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30 Months Fixed Term, Whole-time Post
The postdoctoral researcher / senior postdoctoral researcher will modify an existing GIS-based multicriteria decision support tool in order to designate optimal areas for offshore windfarm development from Clew Bay to the north coast of the island of Ireland to the northern Irish Sea. Building on a model for NW Ireland, the researcher will collate all available spatial datasets of relevance to offshore windfarm development, standardise within a GIS, and consolidate into combined datasets through expert weighted or numerical modelling. Further weightings will be undertaken through a stakeholder-driven Analytic Hierarchical Process or similar. New MOSAIC-generated megafaunal distribution data will be showcased in the mode with its impact qualified. Liaison with government and stakeholder agencies in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (UK) will ensure policy relevant outputs.
The candidate should be proficient in GIS and Python with, ideally, a familiarity with the offshore windfarm sector and marine geomatics.
Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.
Project: GSI-based multicriteria decision support tool development for north of Ireland offshore windfarm site suitability modelling
For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/ The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.
Informal inquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Andy Wheeler, Professor of Geology and Principle Investigator, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tel: + 353 (0) 87 6621038; Email: a.wheeler@ucc.ie
For further information on the hiring unit, please see: https://www.ucc.ie/en/bees/
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Salary: Post-Doctoral Researcher: €47,273 - €53,925 p.a (IUA PD1 Salary Scale), Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher: €55,339 - 60250 p.a. (IUA PD2 Salary Scale)
Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.
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Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to hrresearchqueries@ucc.ie quoting the job-title.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 23rd October 2026.
No late applications will be accepted.
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