotion of integrated sediment and environmental management, this project aims to develop a system to design and plan various measures for coastal protection and integrated sediment management and to evaluate their benefits including the long-term positive spiral of coastal protection, disaster prevention and mitigation, improvements of environment and livelihood. To this end, this project develops Data Integration and Analysis System for Coastal Protection and Conservation, which includes but no limited to: (i) a data collection and monitoring system; (ii) data base, (iii) system for data analysis and predictions of various aspects such as: sediment budget; coastal topography change; coastal hazard; water qualities; and socioeconomic benefits of various measures. Developed system will be implemented in ACECoR and case studies will be conducted toward practical sustainable usages of the developed system.

POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Coastal Engineering Laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo calls for a full time Post Doctoral (PD) researcher who works on this project. The detailed mission of the PD researcher and the PhD student will be decided through discussion but it should be related to conservation, protection, and disaster prevention/mitigation of the coast of Ghana.

Other conditions are summarized as follows.

  • Post-Doctoral Researcher:
  • Work place: Coastal Engineering Laboratory in Hongo campus of the University of Tokyo
  • Work hours: 7.75 hours a day and five days a week.
  • Position starts anytime after October 2025. Contract will be renewed every year until July 2030.
  • Salary: 300,000 yen/month
  • Expected qualifications: Knowledges of some of the following subjects: fluid mechanics, coastal engineering, and remote sensing. Skills of data analysis, numerical analysis, and numerical modeling.

Application requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Motivational letter
  • Personal statement 
  • Two (2) recommendation letters

Send application materials to:

Dr. Donatus Angnuureng

Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, Centre for Coastal Management, SBS

University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Email: donatus.angnuureng@ucc.edu.gh

 

Ph.D STUDENT

Coastal Engineering Laboratory of the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo calls for a Ph.D. student to work on this project. The detailed mission of the PhD student will be decided through discussion but it should be related to conservation, protection, and disaster prevention/mitigation of the coast of Ghana.

Other conditions are summarized as follows:

  • Current Ph.D. student
  • Work place: Coastal Engineering Laboratory in Hongo campus of the University of Tokyo
  • Enrollment: October 2025 or April 2026 for three years.
  • Financial support: full tuition and stipend*
  • Expected qualifications (not all): Knowledges of some of the following subjects: fluid mechanics, coastal engineering, and remote sensing. Some skills of data analysis, numerical analysis, and numerical modeling. Experience of some codes such as Fortran, MATLAB, and python.

*Financial support for a PhD student is equivalent to those of other scholarships of the international student program of the department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo : https://www.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/admission/

Deadline for application: 31st August, 2025.

Application requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Motivational letter
  • Personal statement 
  • Two (2) recommendation letters

Send application materials to:

Dr. Donatus Angnuureng

Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, Centre for Coastal Management, SBS

University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Email: donatus.angnuureng@ucc.edu.gh

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