As a part of the NDRI Water and Climate Program team, the incumbent will work under the general and specific guidance of the Executive Director and the Water Resources Program Coordinator. S/he will to be stationed at NDRI office located at Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal, but may require to travel frequently to the study/project locations. Initial contract will be for one year, including two-month probation period, with the possibility of annual extension depending on candidate’s performance and availability of funds. 

The specific tasks and deliverables will be as follows:

• Provide inputs to NDRI research projects and studies especially in the field of water resources management, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, disaster risk management and climate change assessment
• Support in identifying and preparing proposals for research projects in water resources engineering, climate change and related topics
• Manage the database, Water and Climate Program web-page, computer programs and information systems (past studies, data etc.) related to water and climate
• Co-develop new and improve current in-house water and climate software packages, such as the Stochastic Weather Generator, Statistical Downscaling and Bias Correction of Climate Data
• Co-organize and serve as Resource Person in in-house and external training and capacity building programs
• Co-ordinate with team members and local partners in organizing dissemination workshops, conferences, symposiums and other similar events
• Prepare technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences based on NDRI research activities, and prepare project reports and other knowledge products
• Prepare agreed six-monthly personal workplan with measurable targets and outputs for bi-annual monitoring and evaluation
• Perform any other assignments/tasks instructed by the Executive Director, Program Coordinator or other Senior Staff