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We are advertising a 2 year NERC-funded post-doctoral research associate position on the Flow Resistance of Rough-Bed Rivers (CFD modelling) in the Geography Department, Durham University. The PDRA will join the team on the project “What controls the flow resistance of rough-bed rivers? Major new advances from high-resolution topography”.
This PDRA will have responsibility for a) for designing, running and analysing experiments using CFD modelling, and b) for using the results to develop new relationships for flow resistance in rough-bed rivers. We are looking for someone with experience in numerical modelling. Experience of CFD is desirable but not essential. Full details and information on the application process can be found here: https://t.co/a7kgCgJRhy
The deadline is Monday 10th April. Please get in touch with any questions.
Best wishes,<br>
Rebecca<br>
rebecca.hodge@durham.ac.uk +
We are advertising a PhD position in landslide-flood interactions in the Himalaya through the IAPETUS DTP programme at Durham University, UK. The project will combine large-scale inventories of landslide locations with AI-based river sediment mapping from satellite imagery, topographic analysis of valley floor geometry, and reach-scale models of sediment transport to determine under what conditions landslide-derived sediment is mobilised through catchments, and how landslide-flood interactions impact channel geometry and stability in mountain regions. The project will be supervised by Fiona Clubb, Lizzie Dingle, and Rebecca Hodge (Durham), and David Milledge (Newcastle).
How to apply: interested candidates can find out more information here: https://iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/landslide-flood-interactions-in-the-himalayan-mountain-range-in-a-warming-climate/
Application deadline is 3rd January 2025. International candidates are considered but the IAPETUS scheme puts a cap on the number of international applications, so international candidates should get in touch as soon as possible to discuss their application: fiona.j.clubb@durham.ac.uk
Best wishes,<br>
Fiona Clubb
Dr. Fiona Clubb (she/her)<br>
Associate Professor of Earth Surface Processes<br>
Department of Geography<br>
Durham University<br> +
We are advertising a fully-funded PhD in Geology within the School of Earth and Environment at University of Canterbury, with a preferred start date sometime in mid-late 2023. The candidate will join the Geology and Disaster Risk and Resilience groups here at UC.
The PhD will focus on developing tools to model the potential formation and longevity of landslide dams throughout Aotearoa New Zealand, using a combination of field studies and geospatial/numerical modelling.
The ideal candidate will have a background/interest in:
* Geology, Physical Geography, Earth Science or similar
* Geospatial analysis
* Field analysis
* Geomorphological hazards and processes
The full advert, including details on how to apply, is attached to this email.
Any interested parties should contact Dr Tom Robinson (thomas.robinson@canterbury.ac.nz) with any questions or to apply for this opportunity.
Regards,<br>
Tom<br>
Dr Tom Robinson<br>
Senior Lecturer; Pūkenga Matua<br>
Disaster Risk & Resilience<br>
Beatrice Tinsley Building 209<br>
School of Earth & Environment; Te Kura Aronukurangi<br>
University of Canterbury; Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha<br>
Christchurch; Ōtautahi<br>
New Zealand; Aotearoa<br>
E: thomas.robinson@canterbury.ac.nz<br> +
We are advertising a funded PhD in Civil or Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University (Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering) for 2023, with a preferred August start date. The student will join the https://chaz.wordpress.ncsu.edu/ (led by Dr. Katherine Anarde) within the larger Coastal Engineering Team at NCSU (Drs. Elizabeth Sciaudone, Casey Dietrich, and Jorge San Juan).
The PhD will focus on multi-decadal barrier island and habitat evolution. Specific research interests include classification and modeling of habitat (land cover) changes within a National Wildlife Refuge, as well as questions surrounding how barrier evolution is influenced by human management activities over decade to century timescales.
The ideal candidate will have interest in:
* Geospatial analysis
* Remote sensing and shoreline change
* Programming (Python, Matlab)
* Coastal modeling (exploratory or process-based)
Please contact Dr. Katherine Anarde (mailto:kanarde@ncsu.edu) and/or Dr. Elizabeth Sciaudone (mailto:ejsciaud@ncsu.edu) with any questions about this PhD opportunity. To receive full consideration for graduate studies, you must apply for admission (https://www.ccee.ncsu.edu/admission/).
