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UNLV is seeking 15 PhD Fellows in Geoscience through 2029
This opportunity is only open to students that have received an Honorable Mention from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
We invite applications for the NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowships (EGFP) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in the discipline of Geoscience. Up to 15 Geoscience Fellowships will be awarded. Applications are welcome from all areas of Geoscience, particularly those whose research interests align with faculty expertise. Applications are currently being accepted for Spring 2026, and Fall 2026 and will continue until all positions are filled. Each Fellowship provides a $37,000 annual stipend for 4 years, along with a tuition and fee waiver. Fellows have 5 years to utilize EGFP funds. Applications should be submitted prior to the graduate application deadline for either the Spring (October 1st, 2025) or Fall (January 15th, 2026) semesters.
Potential advisors in hydrology include:
* Haiqing Xu (website): Surface Processes, Floodplains, Fluvial Geomorphology, Remote Sensing
* Hannes Bauser (website): Critical Zone Hydrology, Data Assimilation, Machine Learning
* Matthew Lachniet (website): Paleoclimatology, Isotope Geochemistry
* Michael Nicholl (website): Vadose Zone Hydrology, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, and Geological Engineering
* Zach Perzan (website): Environmental geochemistry, water quality, sustainable water management
Eligibility to Apply:
# Have received the distinction of GRFP Honorable Mention no more than three years before applying.
# Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident.
# Intend to enroll or be enrolled full-time in the UNLV Geoscience graduate program at the start of the Fellowship.
# Have not previously accepted a GRFP or EGFP Fellowship.
# Not a current NSF employee.
Apply here: https://etap.nsf.gov/award/8245/opportunity/11254
The UNLV Department of Geoscience has a strong international reputation for both laboratory- and field-based education, and includes faculty working on a broad range of topics in geochemistry, economic geology, structural geology, mineralogy, igneous and metamorphic petrology, geochronology, planetary geology, hydrology, sedimentology, paleontology, and paleoclimatology. UNLV is located at the Geo-heart of the nation with breathtaking geology in Nevada and surrounding states, vital water infrastructure (Lake Mead and the Colorado River), and rich mineral resources (gold, silver, and lithium), all within driving distance. This provides a unique opportunity for field-based geological training and research. The Department has numerous cutting-edge instrumentation and computing facilities which promote the integration of field,laboratory, and computational research.
Learn more about our graduate program here: https://geoscience.unlv.edu/academics/graduate-program/
University of Copenhagen is hiring a Professor/Associate Professor on the promotion programme in hydrology and water resources to play a leading role in the further development of the department’s and university’s internationally recognized research program in this important area.
The position aims at strengthening and profiling research and education in hydrology and water resources to underpin assessment, sustainable use and protection of water resources both in a national and international context. In a national context emphasis is on exploitation and protection of groundwater resources. The interactions of water with land use, surface characteristics, geological settings and climate are important elements of the position. Relevant research topics include integrated surface water and groundwater modelling at catchment scale, use of satellite data for land surface characterization and estimation of hydrological variables and fluxes, use of geological and geophysical data for quantifying the subsurface geological architecture and the associated uncertainty, impact of climate change on water resources, experimental investigations and modelling of flow, geochemical reactions and reactive transport in heterogeneous geological media and at interfaces between hydrological compartments.
Information of the position can be found here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=160064 +
University of Genova is looking for candidates for a 12 month post-doc position focusing on the formulation of theoretical models for eco-morphodynamic applications (https://concorsi.unige.it/home/procedure/3947). The research project aims to develop theoretical models of morphodynamic processes for the generation of synthetic data, that could be eventually employed for the application of machine learning models to morphodynamic problems. The research may also include the collection and analysis or remote-sensed field data.
Deadline for application is 29th of May (h12:00 CET).
For more information on the project and on the application procedure, please contact Prof. Nicoletta Tambroni (nicoletta.tambroni@unige.it)
Best regards<br>
Nicoletta Tambroni +
Up to 15 fully-funded PhD scholarships available in in offshore wind energy and the environment, including gemorphology and geoscience facing areas.
We’re looking for the world’s brightest minds to join us in developing
cutting edge research and wind solutions to the environmental and engineering
challenges the offshore wind industry is facing.
