Job Description
General Notes
This position is located at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin.
Purpose
Evaluate water resource issues, including water quantity in relation to water use and climate extremes (droughts, floods), groundwater and surface water issues, develop ML approaches to analyze water quantity/quality data, and assess spatiotemporal variability in various resource datasets.
Responsibilities
- Conducting research using large databases, applying data analytic techniques, mapping data using GIS.
- Writing reports and publications and presenting results at regular meetings and professional society meetings.
- Assisting with proposal development.
Required Qualifications
Ph.D. in Earth Science (e.g. Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Geology, Geography), Civil Engineering, or closely related field. Degree must have been received within three years from date of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong data science skills and demonstrated research experience in analyzing data, such as output from regional-scale hydroclimatic models and hydrologic models related to climate extremes.
- Research skills and interest in analyzing data from various sources (remote sensing, model output, databases, linked to climate and hydrology
- Experience with running hydrologic models and calculating water footprints for water management studies
- Familiarity with one or more programming languages and machine learning toolkits
- Self-motivated and strong problem-solving skills
Salary Range
$70,000
Working Conditions
- May work around standard office conditions
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- Occasional weekend, overtime, and evening work to meet deadlines
- Occasional travel intrastate, interstate, international
Required Materials
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information
- Letter of interest