Cheers,<br>
Katherine and Beth +
We are advertising a three-year PhD position to start in the fall and funded by a NSF project led by me and Dr. Freddie Witherden. The project will investigate the emergence of a new type of wind ripples on Earth using a combination of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and grain-scale transport simulations. The main goal is to uncover the physical mechanisms controlling the origin and scaling of meso-scale bedforms (ripples) on Earth, and by extension, on water and other planetary bodies such as Mars, Titan and Venus.
We are looking for a motivated student interested in planetary geomorphology, two-phase flows, CFD and DEM models.
Those interested should send me a CV and a brief letter of interest to oduranvinent@tamu.edu.
Regards,<br>
Orencio<br>
Orencio Duran Vinent; Assistant Professor <br>
Ocean Engineering; Texas A&M University; College Station, TX<br>
webpage ()<br> +
We are creating an interdisciplinary cohort of PhD students and Postdoctoral Research Fellows to work across several institutions and topic areas to progress towards a global understanding for links between water infrastructure and river systems. The positions are offered by Cornell University (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering), the University of California, Santa Barbara (Environmental Studies Program/Bren School of the Environment), and the University of Maryland (Center for Global Sustainability) as part of an upcoming project that will develop a global, time-series dataset documenting the past and present evolution of riverine systems under human influence.
Particularly of interest to this group might be the opportunity to work in my lab on developing a global perspective on how past infrastructure construction and operation has altered sediment transport in rivers.
More details here: https://www.riversystem.science/2025/12/08/1-phd-and-4-postdoctoral-research-positions-in-global-hydrology/
Tere might be Ph.D. opportunities in my lab as well, related to the same project.
If you are interested and plan attending the AGU Fall Meeting in New Orleans, please be in touch.
Best, <br>
Rafael
Rafael Jan Pablo Schmitt<br>
He/Him/His<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Environmental Studies<br>
Email: rschmitt@ucsb.edu<br>
On the web: riversystem.science (https://www.riversystem.science/); Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GFoTgJIAAAAJ&hl=en); UCSB (https://es.ucsb.edu/people/rafael-jp-schmitt)
UC Santa Barbara<br>
University of California, Santa Barbara<br>
Santa Barbara, California 93106<br>
Lab News: Editorial in Science on the world’s largest hydro project; our new website just launched: https://www.riversystem.science/<br> +
We are creating an interdisciplinary cohort of PhD students and Postdoctoral Research Fellows to work across several institutions and topic areas to progress towards a global understanding for links between water infrastructure and aquatic ecosystems. The positions are offered by Cornell University (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering), the University of California, Santa Barbara (Environmental Studies Program/Bren School of the Environment), and the University of Maryland (Center for Global Sustainability) as part of an upcoming project that will develop a global, time-series dataset documenting the past and present evolution of riverine systems under human influence.
Details for each available position are provided here: https://galelli.cee.cornell.edu/openings/
Best,<br>
Stefano<br>
Stefano Galelli<br>
Associate Professor<br>
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br>
Faculty Fellow, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability<br>
Cornell University<br>
Email: galelli@cornell.edu<br>
Web: https://galelli.cee.cornell.edu<br> +
We are currently advertising for various Geomorphology, Earth Surface processes and Hazard-related PhD projects at Loughborough University. Projects are fully-funded for UK Home students through the Central England NERC Training Alliance (http://centa.ac.uk/about/).