The EPSRC Aura Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy and the
Environment is led by the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull
with partner universities Durham, Newcastle and Sheffield. Working closely with over
20 international industry partners, the Aura CDT invites high-quality applications for
4-year taught and research PhD scholarships starting 16th September 2019.
Your research could make a real impact to the exciting challenges in the offshore wind
industry. You will initially study in Hull, in the heart of the UK’s Energy Estuary, and the
global centre for research, innovation and development for the sector. In subsequent
years, candidates may be based at one of the partner universities of Hull, Durham,
Newcastle or Sheffield and get real sector experience with the industry partners
mapped to your chosen area of research. These are fully funded PhD opportunities to
attract exceptional graduates to this pioneering industry.
This is a multidisciplinary opportunity in a number of related subject areas:
* Big marine data and metocean;
* Environmental interactions, seabed dynamics and benthic habitat;
* Logistics, safety and risk;
* Low carbon transitions and community benefits;
* Next generation materials and manufacturing;
* Operations and remote autonomous monitoring in hostile environments.
Ready to make a difference?
Find if you could be eligible and more details at https://www.auracdt.hull.ac.uk +
Urban Water Management driven by quality objectives of receiving water bodies
Project start: 1st February 2020, working time 65% (25.35 hours per week); limited for three years
The place of work will be based at UFZ (Centre for Environmental Research, Germany) or one of the partner institutions, depending on the supervisor team. Regular exchange with the partners is assumed. More information on TRACER can be found under https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=46670
'''Interviews are expected to take place 1st or 2nd week of December. Tele media options will be available in exceptional cases.'''<br>
'''Your tasks:'''<br>
* Identification of sensitive windows in time and space for urban pollution
* Monitoring and simulation of dynamic events inducing acute pollution in urban rivers through hydrologic and load peaks
* Stoichiometric effects on aquatic ecosystems from sewage management (e.g. low N:P ratios favoring the occurrence of cyanobacteria)
* New human and ecological threats from emerging contaminants (e.g. personal-care products, micro-plastics; pharmaceuticals, etc.)
* Water quality problems in (shallow) urban lakes from climate change and urban pollution
'''Your profile:'''<br>
* You should have a Master degree in hydrological science, urban water infrastructure systems, or a related field of water resources, a strong interest in working with complex coupled systems in urbanized areas and developing a model to facilitate the establishment of urban water management regulations and willingness and ability to undertake field work.
* It would be highly beneficial if you have an affinity for programming in Matlab, R, or Python and modelling experience with urban rain-runoff and wastewater treatment processes.
* Knowledge in aquatic ecology would be an additional asset.
* Moreover, very good written and spoken English and communication skills are mandatory.
* You should also be willing to work in transdisciplinary projects, intercultural teams and are flexible to travel as there is the possibility for stays abroad of up to 6 months. You should be ready to adopt the TRACER curriculum and to actively engage in TRACER activities.In general you should be curious, highly motivated and have an entrepreneurial attitude.
* Outdoor experience (for field work) and technical skills (for handling lab and field equipment) as well as German communication skills would be beneficial.
* Applications should include two recommendation letters with references.
'''We offer:'''<br>
* Top level interdisciplinary research at a research centre which enjoys an excellent reputation within Germany as well as internationally
* Excellent technical facilities
* Work in inter-disciplinary and multinational teams
* Excellent links to national and international research networks
* Support and optimal training courses by our graduate school (HIGRADE)
* Remuneration in accordance with the TVöD public-sector pay grade 13 (65%) including attractive public-sector social security benefits
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources. The UFZ, TU Dresden, Purdue University and University of Florida with German Environmental Agency (UBA), the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) as cooperating partners started the Helmholtz International Research School „Trajectories towards Water Security (TRACER)” to develop a new comprehensive understanding of spatiotemporal trajectories of human impacts on natural water systems and feedbacks between human and ecological systems. We believe that this understanding must be globally transferable at multiple scales and across wide ranges of geographic, hydro-climatic, and socio-economic settings.
With TRACER, we will develop methods to (1) hindcast multi‐decadal hydro‐ecological trajectories of human impacts on water and vice versa, (2) disentangle human pressures and natural variability, (3) reliably forecast future pathways under climate- and land-use- change scenarios to achieve water security, and (4) analyze impacts of policies and regulations to enhance water security, modify social behavior and support ecological recovery.
