CUAHSI Postdoctoral Research Associate in Flood Resilience

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CUAHSI is hiring! We have a position open for one Postdoc Research Associate (RA). This individual will need experience in the general area of improving community resilience to flood disasters. The RA will conduct independent research and will be monitored by one or more faculty at the university of the RA’s choosing.

We are looking for an individual who can start immediately with an expected term of one year, and extendable to two years. The position includes full benefits, a $50,000 a year salary and $10,000 in discretionary funds. Most of which will support travel to the National Water Center in addition to any research funds that may be directed to the project by mentors.

Qualifications and Criteria:

Requirements for the position include a Ph.D. in a field of study relevant to flooding, the ability to take initiative and work independently, and an interest in contributing to a dialogue across disciplinary boundaries.

Application Instructions:

For more details on this position including application instructions, please submit the required items to https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1032 by June 15, 2019.

EPA Postdoctoral Research Opportunity

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Quantifying the role of surface water storage features in mediating watershed-scale nutrients

We are excited to share a new postdoctoral research opportunity to investigate, characterize, and quantify (via statistical, geospatial, and/or hydrological models) the role of landscape surface water storage features (e.g., wetlands) and their associated hydrological and biogeochemical functions on downstream water quality. This competitive, three-year postdoctoral opportunity is with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Application period ends May 2nd, 2019.

Overview

Many of the nation’s waterways remained affected by excess nutrients, which leads to harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, poor ecological condition and drinking-water quality. The focus of this research will be on identifying and characterizing landscape surface water features (e.g., natural, restored, and constructed wetlands and floodplain systems) that remove nutrients prior to reaching downstream surface waters and quantifying how surface water storage contributes to watershed-scale nutrient conditions. The research will be implemented using state-of-the-science combined “big data” (monitored gage-data analysis and synthesis, geospatial and remote-sensing applications) and watershed-modeling approaches (e.g., advanced statistical and/or process-based) to identify prioritized areas within large, regional-scale watersheds with the greatest effect in reducing nutrient runoff to surface-waters. A focus will be on areas vulnerable to harmful algal blooms and used for surface-water supplies and recreational activities.

The preferred candidate will have a Ph.D. in environmental engineering, hydrology, geography, environmental science, or a related discipline. S/he will have experience in (1) watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry; (2) watershed modeling; (3) advanced numerical and/or statistical methods for surface-water and landscape-scale analyses; (4) GIS/remote-sensing software and applications; and (5) scripting (e.g., Python, R) and/or coding (e.g., C++, Java, FORTRAN) language.

The candidate is expected to join our productive and enthusiastic research team of watershed hydrologists, biogeochemists, and systems ecologists this fall for a three-year federal postdoctoral research appointment.

Application information

Position specifics

Feel free to reach out with any questions: Dr. Heather Golden (golden.heather@epa.gov) and/or Dr. Charles Lane (lane.charles@epa.gov)