Area
natural Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Earth sciences and environment
University of La Serena
- City: La Serena, ,
- Commune: La Serena,
- Region: Coquimbo Region
goals
To strengthen the competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) of the participants in scientific and technological foundations, analysis methodologies, calculation tools and relevant knowledge for the innovation of Water Resources Management in Arid and Semi-arid Zones with an approach that integrates the territories, the sources, the uses of water, the actors and the infrastructure allowing to contribute to sustainability and regional competitiveness.
Applicant Profile
Undergraduate or postgraduate teachers and researchers from research centers or universities, professionals who work as teachers in high schools and technical-professional colleges who are linked to the management of Water Resources, as well as professionals from the public and/or private sector related to the management of Water Resources, with at least 2 years of work experience, who hold positions of responsibility and participate in decision-making processes in the Coquimbo Region.
Graduate profile
a) Specific:
– Manage water resources in arid and semi-arid zones by integrating productive, regulatory, legal and cultural aspects with social responsibility.
– Designs, implements and evaluates models for the operation of water resource storage, distribution, conveyance and use systems under sustainability and risk management criteria.
– Proposes, develops and implements research and development projects in the area of water resources.
– Identifies, characterizes, monitors, evaluates and models the components of the hydrological cycle applying scientific and technological knowledge under sustainability criteria.
– Applies knowledge and interprets series of climatic, hydrological, hydrogeological and water quality data.
b) Cross-cutting:
– Analyzes, synthesizes and evaluates information from various sources.
– Uses technological tools to solve problems related to water resources.
– Leads and works collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.
– Develops and manages innovative solutions to water resource problems.
– Possesses self-learning capabilities for continuous training.
Lines of investigation
Line 1: Water Management. The management of water resources is developed from the perspective of water in its interrelation with the environmental, social and economic dimensions, in the context of projects and innovation for human interventions.
Line 2: Sustainability of Water Resources. We address the sustainability of water resources through water quality indicators, alternative sources of resources, and the care of aquatic ecosystems in the context of the society-environment relationship.
Line 3: Modeling of Atmospheric, Meteorological, and Hydrological Variables and Phenomena. We develop models of atmospheric, meteorological, and hydrological variables and phenomena based on systems theory and the use of computer programs, which allows us to generate information to support planning and decision-making related to water collection, distribution, and use.
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