Utah State University's Geoscience Department seeks applicants for a nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position in geology at the USU Eastern campus in Price, UT, with a start date of August 1, 2020. We seek candidates who conduct innovative teaching at the introductory level and geoscience research in areas that may include but is not limited to: geoscience education, sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology, paleoecology, surface processes, and economic geology.
Successful candidates will demonstrate outstanding potential for excellence in teaching through multiple delivery modes to statewide students, as well as the potential for a research program that complements our Department’s current strengths, takes advantage of the position location in central Utah, and involves undergraduate and graduate students. The Department of Geosciences is especially interested in candidates committed to fostering inclusive learning environments as well as to promoting an environment of diversity and excellence through their teaching, research, and service.
Applicants should view the complete position description and apply online at https://careers-usu.icims.com. Required materials include: 1) cover letter; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) a statement of teaching philosophy that includes previous classroom experiences and pedagogy; 4) the names and contact information for three references; and 5) three letters of recommendation uploaded by referees. Review of applications will begin February 28th 2020, and the position will remain open until filled. For more information, please contact:
Dr. Benjamin Burger<br>
Search Committee Chair<br>
Department of Geosciences<br>
Utah State University, Uintah Basin Campus<br>
320 North Aggie Blvd.<br>
Vernal, UT 84078<br>
email: benjamin.burger@usu.edu<br>
<br>
Tammy Rittenour<br>
Associate Professor, Geosciences<br>
Director, USU Luminescence Lab<br>
Utah State University<br>
Ph 435-213-5756<br>
http://www.usu.edu/geo/luminlab/
Utrecht University’s Department of Physical Geography (the Netherlands) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor with an emphasis on the dynamics of coastal ecosystems. We invite you to describe your dream research line in a two-page document accompanied by a thoughtful motivation letter. We particularly welcome research lines that link scientific questions on the development of coastal dune ecosystems to societal challenges resulting from human pressure, pollution and/or climate change, such as the loss in biodiversity and landscape geodiversity.
You hold a PhD degree in a relevant area, such as landscape ecology, environmental sciences, earth surface dynamics, physical geography, marine sciences, environmental biology or a closely related field. You have an exciting research vision to complement ours. Your academic track record offers funding potential for personal fellowships, PhDs and postdocs. You have affinity for teaching and either have obtained or are willing to obtain your Basic Teaching Qualification. Our department is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce, and we strongly welcome women to apply.
Are you interested? Then please read the additional information on this exciting opportunity, our group and the online application procedure at
https://www.academictransfer.com/nl/286015/assistant-professor-tenure-track-in-dynamics-of-coastal-ecosystems-08-10-fte/
The application deadline is November 10, 2019. +
Vanderbilt University and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has
a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and
culturally diverse community of faculty. Members of traditionally underrepresented
groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/
Affirmative Action employer.
We seek an individual aimed at the highest standards of scholarship in teaching and
research at both the undergraduate and graduate (PhD) levels, and who would be
drawn to interact with a diverse, interdisciplinary faculty and student body in the
Earth and Environmental Sciences and related fields. The position is effective for the
Fall 2022 semester at the Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate will
have completed the PhD by August 16, 2022.
The desired concentration of study centers on climate change and/or internal
modes of climate variability that operate at inter-annual to millennial time scales
and at synoptic to planetary spatial scales. Study areas could also involve related
biogeochemical cycles and/or the water cycle. A strong foundation in climate
modeling or earth system modeling is preferred, as well as interest or experience
with both modern and ancient systems. The College of Arts and Science intends to
launch a new interdisciplinary major in Climate Studies, and we seek applicants who
are enthusiastic about contributing to this program through their teaching and
research.
Applications should include a vita, statements of research and teaching interests
specific to our program, a separate statement that discusses efforts and plans to
enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion and how these are integrated into research
and teaching, teaching evaluations (if available) and names of at least three
references (including mail and e-mail addresses and phone numbers).
Applications should be submitted online via Interfolio at
http://apply.interfolio.com/92897 .The review of files will begin on November 1,
2021 and will continue until the position is filled.
Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee, a thriving state-capital city
that enjoys a moderate climate, excellent parks and natural areas, a strong and
varied economy, and diverse food, music, and cultural opportunities.
