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I am excited to announce a 2 year NSF GLD-funded post-doc position to explore the morphodynamics of loops in coastal channel networks. I am looking for a post-doc who wants to work with lab experiments and field data (with large datasets already in hand) in a sediment transport, hydrodynamic, and adaptive transport network context.
The position closing date is October 24, 2024.
https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/job/Fayetteville/Postdoctoral-Fellow-in-Geosciences_R0062889?q=University+of+Arkansas,+Fayetteville&locations=17a66cdad98201f7890cfb48ca00e249
John Shaw<br>
Associate Professor and Vice Chair<br>
Department of Geosciences<br>
University of Arkansas<br>
Fayetteville, AR<br> +
I am excited to announce that we are looking to hire a Hydrologist in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico! This is a broad search for someone with expertise in hydrology, hydrogeology, water quality, hydroclimatology, or related fields. UNM is located in Albuquerque, NM, which is a culturally diverse city with great outdoor recreation opportunities. The region offers many opportunities to study the changing water, snow, and climate dynamics of arid and semi-arid landscapes.
For best consideration, all application materials must be received by July 14, 2025.
Learn more about the position and apply here: https://unm.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/18/home/requisition/32843?c=unm&referralToken=4s-gHAvqT0OmXoiTfbESRA
Please reach out to me at if you have any questions about the university or our department.
Marisa<br>
Marisa Repasch, PhD (she/her)<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences<br>
University of New Mexico<br>
mrepasch@unm.edu<br>
https://eps.unm.edu/people/faculty/profile/marisa-repasch.html +
I am excited to announce the launch of my lab at UC Santa Barbara, where I am recruiting PhD students through the Bren School’s Environmental Science and Management Program (https://bren.ucsb.edu/phd-environmental-science-and-management) (application deadline: December 12).
I am seeking candidates who are enthusiastic about tackling environmental and water management challenges, particularly through the lens of fluvial sediment transport and geomorphology. Potential research topics in my lab include:
* Assessing the impacts of dams on sediment transport and associated ecosystem services in regions such as the American West or big rivers in Southeast Asia.
* Advancing the CASCADE sediment transport model (https://cascade.deib.polimi.it/about-cascade/).
* Exploring opportunities to restore natural sediment regimes, and associated benefits.
* Investigating the regional impacts of climate and land-use change on sediment regimes, and impacts on water infrastructure and ecosystems.
These are just a few possibilities, and I encourage candidates with curiosity and self-motivation to propose new angles within the broad scope of “sediment management.”
An interest in state-of-the-art numerical methods and some experience with coding would be a benefit, though not required. Ultimately, I am looking for self-motivated students who are eager to contribute to this exciting field and explore innovative solutions.
Thank you for considering this opportunity and for sharing it with your network and students.
Best regards,<br>
Rafael<br>
(please be in touch using: rschmitt@ucsb.edu) +
I am glad to share with you an upcoming research fellowship opportunity at the HYCLIC research group (http://idrologia.unipa.it/), Department of Engineering, University of Palermo.
The duration of the research fellowship is 12 months.
The selection procedures may include PhD graduates or Master’s degree graduates with an appropriate professional scientific curriculum. Good skills in handling large spatial datasets, scientific programming (Matlab, R, or Python), scientific communication, and writing are welcome.
The successful candidate will work within Project INTENSE (raINfall exTremEs and their impacts: from the local to the National ScalE) to develop a correction algorithm for radar measurements in an urban environment and to derive high-resolution precipitation time series for the separation of convective and stratiform events
'''SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT.''' The objective of the research is to apply and improve a wide set of calibration and correction procedures already developed by the HYCLIC research group (Lo Conti et al., 2015) to adjust the parameter of the radar rainfall-reflectivity equation (Z-R) over a sliding time window for the urban area of Palermo. Data from a high-resolution X-band radar (i.e., 5 min temporal resolution and 90 m spatial resolution) installed on the top of a hill around Palermo will be corrected with ground-based data from 8 rain gauges and an optical disdrometer, which cover an area of 250 sq. km of the urban area of Palermo, to produce high-resolution hourly precipitation and validate two different algorithms developed to separate stratiform from convective rainfall by the HYCLIC research group (Sottile et al., 2021). Finally, the characterization of hourly and sub-hourly rainfall extremes will make it possible to reconstruct flood events in the urban area of Palermo and/or improve the assessment of flood risk in urban areas.
REFERENCES
* Lo Conti F., Francipane A., Pumo D., Noto L.V., 2015, “Exploring single polarization X-band weather radar potentialities for local meteorological and hydrological applications”. J. Hydrol. (2015), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.10.071.
