Jobs:Job-00582
Start reviewing process: 31 December 2021
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Posting:
Position: Postdoctoral positions
Start reviewing process: 31 December 2021
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We seek individuals with strong technical skills, a solid background in the natural sciences or engineering, and research interests in catchment hydrology, ecohydrology, stable isotope tracers, or surface processes / geomorphology.
We particularly seek individuals who can contribute to the group's ongoing research using high-frequency "lab in the field" chemical and isotopic measurements in precipitation and streamflow to track streamflow water ages and explore hydrochemical dynamics, e.g.:
- von Freyberg et al., 2017, A lab in the field: high-frequency analysis of water quality and stable isotopes in streamwater and precipitation, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21, 1721-1739, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1721-2017;
- von Freyberg et al. 2018, Studying catchment storm response using event and pre-event water volumes as fractions of precipitation rather than discharge, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22, 5847-5865, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5847-2018;
- Kirchner, 2019, Quantifying new water fractions and transit time distributions using ensemble hydrograph separation: theory and benchmark tests, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23, 303-349, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-303-2019;
- Knapp et al. 2019, New water fractions and transit time distributions at Plynlimon, Wales, estimated from stable water isotopes in precipitation and streamflow, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23, 4367–4388, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4367-2019;
- Knapp et al., 2020, Concentration-discharge relationships vary among hydrological events, reflecting differences in event characteristics, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24, 2561-2576, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2561-2020.
Other topics of interest include:
Inferring ecosystem processes from the dynamics of isotopes, streamflow and groundwater, e.g.:
- Kirchner and Allen, 2020, Seasonal partitioning of precipitation between streamflow and evapotranspiration, inferred from end-member splitting analysis, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24, 17-39, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-17-2020;
- Kirchner et al., 2020, The pulse of a montane ecosystem: coupled daily cycles in solar flux, snowmelt, transpiration, groundwater, and streamflow at Sagehen Creek and Independence Creek, Sierra Nevada, USA, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24, 5095-5123, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5095-2020.
- Allen et al., 2019, Seasonal origins of soil water used by trees, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23, 1199-1210, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1199-2019.
and studying the causes and consequences of stream network dynamics, e.g.:
- Prancevic and Kirchner, 2019, Topographic controls on the extension and retraction of flowing streams, Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 2084-2092, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081799;
- van Meerveld, Kirchner, et al., Expansion and contraction of the flowing stream network changes hillslope flowpath lengths and the shape of the travel time distribution, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23, 4825-4834, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4825-2019.
Beyond the three focus areas outlined above, other research topics may also be considered based on their fit with the group's ongoing work.
Postdocs normally pursue their own research, contribute to Master's-level teaching in hydrology and environmental fluid mechanics, supervise students working on their theses, and represent the group at international conferences. The scientific working language of the group is English.
As Europe's leading technical university, ETH Zurich has excellent infrastructure and research support. Collaborative links with other Swiss universities and two federal research institutes, WSL and Eawag, provide additional depth and breadth in environmental science, and the Swiss landscape is an unparalleled natural laboratory.
Applicants should supply a single PDF containing:
- a statement of their research interests, experience and technical background
- a CV and complete publications list
- and contact information for three references.
They may also supply up to three examples of their best published work, again as PDF's. The positions are available now and will remain open until filled; applications received by 31 December are assured of full consideration. As part of the ETH's efforts to promote women in science, qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Applications should be sent to apply_PES@env.ethz.ch
Prof. Dr. James Kirchner
Professor of the Physics of Environmental Systems, ETH Zürich
ETH Zentrum, CHN F50.3, CH-8092 Zürich
Phone +41 44 632 8018
kirchner@ethz.ch
http://www.pes.ethz.ch/
Assistant: Sarah Hertli
ETH Zentrum, CHN G75.3
Phone +41 44 633 6043
sarah.hertli@env.ethz.ch
Senior Scientist and former Director
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf
Phone +41 44 739 26 55
james.kirchner@wsl.ch
Prof. Emeritus, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science
Senior Advisor, Central Sierra Field Research Stations
University of California, Berkeley