Villanova University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is seeking Ph.D. students interested in pursuing water resources engineering questions related to fluvial geomorphology, floodplains, and urban development for full research fellowships. The research fellow will explore mechanisms governing river geometry, floodplain evolution, climate change, and land development. Students will be encouraged to investigate scientific questions using a combination of remotely sensed data, spatial data, computational modeling and field work. The student will have the opportunity to interact with a diverse group of researchers and become part of an energetic and driven group of researchers keen to understand more about water resource engineering.
Villanova is a catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values. The university is located 12 miles from Philadelphia along the historic Main Line. From its founding in 1842 to its position today as a leading Roman Catholic university, Villanova University has forged a path of academic excellence.
Positions will start as early as January, 2020. Interested persons should contact Dr. Virginia Smith at Virginia.Smith@villanova.edu for more information as soon as possible.
Thank you,<br>
Virginia Smith +
W2 Professorship for Applied Geology and Modeling of Environmental Systems (Associate Professor)
at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern (GZN) within the Department of Geography and Geosciences. The professorship is a full-time and permanent position planned to be filled by April 1, 2024.
We seek to appoint an expert in empirical research and modeling in applied geology focusing on water resources in conjunction with climate impact assessment and potential links to engineering geology and hydrogeology. Applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in research and teaching are encouraged. The willingness to engage in interdisciplinary research with mineralogy, geodynamics, tectonics, paleobiology, and geography including designing and participating in collaborative projects is expected. This includes the development of an internationally visible research and teaching program within the Department of Geography and Geosciences and should include topics related to sustainable use of geo-resources, climate change impacts and mitigation. The GZNprovides an excellently equipped and vibrant active environment to enhance existing expertise in environmental and geosciences with new field methods and modeling approaches.
regards<br>
robert.vangeldern@googlemail.com +
Wageningen University has a vacancy for a post-doctoral researcher in the field of socio-hydrology and drought. As post-doctoral researcher you will play a central role in an interdisciplinary research project. You will focus on the development of a toolbox for drought management. This toolbox will first be developed and tested for a case study area in north-eastern Brazil and will later also feed into international initiatives aiming at increasing drought preparedness worldwide.
Project: Diagnosing drought for dealing with drought in 3D: Toolbox for increasing drought preparedness of actors in water and climate governance, starting from north-eastern Brazil
(project website: http://3ddd.wur.nl).
To manage drought better, human influences on drought must be better understood. Current frameworks for drought monitoring and water accounting focus on the natural boundary conditions and therefore offer little help in distilling human influences on drought. This project combines insights from socio-hydrology and water management to produce an entirely new approach, incorporating the study of water-related human dimensions (D1), socio-hydrological dynamics (D2), and the structuring of dialogues (D3) among actors. The project will develop and test the integrated, participatory 3D Drought Diagnosis (3DDD) toolbox. We will investigate nested scale levels, related to local water resources and virtual-water transfers together with actor networks of users, managers, traders, and policymakers.
Test case is the semi-arid, drought-affected north-east of Brazil. The 3D Drought Diagnosis toolbox will be developed to extend existing drought monitoring frameworks to provide contextualized information in drought-affected regions worldwide. We will demonstrate how proposed drought management solutions perform with regard to cross-scale synergies and trade-offs in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2, 6, 10, and 13. With the support of national and international partners, our project will contribute to the development of the South American Drought Information System and the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP).
Your tasks.
* Together with three PhD students you will develop and test an integrated, participatory 3DDD toolbox for providing actionable knowledge to improve water and climate governance, supported by drought monitoring frameworks. The toolbox will serve to increase drought preparedness of actors in multi-level water and climate governance.
* Using Integrated Assessment methods for drought management you will explore how best to support actors in north-eastern Brazil to move away from traditional crisis management, to a drought preparedness approach that is iterative and predicated on greater proactivity.
* Upscaling of tools and concepts for improving drought preparedness by proactive and inclusive governance in drought-affected regions worldwide. For this you will work together with international partners to contribute to the development of the South American Drought Information System and the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP).
* Organising workshops for partners and other interested parties.
* Writing academic publications (in collaboration).