* Sottile G., Francipane A., Adelfio G., Noto L.V., 2021. “A PCA-based clustering algorithm for the identification of stratiform and convective precipitation at the event scale: an application to the sub-hourly precipitation of Sicily, Italy”. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-021-02028-7.
THE OFFICIAL CALL WILL BE OUT SOON! Feel free to distribute this message and contact me for any additional information.
All the best,<br>
Antonio Francipane<br>
Antonio Francipane (antonio.francipane@unipa.it)<br>
Department of Engineering, University of Palermo<br>
Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 8, 90128, Palermo, Italy<br>
I am happy to draw your attention to a vacancy for a PhD student at Wageningen University, on a project funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO):
https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD-in-providing-methods-and-geohydrological-tools-to-improve-the-freshwater-availability-of-the-Higher-Sandy-Regions-of-the-Netherlands.htm
The project is part of a program involving several universities, other organisations and a dozen PhD students.
with best regards
Sjoerd
Prof. Dr. Ir. Sjoerd E.A.T.M. van der Zee
Professor Ecohydrology
Soil Physics and Land Management
Environmental Sciences Group
Wageningen University +
I am hiring 2-3 fully funded M.S. or Ph.D. (preferred) student(s) to join my research group and pursue graduate studies in the area of Watershed Engineering within the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech starting Fall 2023.
Primary research topics will be directly related to one (or multiple) of three recently funded projects:
# using hydroacoustics (acoustic Doppler current profilers; ADCPs) to measure suspended sediment dynamics in rivers, involving field work and data analysis, in collaboration with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey
# predicting how fine sediment fills in gravel streambeds (embeddedness) and affects biota, involving field work and data analysis, in collaboration with Kyle Strom (Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech)
# investigating how vegetation dynamics across the floodplain of the East Fork White River in Indiana has led to the development of channelized features across the floodplain and contributes to floodplain erosion or sediment deposition, involving field work, data analysis, and modeling, in collaboration with Doug Edmonds (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at Indiana University)
The most competitive students will have a background in engineering (or at least have taken fluid mechanics) and experience in numerical modeling, programming, spatial analysis, and/or field work. However, exceptional students without a prior engineering degree (e.g., geoscience, geography, environmental science) with an interest in sediment transport in rivers will be considered. Full funding, tuition and stipend, is available for M.S., direct Ph.D., or Ph.D. students.
The application deadline has technically passed, so if interested, please first contact me directly at jczuba@vt.edu and attach a resume/CV (with GPA and list any presentations/publications), please let me know which or any of the above topics most interest you, and tell me about your interests in pursuing graduate studies (and whether M.S., direct Ph.D., or Ph.D.).
GRE scores are NOT required for our graduate application.
For more information please visit my website: https://sites.google.com/site/jonczuba/
Jonathan A. Czuba, Ph.D., P.E. (he/him/they/them)<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Biological Systems Engineering &<br>
The Global Change Center<br>
Virginia Tech<br>
https://sites.google.com/site/jonczuba<br>
I am looking for 1-2 Ph.D. students to join my hydroclimatology research group in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington, starting in Fall 2024. Research topics will include watershed hydrology, drought monitoring, impacts of climate change on water availability, etc. For more information, please check out my professional website or my google scholar profile.
Qualifications for the candidate include a master’s or bachelor’s degree in environmental science, geography, hydrology, climatology, civil engineering, water resources, or a related discipline. Proficiency in basic scripting/programming languages such as Python, R, MATLAB, or similar, is preferred. Excellent analytical and modeling skills, including experience in hydrologic modeling, Earth System Models, and geospatial data analysis is also preferred.
For interested applications, please send Dr. Zhiying Li (zl68@iu.edu) an email including details about your research experience in climate and hydrology, your curriculum vitae (CV), unofficial transcripts, and, if applicable, your TOEFL score as a non-native English speaker. Details about the Ph.D. program in Environmental Science and admission requirements at O’Neill School at IUB can be found at here. Applications open September 1, 2023, and end on January 1, 2024.
About IUB: Founded in 1820, Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) is the flagship campus of IU’s seven campuses and two regional centers statewide. It was ranked No. 72 in National Universities according to the 2023 U.S. News Rankings. IUB, located in Bloomington, IN, is a Carnegie Foundation Research University with “very high research activity” (R1). Bloomington also ranks as one of the nation’s best places to live, study, and visit.
