Jobs:Job-01927

PhD Student Opportunity Cornell University Focused on Managed Aquifer Recharge

Cornell University, New York, United States
Start reviewing process: 12 November 2025

Posting:

Position:

PhD position

Start reviewing process:

12 November 2025

Seeking a PhD Student to Join an NSF-Funded Project Focused on Managed Aquifer Recharge Investments

The Research in Brief
This project is focused on advancing the design and effectiveness of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) investments in the Central Valley region of California. A key component of the project is to better understand how investment partnerships can be used to enhance water management in agriculture-intensive regions. Building on our recent work (Gupta et al., 2025; Hamilton et al., 2024), the Cornell PhD will focus on exploring and evaluating MAR-based water supply portfolios’ tradeoffs, resilience, and robustness. This work is in collaboration with Alvar Escriva-Bou and Helen Dahlke (U of CA Davis), Megan Mullin (UCLA), and Greg Characklis (U of NC Chapel-Hill).

Desired Qualifications

Strong computational and programming skills
Background in surface and groundwater hydrology
Experience in water resources systems modeling
Interest in interdisciplinary research

How to Apply
For initial screening, please provide a cover letter with your qualifications and interests as well as an curriculum vitae to Dr. Patrick Reed (patrick.reed@cornell.edu). I will be evaluating candidates for Fall 2026 admission within Cornell’s Environmental & Water Resources Systems graduate program for an August start date.

Patrick M. Reed (He/Him)
Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Fellow, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Cornell University
211 Hollister Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-3501
Email: patrick.reed@cornell.edu
Fax: 607-255-9004

Web: http://reed.cee.cornell.edu

Of interest for:

Terrestrial Working Group

Hydrology Focus Research Group