This project is a joint effort of Brazilian and Dutch partner organizations including: Wageningen University (The Netherlands); the Research Institute of Meteorology and Water Resources (Brazil); the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil) and the Brazilian Research Agricultural Corporation, National Research Tropical Agroindustry Center (Brazil).
'''REQUIREMENTS'''<br>
* We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:
a doctorate degree (PhD) in hydrology, water resources management, agronomy or a related field;
* experience in dynamic systems modelling (crop models, hydrological models, and/or integrated assessment models);
* experience in publishing research output in academic journals and/or books;
* a creative, critical and collaborative person with an interest in interdisciplinary research;
* ability, willingness and commitment to collaborate in a research team and write joint publications;
* excellent oral and written communication in English, and good communication skills;
good knowledge of Portuguese would be an asset.
For more information: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/288296/postdoctoral-researcher-socio-hydrology-and-drought-08-fte/
Want to come be a part of the solution to Louisiana’s coastal crisis? My group at Louisiana State University has two PhD positions and one postdoctoral scholar position available for motivated scholars excited to study remote sensing, finance, green infrastructure and policy to address flood risk in the Gulf Region and beyond. Each position is described in more detail below, and all potential applicants are required to fill out a short (5-minute) Google form: https://forms.gle/nzZx5Qe2Q2zRDkQe8. Please note that unsolicited emails to Dr. Brand will not be considered, you must fill out the Google form for your application to be valid.
'''(PhD Student Position 1) Model-data synthesis of remotely sensed sediment data''': The widespread availability of remotely sensed data is transforming the field of coastal sciences and engineering. These datasets provide unprecedented volumes of spatial information which can be used to better understand coastal sediment transport and improve coastal models of sediment transport. However, historically hydrodynamic and sediment transport models have focused our process understanding and model calibration efforts on field campaigns or stationary point source datasets with limited spatial resolution. This project seeks to develop new methods to integrate spatial remotely sensed data with hydrodynamic and sediment transport models (i.e. Delft3D, ROMS, FVCOM) and develop new techniques to understand model-data performance. There is the potential to incorporate field data collection into this work. Expected start date: Fall 2025. Salary for PhD students is $30,667/year.
'''(PhD Student Position 2) Innovative finance for funding coastal green infrastructure''': Green infrastructure is becoming an increasingly popular method for coastal communities to manage flooding, pollution, and other coastal engineering challenges. The multi-faceted benefits of green infrastructure projects can struggle to compete against gray infrastructure projects due to a lack of quantification of both direct (e.g. flooding/pollutant removal) benefits and indirect co-benefits (e.g. improved fish habitat, expanded recreational opportunities, etc.) associated with their construction. I am seeking a PhD student interested in studying innovative financing for coastal green and gray infrastructure for the purposes of sea level rise and climate change adaptation. Expected start date: Fall 2025. Expected start date: Fall 2025. Salary for PhD students is $30,667/year.
'''(Postdoctoral Scholar Position: Innovation in Policy, Modeling, or Finance for Coastal Adaptation)''': Green infrastructure is becoming an increasingly popular method for coastal communities to manage flooding, pollution, and other coastal engineering challenges. The multi-faceted benefits of green infrastructure projects can struggle to compete against gray infrastructure projects due to a lack of quantification of both direct (e.g. flooding/pollutant removal) benefits and indirect co-benefits (e.g. improved fish habitat, expanded recreational opportunities, etc.) associated with their construction. Additionally, the relative newness of these project types presents unique permitting and policy challenges associated with turning theory into reality. I am broadly seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar interested in studying green and gray coastal infrastructure innovation in financing and policy. Expected start date: Spring through Fall 2025. Expected salary is $65,000 / year.
Louisiana State University is Louisiana's flagship university with more than 35,000 students. We are part of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering and the Center for Computation & Technology with excellent state-of-the-art computing facilities and access to field equipment. Louisiana hosts a strong coastal research community both at LSU and across several research and federal institutions with many opportunities for collaboration.
Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana and located along the Mississippi River close to Louisiana’s unique wetlands and swamp landscapes. Baton Rouge’s metropolitan area hosts a population of 870,000 and boasts a vibrant culture and excellent food scene.
Best,<br>
Matthew Willi Brand<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE)<br>
Center for Computation & Technology (joint appointment)<br>
Louisiana State University<br>
Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803<br>
Website: https://faculty.lsu.edu/_underconstruction/brandlab/index.php
Want to contribute to software development for new capabilities in GCAM and beyond?!?
