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Assistant Professorship in Groundwater Hydrology at UC Davis
University of California Davis, California, United States
Apply before: 31 January 2024


The Department of Land, Air and Water Resources in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, at the University of California is recruiting an Assistant Professor of “Groundwater Hydrology”. As part of UC Davis’ commitment to hire leading research faculty with an outstanding commitment to teaching, research, and service, we are looking for applicants who will promote the success of historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities and address the needs of our increasingly diverse state and student population.


We are looking for candidates with strong expertise in:

  • Hydrogeology
  • demonstrated knowledge of physical groundwater flow and contaminant transport
  • ability to use and improve upon numerical methods and data from neighboring disciplines (e.g., geophysics, AI) to cross a wide range of temporal and spatial scales

Potential areas of research include the application of interdisciplinary and integrative methods of physical, stochastic, and statistical groundwater analysis including the quantitative assessment and prediction of groundwater supply, storage, and flux and of fate and transport of environmental and emerging contaminants. This is an academic year (9-month), Assistant Professor tenure-track position with teaching, research, outreach/engagement and service responsibilities and includes the expectation that the appointee will conduct mission-oriented research and outreach/engagement of relevance to the California Agricultural Experiment Station (https://caes.ucdavis.edu/research/aes/).

As one of the country’s leading R1 institutions, UC Davis seeks candidates with an exceptional record of research, teaching, and inclusive excellence. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the barriers preventing full participation of members from historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities in higher education, such as (but not limited to) women, underrepresented minorities, individuals self-identifying as LGBTQIA+, veterans, individuals with disabilities, economically disadvantaged groups, first-generation, undocumented students, or students with any intersections in between. Successful candidates will help advance UC Davis’ strategic goal of improving access and building an inclusive community for all marginalized populations. The successful candidate also will have an accomplished track record (calibrated to career stage) of teaching, research, or service activities addressing the needs of underrepresented minorities, and a clearly articulated vision of how their work at UC Davis will continue to contribute to the University’s mission of serving the needs of our diverse state and student population. Applicants’ track record of engagement and activity related to diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion as well as their plans for future engagement will be a significant part of the overall evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications for a faculty appointment.

Applicants should apply at the following website: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06206

Additional inquiries can be directed to Dr. Helen Dahlke, Email: hdahlke@ucdavis.edu. The position will remain open until filled but to ensure consideration, applications should be received by January 31, 2024.

For more information about University of California, Davis, visit https://www.ucdavis.edu/

For more information about Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, visit https://lawr.ucdavis.edu/

Detailed description of the job advertisement can be found in the attached document including description on how to apply.

Please pass on to anyone interested!

Warm regards, Helen



Dr. Helen E. Dahlke
Professor in Integrated Hydrologic Sciences
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources (vice chair)
Leader of the UC ANR Strategic Initiative for Water Quality, Quantity and Security
University of California, Davis

hdahlke@ucdavis.edu

Of interest for:
  • Hydrology Focus Research Group