BACKGROUND
The Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC) is a research centre established in 2015 at Malaysian-Japanese International Institute of Technology, University of Technology Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur aiming to become a world-class research and training centre for building resilience to natural hazards, disasters and climate change. DPPC coordinates national and international effort in building community resilience towards disaster by bringing together various stakeholders, policy makers, leading academic scientists and researchers in conducting multi-disciplinary applied research, training, and field practice in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Management (DRM). DPPC targets to assist in the global achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) implemented and outlined by the United Nations.
VACANCIES
1. Research Officers (Hydrologist)
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Department/Office: Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC), Malaysian-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT)
Organization: University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Start date: Immediately
a. Duties and Responsibilities
- The research officer is expected to work closely with our existing project team and carry out the following responsibilities:1) Processing of hydrological data i.e. quality control of hydrological data, frequency distribution and development of IDF curve for an ungauged basin.
- Prepare various maps and figures such as spatial interpolation maps.
- Prepare written reports and presentations of the findings.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor.
b. Competencies and requirements
- Candidate must possess at least Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
- Familiar with ArcGIS or QGIS software.
- Familiar with MSMA 2.0.
- Meticulous and able to handle multi-function/routine-tasks.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills and able to work independently.
- Programming skill in C language will be added advantage.
c. Salary information
Salary is determined based on the candidate’s qualifications and the professional and scientific pay rate set by the university.
d. Contract duration
The duration for this contract is 3 months
Kindly forward your CV and cover letter to dppc@utm.my and indicate your availability date. Write an email/contact us at 0322031585 if you have further inquiries.