We have two job postings up for two different experience levels...
Responsibilities:
The anticipated tasks may include the following:
* Development of new capabilities in the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM), including model and software design, implementation and testing.
* Development of tools for MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) analysis, including use of component models within the Global Change Intersectoral Modeling System (GCIMS), including work on developing input data for GCAM or disaggregating GCAM outputs using other tools.
* Participation as part of the research team in close collaboration with interdisciplinary scientists at JGCRI/PNNL, and other collaborating research institutions.
The successful candidate will be expected to select and develop technical approaches on assignments with occasional oversight on complex problems. The successful candidate will also contribute to the mentorship of junior staff and to building effective project teams.
Check out the postings here:
* Computational Scientist 3: https://careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/4199?lang=en-us
* Computational Scientist 1: https://careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/4201?lang=en-us +
Want to work with our team on the National Geographic Society World Water Map project as a Postdoc for a period of up to three years? You will Identify future pathways to sustainable water use, to identify sustainable water use solutions.
Join our team at Utrecht University and contribute to https://worldwatermap.nationalgeographic.org
To apply and for more information please go to https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/postdoc-in-water-resource-modelling-to-identify-pathways-to-a-future-with-sustainable-water-use-10
Dr. ir. Niko Wanders; Associate Professor Hydrological Extremes; Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences; Utrecht University; Vening Meinesz Building A, Princetonlaan 8A, 3584CB Utrecht; Room 4.48 ; Twitter @niko_wanders; Drought explained: https://youtu.be/6zh1N5BV1Pc; E: n.wanders@uu.nl; +
Water temperature is an ecological master variable governing rates of biological activity, chemical reactions, and habitat suitability in stream and river networks. Decision-making for policy and management relies on accurate model-based projections of future water temperatures, i.e., predictions given scenarios of land use change, management practices, climate change, and extreme events such as droughts and heat waves. In addition to the usual challenges of predicting temperatures in the past or present, successful projections also require that models are accurate even in out-of-bounds conditions that were never seen during model fitting or training. Understanding and improving the projection accuracy of water temperature models could support management decisions that successfully anticipate, mitigate, and adapt to global change.
The subfield of machine learning called “deep learning”, which uses neural networks with many layers of neurons, has shown great promise in many applications including water temperature prediction. However, deep learning is infamously fallible when predicting in out-of-bounds conditions. Very recently, hybrid models that blend deep learning with process knowledge have produced the most accurate predictions yet – with more robustness to out-of-bounds conditions – for lake water temperatures1,2 and stream temperature and discharge3. These early explorations of process-guided deep learning (PGDL) have opened the door to a new generation of predictive models, but many questions about the capabilities and limitations of such models remain unanswered, and many promising techniques for PGDL modeling remain untested.
'''Description of the Research Opportunity'''<br>
We seek a postdoctoral fellow to advance process-guided deep learning for water temperature projections under scenarios of climate change and land use change. The study areas for the project are the Delaware River Basin (DRB), a USGS priority basin that supplies water to 16 million people, and the Neversink Watershed within DRB, where recreationally prized trout and endangered mussels are known to be temperature sensitive. A successful proposal will likely include some combination of model evaluation, development, and application. Above all, we encourage innovation and fundamental contributions to the sciences of water temperature prediction and process-guided deep learning. Specific angles and approaches of the candidate's proposal might include, but need not be limited to:
* Assess the reliability of PGDL-based temperature projections for out-of-bounds conditions such as very different climates or land uses.
* Assess model performance with respect to DRB-stakeholder-relevant metrics, e.g., accuracy in predicting exceedance of a temperature threshold.
* Assess the accuracy of one or more PGDL variants over different scenarios of basin size, process model resolution, and observation resolution.
* Experiment with uses of process-model outputs as inputs, observations, or a hybrid.
* Identify and incorporate new physical constraints or loss terms into the PGDL model.
* Refine hyperparameter tuning methods to improve model accuracy and avoid overfitting.
* Generate projections of water temperatures under scenarios of climate and/or land use change, with optional emphasis on extreme events such as drought and heat waves.
* Investigate projections to identify spatial and temporal patterns, locations of highly vulnerable human or aquatic communities, or locations where management intervention would be most cost effective.