More information about each of the projects and the application process, as well as contact details for the prospective supervisors, can be found on the links below. Please forward these links to anyone who you think may be interested:
'''Project 1''': Characterising and Generating Landscape Surfaces using Physically Constrained Learning (http://centa.ac.uk/studentship/characterising-and-generating-landscape-surfaces-using-physically-constrained-learning/). Supervised by Prof Chris Keylock & Dr Edwin Baynes
'''Project 2''': Waterfalls, Hillslopes & Sediment: Understanding critical controls of landscape evolution (http://centa.ac.uk/studentship/waterfalls-hillslopes-sediment-understanding-critical-controls-of-landscape-evolution/). Supervised by Dr Edwin Baynes & Dr John Hillier
'''Project 3''': Optimizing river restoration for multiple stakeholder needs (http://centa.ac.uk/studentship/optimizing-river-restoration-for-multiple-stakeholder-needs/). Supervised by Dr Xilin Xia, Prof Paul Wood & Dr Tim Marjoribanks
'''Project 4''': Quantifying the hidden biodiversity, conservation value and effectiveness of fine sediment detention ponds in agri-environment schemes (http://centa.ac.uk/studentship/quantifying-the-hidden-biodiversity-conservation-value-and-effectiveness-of-fine-sediment-detention-ponds-in-agri-environment-schemes/). Supervised by Dr Kate Mathers & Prof Paul Wood
'''Project 5''': Arctic-sourced mineral dust fluxes: quantification, drivers and impacts (http://centa.ac.uk/studentship/arctic-sourced-mineral-dust-fluxes-quantification-drivers-and-impacts/). Supervised by Prof Joanna Bullard & Dr Matthew Baddock
'''Project 6''': Multi-scale environmental remote sensing for understanding dust in the high latitudes (http://centa.ac.uk/studentship/multi-scale-environmental-remote-sensing-for-understanding-dust-in-the-high-latitudes/). Supervised by Dr Matthew Baddock & Prof Joanna Bullard
'''Project 7''': Modelling multi-hazard risk from intense rainfall for climate resilience of transport infrastructure (http://centa.ac.uk/studentship/modelling-multi-hazard-risk-from-intense-rainfall-for-climate-resilience-of-transport-infrastructure/). Supervised by Dr Tom Dijkstra, Dr Xilin Xia & Prof Qiuhua Liang
'''Project 8''': Plausible most extreme multi-hazard weather events (http://centa.ac.uk/studentship/plausible-most-extreme-multi-hazard-weather-events/). Supervised by Dr John Hillier
In addition to the advertised projects above, funding is also available through the CENTA Science Opportunity Scholarships (CSOS) which are awarded prior to any project development, and are open to Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) Home-award-eligible applicants. Please see here for more details of the CSOS: http://centa.ac.uk/apply/how-to-apply/
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Loughborough as a place, it’s a small market town in the East Midlands of England (~90 minutes north of London by train) with a vibrant campus-based university (https://www.lboro.ac.uk/?external).
Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.
Best wishes,<br>
Edwin
Dr Edwin Baynes<br>
Geography and Environment, Loughborough University<br>
e.baynes@lboro.ac.uk<br>
We are currently looking for a Ph.D. candidate at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany.
Adapting to the impacts of extreme events, such as floods and droughts, is becoming increasingly urgent. Governments across the globe have set high ambitions to become more climate resilient. In order to understand if these ambitions are being implemented in practice, it is crucial to monitor progress in adaptation efforts. We are looking for a creative Ph.D. researcher who is enthusiastic about investigating ongoing climate change adaptation developments and discourse. A mixed methods approach, including digital humanities and computational social science tools, will be used.
Find the job offer here: https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/2647/Description/2
Application deadline 16.05.2023
Best regards,
Mariana Madruga de Brito (mariana.brito@ufz.de) +
We are currently looking to fill a joint PhD Position (3yr) between the geomorphology team in Rennes (France) and the Institute of Geography and Environment in Potsdam University (Germany).
The objective is to use the recent cover of large parts of the Europeans Alps with LiDAR and recent developments in high resolution hydraulic modelling, to systematically study the geometry and hillslope connectivity of steep mountain streams in relation to environmental factors and hydrological extremes.
We are looking for a student with a background spanning quantitative geomorphology, hydrology or remote sensing. Very good programming skills (python, matlab) and experience in 2D GIS data processing are expected.
You can find details of the Ph.D project here : https://geosciences.univ-rennes.fr/sites/geosciences.univ-rennes.fr/files/medias/files/Rennes_Potsdam%20PHD_Climate%20change%20impact_moutain_streams_European_Alps.pdf
Application deadline is may 30Th 2025.