Thanks,<br>
Zhiying Li
Assistant Professor<br>
O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs<br>
Indiana University Bloomington<br>
702 N. Walnut Grove Ave, Room 418, MSB-II<br>
Bloomington, IN 47405-2204<br>
zl68@iu.edu; zhiyingli-geo.com<br>
I am looking for 2 postdoctoral scholars to join the surface processes group at UC Santa Barbara. The broad scope of the work is in understanding the controls on river mobility and decoding how this information is stored in the sedimentary record. I am particularly interested in candidates that can leverage the wealth of available remote sensing data. The successful candidate can leverage the new state-of-the-art flume facility at UC Santa Barbara as well. Information about our group and past research can be found here.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need more information about the research and/or life in Santa Barbara. Cheers,
Vamsi<br>
Vamsi Ganti<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Department of Geography<br>
University of California, Santa Barbara<br>
4810 Ellison Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106<br>
http://geomorph.geog.ucsb.edu<br> +
I am looking for PhD students for Fall 2023
I have three projects available:
# Determination of the resilience of salt marshes by coupling remote sensing data (Landsat, Sentinel, ALOS) and high-resolution numerical models (Delft3D and ROMS). This project is funded by NASA and will take place along the US eastern shore, from Massachusetts to Georgia
# Quantification of biogeochemical fluxes in Plum Island Sound using a numerical model and datasets collected in the field. This project is in collaboration with the Plum Island Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research (PIE-LTER) https://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/welcome-plum-island-ecosystems-lter
# Characterization of the hydrology of the boundary between salt marshes and coastal forests with high resolution measurements of groundwater and soil moisture. This project is part of the Coastal Critical Zone Network (CZN) https://czn.coastal.udel.edu/ and the Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research (VCR-LTER) https://www.vcrlter.virginia.edu/home2/
The application deadline at Boston University is December 19 2022, for more information go to https://www.bu.edu/earth/admissions/apply-for-a-phd/ or send me an email
Cheers<br>
Sergio<br>
Sergio Fagherazzi<br>
Department of Earth and Environment<br>
Boston University<br>
685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA<br>
Office CAS133 +
I am looking for Postdoctoral researcher to join my new group investigating the feedback between functional biodiversity of mangroves and tropical coastal landscapes. The work involves developing a new coupled modelling tool, I mentioned some models to illustrate the message but I am not bound to those. So it is very flexible and would depend on the expertise and interest of the candidate. If you have questions do not hesitate to reach out.
Best,
Esteban
esteban.acevedo@leibniz-zmt.de +
I am looking for a 4-year postdoctoral associate and a 4-year PhD student to join my soon-to-be Physical Geography group at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. The group’s focus area is at the intersection of soils and geomorphology, with interests in alpine soils, soil-landscape evolution modelling and mapping, and natural hazards. The positions are defined pretty flexibly, and I am eager to hear ideas from qualified candidates. The position description for the postdoc is here (https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=14230), and for the PhD student here (https://lnkd.in/gbQ6pUvy). Feel free to contact me with questions, but expect a slight delay in my response.
Innsbruck is an absolutely great place to work and live (https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/welcome/arbeiten/index.html.en) and ski and run and ponder landscapes and bike and take amazing public transport links and go to the famous bakeries and travel Europe from.
Arnaud
Prof. Dr. Arnaud Temme<br>
Currently at Kansas State University, USA.<br>
Earth-System-Antics on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf-NdNeLUgZsnzn6X1-K1ow<br> +
I am looking for a Ph.D. student to join my Water Quality Management (WaQuM) lab in the '''Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (https://abe.psu.edu/) at Penn State'''. The student will work on stream water quality and the use of conservation practices for tackling nutrient pollution issues. This is a full-funded position, expected to start in Spring 2025, and will include stipend, tuition, and health insurance support. Required qualifications are described below, but most importantly, we are looking for critical thinkers with strong passion for research.
The project will involve field-scale water quality monitoring and analysis, and hence we are looking for candidates with background in experimental/field work, laboratory-based water quality assessment, and data analysis and interpretation. Additionally, applicants should have:
* An M.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related fields in natural resources engineering.
* Strong knowledge of one or more of the following: Ecohydrology, water quality, pollutant transport, agricultural/urban best management practices (BMPs), watershed management . Some modeling experience in any of these fields is beneficial, but not required.
* Proficiency in oral and written English communication.
Since our lab will work closely with Penn State Extension (https://extension.psu.edu/), the candidate can expect to gain additional experience in stakeholder engagement through this project.
Use the link below to apply:
https://forms.gle/jHhYEAjAyJwY2L71A
Any questions can be directed to Dr. Femeena Pandara Valappil at femeena@psu.edu (Do not send the application materials through email, please use the Google form for that).
