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Open postdoc position: machine learning to upscale watershed models

  Dear Colleagues,  Please share the following postdoctoral position with potential candidates. The University of Kansas is excited to announce a postdoctoral research opportunity to advance large-scale watershed modeling using machine learning methods to upscale and emulate results from existing high-resolution watershed models. This project is part of a USDA-funded, multi-institutional project to improve predictions of aquatic biological community responses to conservation actions in intensively managed agricultural watersheds. The postdoctoral position is full time, fully funded for two years under the supervision of Amy Hansen.   The successful candidate must have appropriate work authorization and be physically present by the start date of employment.   The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas, a mid-size college town located next to the beautiful Kansas River. To see more information and apply:   employment.ku.edu/staff/18594BR .  Application review begins March 1, 2021 an

University of Colorado, Boulder CIRES/Earth Lab - Earth & Environmental Data Science Instructor & Curriculum Developer

  Hi all,   The University of Colorado, Boulder  Earth Lab and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences (CIRES)  are accepting applications for an  Earth and Environmental Data Science Curriculum Developer and Instructor  with experience working with different types of environmental data using a suite of data science approaches including scientific programming in Python, git and GitHub. We are looking for a go getter who 1) is enthusiastic about teaching and learning, 2) is committed to increasing diversity in STEM fields and 3) has demonstrated that in their career to date. Ideally you work well both independently and collaboratively, have experience supporting students learning technical skills and are quick to learn new technical skills. This is a full-time position with benefits and a market-based salary.   The instructor will teach and keep curriculum up to date for several graduate and undergraduate level courses that comprise a professional graduate c

Northwest Territories Geological Survey Job Posting - Geotechnical Data Scientist (Yellowknife)

  Another exciting opportunity to be part of a growing and dynamic northern-based  permafrost  team with the Northwest Territories Geological Survey.  We are hiring a Geotechnical Data Scientist based out of Yellowknife. Their work will increase knowledge of permafrost conditions around communities, key infrastructure corridors, and areas of development,  cultural, and environmental significance.   More information on this exciting opportunity can be found here:  https://www.gov.nt.ca/careers/en/job/19780 The posting closes on March 8!   Ashley Rudy, Ph.D. Permafrost Geohazard Scientist |  Northwest Territories Geological Survey 4601-B 52 Avenue Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R3 Phone: 867-767-9211 ex 63208

Ph.D. Scholarship for Ethiopian AgEcon Students at UHOH: CLIFOOD Phase II Project 1

  Dear colleagues: CLIFOOD, the collaboration between University of Hohenheim and Hawassa University, is starting into its second phase this year, offering  Ph.D. Scholarships for Ethiopian (and other East African) students for the period 2021-2024 (36 months). https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fclifood.uni-hohenheim.de%2Fen%2Fscholarships&e=324cb06b&h=8430fb97&f=y&p=y   For the CLIFOOD South-North Subproject 01, we, the Land Use Economics group at the University of Hohenheim, are looking for a Ph.D. candidate with an Agricultural Economic or Natural Resource Management background to work on the topic: Climate Change and Intergenerational Persistence of Poverty and Malnutrition (in Ethiopia). (More information: https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fclifood.uni-hohenheim.de%2Fen%2Fs-n-scholarships%23jfmulticontent_c454218-3&e=324cb06b&h=ddb8a216&f=y&p=y   ) Experience in simulation modeling, ideally linear programming or agent-based mod

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Spatial-temporal Soil Carbon Modelling at CSIRO

  Dear iEMSs members, An interesting job posting, sorry for cross-posting g as many of you might have already have received it. Andrea Dear all This week we have one job opportunity, a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Spatial-temporal Soil Carbon Modelling at CSIRO in Canberra.  See   https://jobs.csiro.au/job/Canberra%2C-ACT-CSIRO-Postdoctoral-Fellowship-in-Spatial-temporal-Soil-Carbon-Modelling/713787700/ Thank you for all of the Session Proposals received for MODSIM2021. You can keep sending them in for a few more days at this stage. See   https://mssanz.org.au/modsim2021/streams.html If you would like something included in this digest please email it to  office@mssanz.org.au kind regards, Karen ------ Karen Mobbs MSSANZ Office

Teaching assistant professor position, University of Arkansas

  Dear colleagues,     My department is hiring a 12-month teaching assistant professor with an emphasis in hydrology. The department is Biological & Agricultural Engineering at the University of Arkansas; the minimum requirement is an MS and at least one degree in engineering. Many more details are in the job announcement here:   https://tinyurl.com/TAPBAEG       Fayetteville Arkansas is a wonderful, vibrant college town with a world class art museum and direct flights to both coasts and more. Please share with your colleagues, students, and postdocs as appropriate.   Best, Ben Runkle     Benjamin R. K. Runkle, P.E. Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701 ENGR 231 Phone: 479-575-2878 brrunkle@uark.edu https://runkle.uark.edu/ http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SeZEXyoAAAAJ&hl=en https://twitter.com/DrBenRunkle Pronouns: he/him/his  