Best regards
Dimitri Lague (dimitri.lague@univ-rennes.fr)<br>
Wolfgang Schwanghart (schwangh@uni-potsdam.de )<br>
Boris Gailleton (boris.gailleton@univ-rennes.fr)<br>
Philippe Steer (philippe.steer@univ-rennes.fr )<br>
Dr Dimitri Lague, Senior Researcher CNRS, Quantitative Geomorphology & LiDAR<br>
Geosciences Rennes, UMR 6118 CNRS, Université Rennes, Campus de Beaulieu<br>
35042 Rennes Cedex – France,<br>
www : https://geosciences.univ-rennes1.fr/interlocuteurs/dimitri-lague<br> +
We are currently recruiting for two permanent, full-time Assistant Professor positions in the Department of Geography at Durham University. We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests across all areas of physical geography. We are, however, particularly eager to hear from applicants with a focus in the following broad areas of interest that complement and extend existing expertise within the Department:
Position 1: Water and climate
Position 2: Biogeochemistry
Applicants must demonstrate research excellence in the field of physical geography with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University. The University provides a working and teaching environment which is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate these key principles as part of the assessment process.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University. We are committed to equality: if for any reason you have taken a career break or periods of leave that may have impacted on the volume and recency of research outputs, such as maternity, adoption or parental leave, you may wish to disclose this in your application. The selection committee will recognise that this may have reduced the quantity of your research accordingly.
Full details of the positions, including how to apply, are available at https://bit.ly/30RO7G2. For formal enquiries, please contact the Head of Department, Professor Cheryl McEwan (cheryl.mcewan@durham.ac.uk). More information on the Department can be found at https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/geography/. +
We are currently seeking to hire a tenure-track assistant professor focusing on ice sheet dynamics in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College. We’re interested in a diverse range of candidates studying the physical controls on ice sheet behavior to understand various questions (e.g., sea level, ice-climate interactions, GIA), as well as committed to teaching and fostering student experiences at the undergraduate through doctoral levels. We would appreciate you forwarding this to any contacts who may be interested in the position. More details can be found here: https://apply.interfolio.com/111362. Review of applications will begin October 15. Please feel free to reach out with any questions to Jeremy Shakun, head of the search committee (jeremy.shakun@bc.edu), or Noah Snyder, department chair (noah.snyder@bc.edu).
Best,
Noah
Noah P. Snyder<br>
Professor and Chair<br>
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department<br>
Boston College<br>
https://sites.google.com/bc.edu/noah-snyder/<br>
(he/his/him)<br> +
We are currently setting up a state-of-the-art analog experiment facility at the Institute of Geological Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, to study the geomorphological and sedimentological evolution of sedimentary systems (especially - but not limited to- rivers and river valleys) in response to rapid climate changes. Within this framework, we seek a Postdoctoral Candidate for time series analysis of topographic and sedimentological data from experimental runs and to support the laboratory setup. We are particularly interested in applying dynamical system models to experimental time series. The position is fully funded for 4 years. Application deadline is September 23rd 2024. Further details can be found under:
https://www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet/beruf-karriere/jobs/english/GW-SedSys_2024_07_Postdoc_EN_E.html
For any questions please contact Stefanie Tofelde (s.tofelde@fu-berlin.de) or Anne Bernhardt (Anne.Bernhardt@fu-berlin.de).
Best regards,
Steffi Tofelde and Anne Bernhardt
Steffi Tofelde<br>
Freie Universität Berlin<br>
Institute of Geological Sciences<br>
Sedimentary Systems & Tectonics<br>
Malteserstraße 74-100<br>
D-12249 Berlin, Germany<br> +
We are delighted to announce details of 19 PhD studentship project opportunities at the Department of Geography (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/geography/), Durham University (https://www.durham.ac.uk/homepage/), UK. Durham Geography is a world-leading centre (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/geography/ref-2021-result/) for research in Hazards and Surface Change (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/geography/research/clusters/hazards-surface-change/); Catchments and Rivers (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/geography/research/clusters/catchments-and-rivers/); and Sea Level, Ice and Climate (https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/geography/research/clusters/sea-level-ice-climate/).