Thanks,
'''Femeena Pandara Valappil, Ph.D., P.E.''' (she/her)<br>
Assistant Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute<br>
Incoming Asst. Professor to the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering<br>
The Pennsylvania State University <br>
317F EES Building,<br>
University Park, PA 16802-1408<br>
Email: femeena@psu.edu<br>
I am looking for a PhD or MS student to start on a funded 3-year project focused on landscape evolution modeling in arid and semiarid environments to start in Spring 2026. Please further see details below and circulate to any potential students that might be a good fit.
Project title: Monitoring and modeling natural erosion processes in the vicinity of shallow radioactive waste repositories
Project Goals:
# Contribute to development of site-specific model parameterization using high-resolution topography data, hydrometeorological time series, and other data.
# Simulate land erosion dynamics under various future rainfall scenarios characterized by stochastic rainfall events.
# Use landscape evolution models to estimate future site conditions, and to analyze how various erosional factors affect downstream erosion and sediment budgets during large storm and/or geological events.
This research will be conducted in close coordination with researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratories. As such, it is anticipated that the student working on this project will gain experience in both applied and basic research, as well as gain experience working within a dynamic team environment.
*Due to the nature of this work and funding requirements, prospective students should be US citizens.
Note, the standard application deadline for Spring admissions at NMT is September 15. If you have any questions about this position or are interested in other positions starting in Fall 2026, please reach out to me at joel.leonard@nmt.edu.
Joel S. Leonard<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Earth and Environmental Science <br>
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology<br> +
I am looking for a PhD student for Fall 2024
The goal of the project is to determine of the resilience of salt marshes by coupling remote sensing data (Landsat, Sentinel, ALOS, SWOT) and high-resolution numerical models (Delft3D and ROMS). This project is funded by NASA and will take place along the US eastern shore, from Massachusetts to Georgia, and will include datasets from two NSF-LTER stations: VCR LTER https://www.vcrlter.virginia.edu/home2/ and Plum Island LTER https://pie-lter.ecosystems.mbl.edu/welcome-plum-island-ecosystems-lter
The application deadline at Boston University is December 19 2023, for more information go to https://www.bu.edu/earth/admissions/apply-for-a-phd/ or send me an email
Cheers,<br>
Sergio Fagherazzi<br>
Department of Earth and Environment<br>
Boston University<br>
685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA<br>
Office CAS133 Phone: 617-3583-1628<br>
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergio-Fagherazzi-2<br> +
I am looking for a PhD student to address the challenging task of Climate change impacts and mitigation of the related risks. More specifically: How will different storm types affect future hydro-climatic extremes?
We look for candidates willing to investigate the cloudy interface between atmospheric physics and statistics.
Ideal characteristics are a solid background in physics/statistics/computer sciences/or related topics and good programming skills.
The position is funded through the Department of Excellence program granted to the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua. Full details here: https://www.geoscienze.unipd.it/phd-research-projects-2024 (Scholarship 3 - Climate change impacts and mitigation of related risks).
Feel free to contact me for additional info.
Kind regards,<br>
Francesco Marra<br>
francesco.marra@unipd.it<br> +
I am looking for a PhD student to join a DFG-funded project investigating the creation and preservation of wave-cut marine terraces. The research is co-led by Sumiko Tsukamoto at LIAG Hannover and the University of Tübingen.
Marine terraces can be crucial to decipher crustal deformation over multiple earthquake cycles and constrain the associated seismic hazard. Yet, the environmental controls on their creation and preservation remain relatively poorly known and the models proposed for their creation have been insufficiently tested.
The objective of this project is to identify and quantify which environmental conditions (i.e., rock uplift, wave power, lithology, etc.) promote or hinder the creation and preservation of marine terraces. The field sites for the project are the Noto Peninsula and the island of Sado on the NW shore of Japan. The PhD project mixes field work, topographic analysis, and numerical modeling.
You will find more information and the application procedure here: https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/8908
Feel free to contact me if you have further questions about the project and the application procedure, I’ll be happy to help.
Best wishes and a happy end of the year!
Luca
Dr. Luca C. Malatesta, he/him<br>
luca.malatesta@gfz-potsdam.de<br>
Earth Surface Signals group leader<br>
Earth Surface Process Modelling Section 4.7, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam<br>
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences<br> +
I am looking for a PhD student to join my research group in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Science at Louisiana State University in Fall 2025. Multiple topics are available, but particular areas of interest include understanding wave height reduction and ecosystem co-benefits using nature-based engineering techniques, sediment transport patterns and drivers through deltaic crevasses, and water discharge distribution throughout a river delta network. All of these projects will heavily emphasize field work and include potential for numerical modeling and graph theory analyses. I'm looking for a student with experience doing field work in riverine/coastal/ocean/marsh settings. PhD assistantships at LSU include a stipend of $30,66/yr, tuition, and health insurance.
