Call for Applications: Journal of Flood Risk Management Associate Editor

Journal of Flood Risk Management invites applications for Associate Editor.

We are seeking to broaden and strengthen the editorial panel of Journal of Flood Risk Management through the appointment of a new Associate Editor. The Journal covers all aspects of flood risk management and achieved an Impact Factor of 3.066 in 2019. The aims and scope of the Journal are set out here.

We are seeking one Associate Editor to join the Editorial Board. Our Associate Editors guide the peer review process and make recommendations based upon reviews. There is a small honorarium associated with the posts. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief if you wish to find out more about what the role entails before making an application.

We are open to applicants from those working in any aspect of flood risk management. To apply for the role of Associate Editor, please send your CV to the Editor-in-Chief, p.samuels@hrwallingford.com, along with details of your particular areas of interest in flood risk management. However we would value applications from those with expertise in one or more of the following topics: Civil contingency planning, Coastal flood risks, Embankments and levees, Extreme value statistics, Hazard and risk mapping, Integrated flood risk management, Loss-of-life estimation, Natural flood management, Resilience, Satellite data and remote sensing.

As well as taking an active role in the peer review process, our Editors act as champions for the journal within their community and networks. They also provide valuable support and advice to the Editor-in-Chief and the owners of the journal on the direction and strategy for the journal. Attendance at twice yearly Editorial Panel meetings (either in person or via remote link) is expected wherever possible.

Journal of Flood Risk Management is an official journal of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and Wiley.

CIWEM is committed to encouraging diversity amongst and prohibiting discrimination across our whole organisation, and looks to promote diversity in the environmental and water industries more broadly. Read CIWEM’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy here.

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