The Department is part of the NERC-funded IAPETUS2 (https://iapetus2.ac.uk/) Doctoral Training Programme, which is currently advertising (at least) 16 fully funded postgraduate studentships, to begin in October 2023. The deadline for UK and international candidates to apply to the scheme is 6th January 2023 at 12 pm (UK time).
Direct weblinks to descriptions and details of projects offered by the Department of Geography in Durham can be found below, and a full list of projects can be found at https://iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/ I’d be very grateful if you could share details of these projects with potential candidates, and we encourage them to contact supervisors of projects of interest to them as soon as possible. Further details about how to apply for an IAPETUS2 studentship can be found at: https://iapetus2.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
IAPETUS2 is committed to developing a diverse, representative community of researchers in Environmental Science (https://iapetus2.ac.uk/iaptus2-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-policy/). We particularly welcome applications from traditionally under-represented communities, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, people with disabilities, neurodiverse, female and LGBTQ+ candidates and those from different socioeconomic backgrounds. IAPETUS2 studentships can be part-time if that mode of study is more appropriate for candidate circumstances.
With apologies for cross-posting.
All best wishes,<br>
Matt Brain
Dr Matt Brain (he/him/his)<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Department of Geography<br>
Durham University<br>
Durham<br>
DH1 3LE<br>
https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/matthew-brain/<br>
http://community.dur.ac.uk/cobra/<br>
@cobradurham <br>
We are delighted to announce that we are recruiting for a post-doctoral research assistant post to support the research project: “EVOFLOOD: The Evolution of Global Flood Hazard and Risk”, which will investigate the controls on future changes in global river morphology and flood conveyance capacity. This NERC funded post is a 2 year fixed term position, available from January 2022. The We have a fixed term 2 year (initially) postdoc position here at the University of Hull. The link to information and pack are available here: https://jobs.hull.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=AE0221
The role will be based at the Energy & Environment Institute, which brings together a community of leading academics, to lead a range of interdisciplinary projects tackling some of the biggest global challenges we face as a global society.
The post will involve working with a team of national and international collaborators as part of the broader EVOFLOOD research project, that involves a consortium of researchers at the universities of Hull, Southampton, Oxford, Bristol, Durham, Exeter, Birmingham, Reading, and Brighton.
The University of Hull has extensive complex laboratory-scale modelling capability via the unique Total Environment Simulator flume facility. The post holder will take an active role in the experimental work in Hull and at the other EVOFLOOD partner institutions. This will include designing experiments, collecting data using techniques including Laser-scanned DEMs, Particle Image/Tracking Velocimetry and image analysis techniques like SFM. The post holder will be required to lead data analysis, synthesis and dissemination of research through reports and high-impact international peer-reviewed journal papers.
Please get in touch with Stuart McLelland (Stuart J McLelland S.J.McLelland@hull.ac.uk) or myself to informally discuss the position.
Kind regards<br>
Dan Parsons<br>
Dymuniadau gorau,<br>
Dan<br>
Prof. Daniel R Parsons<br>
Director, Energy and Environment Institute <br>
University of Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
http://www.hull.ac.uk/<br>
d.parsons@hull.ac.uk<br>
@bedform
We are excited to announce that there are a few fully-funded PhD projects to start in September 2026 offered with the Land Surface Dynamics Group (and friends) at the University of Edinburgh.
These studentships are available through the NERC-funded E5 Doctoral Training Partnership. Note the application deadline of 14 December 2025.
If you are interested in a particular project, we encourage you to contact the primary supervisor. Details on eligibility and instructions on how to apply can be found at https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/. Please note that for UKRI-funded studentships, international applicants are responsible for covering visa fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS), travel and any other costs associated with relocating to the UK.