Interested students can email me (mhiatt1@lsu.edu) with some background, interest, and a CV. Though the department does not have strict due dates for applications, I’d like to field applications and have discussions before January 17, 2025. The GRE is not required. Please visit my website for more info.
Best,<br>
Matt Hiatt<br>
Matt Hiatt<br>
associate professor<br>
dept. of oceanography & coastal sciences<br>
louisiana state university<br>
mhiatt1@lsu.edu<br>
Research Website<br>
pronouns: he/him<br> +
I am looking for a PhD student to join my research group (https://matthewhiatt.wixsite.com/coastalhydrolsu) in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Science at Louisiana State University (https://www.lsu.edu/cce/academics/graduate/docs/index.php) in Fall 2024. The general research thrust is understanding the physics of water and sediment exchange between deltaic channels and floodplains subject to changes in river discharge, marine forcings, vegetation, and morphology. The research is part of a larger effort to predict the fate of the Mississippi River delta subject to sea level rise and climate change. Field work, numerical modeling, and network analysis/graph theory will primarily be used to solve these problems and I am open to fun, creative approaches driven by students. PhD assistantships at LSU include a stipend of $30,66/yr, tuition, and health insurance.
Interested students can email me (mhiatt1@lsu.edu) with some background, interest, and a CV. Though the department does not have strict due dates for applications, I’d like to field applications and have discussions before January 12, 2024. The GRE is not required. Please visit my website for more info and find information on Applying to LSU (https://www.lsu.edu/graduateschool/admissions/index.php).
Best,
Matt Hiatt
Matt Hiatt<br>
assistant professor<br>
dept. of oceanography & coastal sciences<br>
louisiana state university<br>
2235 energy, coast, & environment bldg.<br>
mhiatt1@lsu.edu<br>
Research Website: https://matthewhiatt.wixsite.com/coastalhydrolsu <br>
pronouns: he/him<br> +
I am looking for a PhD student to join our fluvial geomorphology research group at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Geography beginning Summer 2022. The student would be a part of a recently funded NSF project investigating the interactions between floodplain forest stand characteristics, hydrogeomorphology, and large wood deposition on floodplains. The project will incorporate physical experiments, numerical modeling, and fieldwork. Collaborators include Dr. Virginia Ruiz-Villanueva at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and engineers at the St. Anthony Falls laboratory at the University of Minnesota.
'''Qualifications include:'''
* a master’s degree in geography, geology, engineering, or a related discipline
* a strong interest in the interactions between ecological and geomorphic processes in river corridors
* excellent communication, writing, and quantitative skills
* experience conducting flume experiments is preferred
The deadline to apply to the CU Boulder Geography graduate program is December 1st. Details on applying can be found here (https://www.colorado.edu/geography/grad-program/graduate-curriculum/graduate-admissions). More information on my research group can be found here (https://www.colorado.edu/lab/liningerfluvialgeomorphgroup/). The fluvial geomorphology research group is committed to creating an equitable, supportive, and inclusive environment. Interested applicants should send a CV, general description of background/interests, and an explanation for pursuing graduate school to katherine.lininger@colorado.edu.
Thanks,<br>
Katherine<br>
Katherine B. Lininger, PhD<br>
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography<br>
University of Colorado at Boulder<br>
GUGG 201G, 260 UCB<br>
Boulder, CO 80309-0260<br>
Traditional Territories of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute Nations<br>
https://www.colorado.edu/lab/liningerfluvialgeomorphgroup/ +
I am looking for a PhD student to start in Fall 2023 to work on projects related to groundwater and surface water interactions, watershed hydro-biogeochemical processes, and process-based hydrologic modeling. The prospective PhD student will have the opportunity to conduct research on the hydrological and biogeochemical processes at the aquatic-terrestrial interface under natural and anthropogenic disturbances. The student will apply a model-data integrative approach that combines field, laboratory, and numerical models (i.e., process-based hydrologic models) leveraging the power of high‑performance computing to improve understanding of hydrological and biogeochemical processes. This is a fully-funded position (i.e., Research Assistantship) and will remain open until filled.
More details can be found here:
https://findajob.agu.org/job/8020416/phd-position-in-quantitative-hydrology/
Regards,
Pin Shuai<br>
Assistant Professor <br>
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br>
Utah State University<br>
pin.shuai@usu.edu<br> +