Open Position: hydrologic data processing research specialist

  Dear Colleagues, We are looking for a   short-term collaborator supporting hydrologic data processing .   See more information here:   http://www.eurac.edu/it/aboutus/jobs/Pages/default.aspx Eurac Research is an interdisciplinary research center located in Bolzano, Italy. At the  Institute for Alpine Environment , we perform ecosystem research with a special focus on global change in mountain environments. The current position is in the framework of the EU Interreg Alpine Space position " Alpine Drought Observatory (ADO) ", which aims to create an online drought monitoring platform and develop policy implementation guidelines for proactive drought management in the Alpine Space region, to improve: the understanding of drought impacts in the Alps, the current drought monitoring and forecasting capabilities, and the current drought management practices and drought preparedness. The candidate will support the project in collecting historical and real-time hydrological observat

Post doc opportunity - University of Milan

  Cari colleghi, vi informiamo che presso l'Università degli Studi di Milano sono disponibili   2  posizioni   post-doc   di   durata   12 mesi   (eventualmente rinnovabili) sui seguenti progetti:    Progetto 1 Progetto : INCIPIT - INtegrated Computer modeling and monitoring for Irrigation Planning in ITaly. Il progetto INCIPIT (fondi PRIN 2017) si propone di sviluppare e testare un insieme di metodologie in grado di fornire informazioni analitiche e previsionali utili per la gestione e pianificazione degli usi irrigui delle risorse idriche a diverse scale spaziali e in diverse condizioni di disponibilità di dati idraulici e meteorologici. Il progetto prevede sette aree di studio distribuite sul territorio nazionale in cui raccogliere dati e implementare diversi modelli per la stima dei fabbisogni e degli utilizzi irrigui. Al candidato sono richieste: ·           competenza nell’utilizzo di prodotti di Remote Sensing; ·           conoscenze di idrologia e di modellistica matematica

2-year postdoc at LOPS (Brest) in physical oceanography

  Dear all, A  2-year post-doctoral position  is open  at  the Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, Ifremer (Brest, France), to work on the MEDLEY project  (MixED LayEr heterogeneitY,  medley.cnrs.fr )  More details can be found here:   https://bit.ly/2MN4TPd . For more information, please contact Anne Marie Treguier ( anne-marie.treguier@univ-brest.fr ) Deadline for application is March 17th Thanks, and all the best  Camille __________________________________________ Camille Lique Email: camille.lique@ifremer.fr Phone:  +33 (0)2 90 91 55 29 / +33 (0)6 52 86 78 92 Skype ID: camille.lique Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS) IUEM bâtiment D, Office D216 Rue Dumont d'Urville,  29280 Plouzané FRANCE __________________________________________

WashU EPS Postdoc in Data Visualization for Planetary Sciences

  Hi folks, I'm writing to bring your attention to a funded postdoctoral position in the Fossett Laboratory for Virtual Planetary Exploration in WashU's EPS department.   The candidate for this position will collaborate with the head of the Fossett Lab (Dr. Phil Skemer) to develop applications of AR technology for education and outreach. As part of this position, the candidate will also conduct independent research as an associate of the McDonnell Center for Space Sciences in any area of planetary materials, surfaces, and processes.  You can find more information about this opportunity and how to apply here:   https://virtualplanet.wustl.edu/postdoc-position-in-data-visualization-for-planetary-sciences/ Please share widely and   contact Dr. Phil Skemer   ( pskemer@wustl.edu ) with any questions. Cheers, Claire Masteller Claire Masteller (she/her) Assistant Professor Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri https://eps.wus

Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Science - Western Washington University

  Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Science Western Washington University   The Department of Environmental Sciences and the Marine and Coastal Science (MACS) program at Western Washington University (WWU) invite applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor position in Marine and Coastal Science, beginning Fall 2021. Western Washington University, with over 16,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the Cascade mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle, 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia, and 45 miles NW of Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC), the teaching and research facility located in Anacortes, WA. The Marine and Coastal Science program ( https://marine.wwu.edu ) brings together faculty, staff, and students from four aca

Fluvial Geomorphology Research Associate – University of Glasgow

  Hi   We are seeking a Research Associate (RA) to work full time over 6 months on a NERC project titled “Catchment susceptibility to hydrometeorological hazards: sediment flux and geomorphic change as drivers of flood risk in the Philippines”. The project is a collaboration between the University of Glasgow, Brunel University London and University of the Philippines Diliman. You will work alongside Dr Richard Williams (Principal Investigator), Dr Rich Boothroyd (Research Associate), Pammie Tolentino (Research Assistant), Prof Trevor Hoey (Co-I), and a dedicated team of researchers in the Philippines.    The RA will help to deliver on-going work packages with view of assessing flood hazards arising from morphological change in tropical rivers. To date, we have collected multi-temporal airborne LiDAR, orthoimagery and bathymetric data for two case study river systems (Bislak and Pinacanauan de Ilagan, Luzon). Depending on your skillset and experience, these data will be used to: (i) ass

Hiring climate data scientists at McKinsey & Company

  We’re hiring   Earth and climate science MS/PhD/postdocs   to join the   Climate Analytics team   at McKinsey & Company! This is a great opportunity to share insights about climate change and natural hazards with major business clients, while gaining experience with a wide range of natural hazards, data, and business problems. This is also a good path for researchers interested in shifting into consulting/data science roles.   Requirements include: Graduate degree (PhD/postdoc preferred) in a relevant field Ability to work with large, multi-dimensional data Python knowledge (basic software engineering knowledge preferred) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Strong interpersonal communication skills Ability to work under competing, quickly-changing priorities Creativity, curiosity, and willingness to take intellectual risks Willingness to travel up to 50% (current work is remote due to COVID; 20-40% travel is likely in the future but not guaranteed)   US job description (