Projects:
* Headwater ephemeral channels as agents of postglacial landscape evolution in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland
** Supervisors: Lizzie Orr, Stuart Grieve, Mikael Attal
** https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1778
* Mechanistic simulations of pebble abrasion
** Supervisors: Kevin Hanley, Mikael Attal
** https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1712
* Towards a digital twin of Scotland’s rivers
** upervisors: Simon Moulds, Lindsay Beevers
** ttps://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1592
Best wishes, <br>
Lizzie Orr <br>
Dr. Elizabeth N. Orr (she/her) <br>
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh <br>
Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP <br>
Website: https://www.elizabethorr.co.uk/<br>
UoE profile: https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/lizzie-orr<br>
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6773-0321<br>
Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uy5wXMMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra<br> +
We are excited to be recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar to collaborate on a trans-disciplinary research project investigating the effects of wildfire on source water quality and implications for aquatic ecosystem health and community drinking water treatment in the western U.S. Please see the full details on this opportunity below.
Position: Postdoctoral Scholar
Location(s): Corvallis, Oregon State University
Job Description: The Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management (FERM) in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University has a funded position available for a Postdoctoral Scholar (1.0 FTE, up to 36 months, starting as available), to begin once a suitable candidate is found. The opportunity will support one Postdoctoral Scholar to use existing data from on-going research projects and external partners to perform an initial characterization of the range of potential post-fire water quality responses across the Pacific Northwest. The scholar will also work with collaborators to establish new research sites to collect additional empirical water quality data, focusing on data gaps. This empirical data will be used to inform models and decision-support for drinking water treatment and ecosystem services.
Wildfire activity has increased dramatically in the western United States, raising the threats to aquatic ecosystem health and source water supplies for downstream communities. As such, the Scholar will have the opportunity to leverage unique water quality data sets that are being collected by our multi-agency collaboration to address important questions of how wildfires impact key water quality constituents, which will facilitate future policy and land management decisions.
The Post-Doctoral Scholar will join the Forest Ecohydrology and Watershed Science (FEWS) Lab (http://fews.forestry.oregonstate.edu/) in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management at Oregon State University (http://ferm.forestry.oregonstate.edu/). The FEWS Lab is deeply committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. The group works primarily in the US West and internationally to study issues related to land use and natural disturbance (e.g., wildfire) impacts on hydrology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem health, and downstream community drinking water.
The Scholar will also work as part of a large, trans-disciplinary team of scientists, including forest hydrologists, biogeochemists, geospatial analysts, aquatic ecologists, drinking water treatment engineers, socio-economists, and others from Oregon State University (OSU), Washington State University (WSU), Montana State University, the US Forest Service (USFS), and others. This collaboration will provide unique perspectives and opportunities to engage in research that will help inform policies for managing and protecting source water quality, watershed health, and drinking water treatment. The position will also contribute to the mission of both the College of Forestry and Oregon State University by (a) conducting distinctive problem-solving research, (b) supporting a continuous search for new knowledge and solutions, (c) educating and engaging practitioners and users of the world's forest resources, and (d) maintaining a rigorous focus on academic excellence.
Application procedure: We encourage all interested applicants to apply for this position by sending all application materials to Kevin Bladon (kevin.bladon@oregonstate.edu). The position will remain open until filled. Interested applicants should submit: (a) a CV that includes the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses, and telephone contact numbers and (b) a cover letter or email describing their interests and experiences in the topic area, goals, and how they meet the required position qualifications outlined below.
Required qualifications:
* The Scholar must possess a PhD in from an accredited university by the date of the interview.
* Excellent writing and oral communication skills
* Field and lab research experience or work experience related to aquatic chemistry, biogeochemistry, forest hydrology, or related fields
* Spatial and statistical analyses in R, MATLAB, Python, ArcGis, QGIS, or similar
* Ability to fit linear and non-linear mixed-effects regression models
* Interests applying spatial and analytical skills to problems in forest hydrology and water quality
* Desire to collaborate on producing peer-reviewed publications and other derived products
* Interest in collaboration in a conscientious and inclusive way
Preferred qualifications:
* Experience with Python, Google Earth Engine, HTML markdown language, and Git/GitHub
* Research experience on wildfire effects on hydrology or water quality
* Experience with multiple regression, logistic regression, machine learning, and other statistical modeling approaches as applied to spatial inference
* Evidence of successful multidisciplinary collaborations
* A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity
Best regards,<br>
kevin.
