Posted 04 July, 2026
PhD Studentship - Developing A Geospatial Digital Twin for Flood Risk Management and Nature-Based Interventions
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 621508576
Trinity is Ireland's leading university and is ranked 75th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years. Thrive: Trinity College Dublin's Strategic Plan 2025 - 2030
We invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship on developing a living lab digital twin to integrate catchment models and climate adaptation measures for catchment management in Ireland. This PhD is part of a larger interdisciplinary project, Landscape Living Lab: Catchment Monitoring, Modelling, Memory and Management, with four PhDs funded through the AIB Trinity Climate Hub Trinity Research Doctorate Award (TRDA) scheme.
Developed under the theme of Nature-based Solutions, the group of PhD students will work together to understand biophysical and socio-economic process for a case study river catchment in Ireland. Each PhD student will focus on one of four intertwined pillars (the "4Ms"), all designed as an integrated system: Monitoring (current dynamics and climate and nature related risks); Modelling (pathways to future climate and nature resilience); Memory (how vulnerability arose, what historical records are available); and Management (a decision framework for evidenced trade-offs). The primary supervisors are Professor Mary Bourke (Geomorphology, Geography), Associate Professors John Gallagher (Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering) and Francis Ludlow (Environmental Humanities), and Assistant Professor Catherine Farrell (Business School), respectively.
Application Procedure• Applicants should submit a full Curriculum Vitae and 1-2 page personal statement to include the names and contact details of 2 referees (including email addresses), by email to Prof. John Gallagher ([email protected]).
Your application should use the Subject line "Trinity College PhD Application - Geospatial Digital Twin" before the application deadline of 12:00 noon (GMT) on Monday 20 July 2026.
Our Values - putting our words into actionValues matter. They are key to the success of our Strategic Plan. We centre our behavioural values around the importance of belonging. We recognise that the university will thrive by each of us respecting and caring for one another. We know we can achieve much more through working together. We know too that we must take responsibility for our actions and be accountable. We must, and will never stop, imagining. And through being nature positive we connect not just with the environment but with our ambitions for a sustainable future.
At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those who have been displaced due to war.
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland's premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.
We invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship on developing a living lab digital twin to integrate catchment models and climate adaptation measures for catchment management in Ireland. This PhD is part of a larger interdisciplinary project, Landscape Living Lab: Catchment Monitoring, Modelling, Memory and Management, with four PhDs funded through the AIB Trinity Climate Hub Trinity Research Doctorate Award (TRDA) scheme.
Developed under the theme of Nature-based Solutions, the group of PhD students will work together to understand biophysical and socio-economic process for a case study river catchment in Ireland. Each PhD student will focus on one of four intertwined pillars (the "4Ms"), all designed as an integrated system: Monitoring (current dynamics and climate and nature related risks); Modelling (pathways to future climate and nature resilience); Memory (how vulnerability arose, what historical records are available); and Management (a decision framework for evidenced trade-offs). The primary supervisors are Professor Mary Bourke (Geomorphology, Geography), Associate Professors John Gallagher (Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering) and Francis Ludlow (Environmental Humanities), and Assistant Professor Catherine Farrell (Business School), respectively.
Application Procedure• Applicants should submit a full Curriculum Vitae and 1-2 page personal statement to include the names and contact details of 2 referees (including email addresses), by email to Prof. John Gallagher ([email protected]).
Your application should use the Subject line "Trinity College PhD Application - Geospatial Digital Twin" before the application deadline of 12:00 noon (GMT) on Monday 20 July 2026.
Our Values - putting our words into actionValues matter. They are key to the success of our Strategic Plan. We centre our behavioural values around the importance of belonging. We recognise that the university will thrive by each of us respecting and caring for one another. We know we can achieve much more through working together. We know too that we must take responsibility for our actions and be accountable. We must, and will never stop, imagining. And through being nature positive we connect not just with the environment but with our ambitions for a sustainable future.
At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those who have been displaced due to war.
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland's premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.