* Apply machine learning interpretation techniques to derive new insights about the processes that control stream temperature patterns.
This position will be part of a DOE-funded collaboration titled “ExaSheds: Advancing Watershed System Science using Machine Learning-Assisted Simulation.” As such, resources available to the postdoc will include:
* Compiled, spatially referenced observations of water temperature throughout the DRB.
* Model inputs and temperature predictions from USGS’s PRMS-SNTemp model.
* Prepared model driver data sufficient to run DOE’s high-resolution model, Amanzi-ATS, in the * Neversink Watershed (available partway through postdoc).
* Personalized training at ORNL, and assistance from USGS staff, to run Amanzi-ATS in the Neversink Watershed using USGS’s Denali computing cluster.
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Research Advisor early in the application process to discuss project ideas.
For more information see: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall/s51-advancing-projections-stream-water-temperature-process-guided-deep-learning
Waterfalls are iconic, but are also critical vertical limits that challenge accepted rules for bedrock erosion processes. We have a funded PhD jointly supervised by the universities of Loughborough - UK - (Drs Baynes & Hillier) and Rennes (Drs Lague & Steer) that will apply fieldwork and cutting-edge modelling to what we think is a fascinating topic.
Link: https://centa.ac.uk/studentship/waterfalls-sediment-landscape-evolution/ +
Watershed Science and Engineering is hiring a fluvial geomorphologist to work in our Seattle, WA office. We do geomorphic, hydrologic, and hydraulic science to help inform river management, including riverscape restoration, riverine infrastructure, and hazard assessments. Our work uses a mix of fieldwork, analysis of remote sensing data, and numerical modeling to learn about river processes and use that understanding to guide decision-making. We're looking for someone with a passion for river science, problem solving, and storytelling to help support our geomorphic assessments and investigations as part of our team of experienced technical staff.
For more information, and to apply, see https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3868939827/
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at dan@watershedse.com.
Best,<br>
Dan
Dan Scott, PhD, LG<br>
Senior Geomorphologist, Watershed Science and Engineering<br>
Research Scientist, Colorado State University<br> +
We (the Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands) are looking for two inspiring academics to complement our research and teaching: one in the field of hydrology and the other in environmental hydraulics.
For all information regarding these vacancies, please see
https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/assistantassociate-professors-tenure-track-in-hydrology-and-water-management-group.htm
Claudia Brauer<br>
C.C. Brauer, PhD.; Lecturer-researcher; Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group; Wageningen University. <br>
www.github.com/ClaudiaBrauer; orcid.org/0000-0002-6459-9230; Lumen building, room A.141; Available: Mon-Wed-Thu-Fri +
We are accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to lead components of an interdisciplinary study of the Arkansas River (AR). Funded through the Chancellor’s Fund for Innovation and Collaboration, the goal is to perform pilot studies on the Cenozoic origins of the Arkansas River, Pleistocene sediment yields within the lower AR basin, improve the modern sediment budget, and to connect these processes to economic activity along the river, including barge traffic and sand mining. We seek a post-doc who can lead some of these projects while working with a cross-disciplinary team of Dr. John Shaw (Modern Sedimentologist), Dr. Heather Nachtmann (Transportation Systems Engineering), Dr. Glenn Sharman (Deep-time Sedimentologist), and Dr. Jill Marshall (Geomorphologist and Critical Zone Scientist).
The full job advertisement is here: https://jobs.uark.edu/postings/35927. Please direct questions to me at shaw84@uark.edu, or the other faculty named above.
Looking forward to hearing from you,<br>
John Shaw<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Department of Geosciences<br>
University of Arkansas<br> +
We are accepting applications for a fully-funded PhD position at the Department of Hydrology, Meteorology and Water Resources of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW). The 4-year position is a part of the National Science Centre (NCN) project on modelling the elevated CO2 effect on hydrological processes at the catchment scale with the SWAT+ model (see attachment). The position is open from 1 October 2024. The application deadline is 5 August 2024.
Best wishes<br>
Mikolaj Piniewski
Department of Hydrology, Meteorology and Water Management<br>
Institute of Environmental Engineering<br>
Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)<br>
Nowoursynowska Str. 159, 02-776 Warszawa<br> +