Kevin D. Bladon, PhD (he/him)<br>
Department Head, Forest Ecosystems and Society<br>
321B Richardson Hall; College of Forestry; Oregon State University; Corvallis, OR, USA, 97331<br>
541-737-7421; https://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/<br>
We are excited to be recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar to collaborate on a project where we will develop spatial tools and models that relate aquatic condition and habitat resilience and/or vulnerability to general landscape factors, as well as forest health and wildfire, in the Western US. The research will improve understanding of how natural and/or human disturbances affect water quantity, quality, and aquatic habitat to facilitate future policy and land management decisions.
The Scholar will work as part of a trans-disciplinary team of scientists, including forest hydrologists, aquatic ecologists, geospatial analysts, biogeochemists, and others from Oregon State University (OSU), the US Forest Service (USFS), and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Collaboration with USFS (Dr. Rebecca Flitcroft) and EPA (Dr. Joseph Ebersole) colleagues will provide unique perspectives and opportunities to engage in research that will help inform policies for managing and protecting water quality, watershed health, and aquatic communities.
We are strongly committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. As such, we encourage potential candidates with differing backgrounds, perspectives, and talents to apply.
See the attached pdf for full details on this opportunity. For full consideration, please submit your application on or before November 30, 2020 to me at kevin.bladon@oregonstate.edu. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this opportunity. +
We are excited to be recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar to collaborate with the US EPA and USFS on a research project investigating the effects of wildfire on water quality in the western U.S. Please see the full details on this opportunity below.
Location(s): Corvallis, Oregon State University
Job Description: The Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management (FERM) in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University has a funded position available for a Postdoctoral Scholar (1.0 FTE, up to 24 months, starting as available), to begin once a suitable candidate is found. The opportunity will support one Postdoctoral Scholar to use available data from across the western U.S. to synthesize the post-fire water quality response. The Scholar will work collaboratively to quantify initial and longer-term post-fire biogeochemical responses in streams and rivers. This research is increasingly important as wildfire activity has increased dramatically in the western United States, increasing the threats to aquatic ecosystem health and source water supplies for downstream communities. As such, the Scholar will have the opportunity to leverage unique water quality data sets that are being collected by our multi-agency collaboration to address important questions of how wildfires impact key water quality constituents, which will facilitate future policy and land management decisions.
The Post-Doctoral Scholar will join the Forest Ecohydrology and Watershed Science (FEWS) Lab (http://fews.forestry.oregonstate.edu/) in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management at Oregon State University (http://ferm.forestry.oregonstate.edu/). The FEWS Lab is deeply committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. The group works primarily in the US West and internationally to study issues related to land use and natural disturbance (e.g., wildfire) impacts on hydrology, water quality, aquatic ecosystem health, and downstream community drinking water.
The Scholar will also work as part of a trans-disciplinary team of scientists, including forest hydrologists, biogeochemists, geospatial analysts, aquatic ecologists, and others from Oregon State University (OSU), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the US Forest Service (USFS). Collaboration with EPA (Dr. Jana Compton) and USFS (Dr. Rebecca Flitcroft) colleagues will provide unique perspectives and opportunities to engage in research that will help inform policies for managing and protecting source water quality, watershed health, and drinking water treatment. The position will also contribute to the mission of both the College of Forestry and Oregon State University by (a) conducting distinctive problem-solving research, (b) supporting a continuous search for new knowledge and solutions, (c) educating and engaging practitioners and users of the world's forest resources, and (d) maintaining a rigorous focus on academic excellence.
Application procedure: We encourage all interested applicants to apply for this position by sending all application materials to Dr. Kevin Bladon (kevin.bladon@oregonstate.edu) by April 30, 2022. Interested applicants should submit: (a) a CV that includes the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses, and telephone contact numbers and (b) a cover letter or email describing their interests and experiences in the topic area, goals, and how they meet the required position qualifications outlined below.
Required qualifications:
* The Scholar must possess a PhD from an accredited university by the date of the interview.
* Excellent writing and oral communication skills
* Research experience or work experience related to aquatic chemistry, biogeochemistry, forest hydrology, or related fields
* Spatial and statistical analyses in R, MATLAB, Python, ArcGis, QGIS, or similar
* Ability to fit linear and non-linear mixed-effects regression models
* Interests applying spatial and analytical skills to problems in forest hydrology and water quality
* Desire to collaborate on producing peer-reviewed publications and other derived products
* Interest in collaboration in a conscientious and inclusive way
Preferred qualifications:
* Experience with Python, Google Earth Engine, HTML markdown language, and Git/GitHub
* Research experience on wildfire effects on hydrology or water quality
* Experience with multiple regression, logistic regression, machine learning, and other statistical modeling approaches as applied to spatial inference
* Evidence of successful multidisciplinary collaborations
* A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity
Best regards,<br>
kevin.
Kevin D. Bladon, PhD (he/him/his)<br>
Associate Department Head - Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management<br>
Associate Professor - Forest Ecohydrology and Watershed Science<br>
244 Peavy Forest Science Center<br>
College of Forestry<br>
Oregon State University<br>
Corvallis, OR, USA 97331<br>
Email: kevin.bladon@oregonstate.edu<br>
Web: http://fews.forestry.oregonstate.edu/<br>
We are excited to share a postdoctoral research opportunity to improve the characterization and mapping of wetlands and small streams. This competitive postdoctoral opportunity is with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and is located at US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development in Cincinnati, Ohio. Application period ends at 3:00 PM ET on September 24th, 2019. Please share with those who may be interested. https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NERL-SED-2019-10
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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) in association with EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) announces a postdoctoral research opportunity collaborating with a team of EPA/ORD research scientists to improve the characterization and mapping of aquatic systems and quantify their spatial and temporal extent across the landscape.
Aquatic resources such as streams and riparian wetlands play an integral part in maintaining clean and plentiful water for aquatic ecosystems and human beneficial uses. Yet, the spatial extent and flow-characteristics of such systems are difficult to map accurately given their spatial and temporal variability and the limitations of past remote sensing and other geospatial approaches. Recent advancements in remote sensors, modeling techniques, data processing capacities and statistical approaches may allow for bridging past technological barriers to improve aquatic resource mapping. The improved mapping of aquatic resources and variability assessment assists both underlying scientific understanding of hydrology as well as informing aquatic resource management at local, state, and regional scales.
The focus of this research will be to combine fine-scale remotely sensed data with additional geospatial data, GIS analysis, and novel statistical approaches to improve the mapping of aquatic resources. A primary goal is improved lateral and longitudinal mapping of low-order stream systems and associated riparian wetlands. The research will also include advanced characterization of flow permanence of stream network components. The work will initially concentrate on selected watersheds within the conterminous United States where field validation data are available.
The preferred candidate will have a Ph.D. and experience in remote sensing, hydrology, environmental science, ecology, geography, environmental engineering, statistics/geostatistics, geographic information science, or a related discipline. S/he will have experience in (1) GIS/remote-sensing software and applications; (2) watershed hydrology; (3) advanced statistical methods for watershed, landscape-scale, and/or surface water analyses; and (4) scripting (e.g., Python, R, SAS) languages. The candidate is expected to join our productive and driven research team of watershed hydrologists, biogeochemists, and systems ecologists this fall for a one-year postdoctoral research appointment. With sufficient advancement and contingent on Congressional funding the position is expected to be extended for up to a total of three years.
For application and position information: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NERL-SED- 2019-10 . For visa-related information, please see: https://orise.orau.gov/epa/applicants/default.html
Feel free to reach out with any questions: Dr. Jay Christensen (christensen.jay@epa.gov), Dr. Charles Lane (lane.charles@epa.gov), and/or Dr. Heather Golden (golden.heather@epa.gov)
