Postdoctoral Research Associate

## Postdoctoral Research Associate Apply locations:
El Paso, TXtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R-094677
** Job Title
** Postdoctoral Research Associate
** Agency
* * Texas A&M Agrilife Research
** Department
* * El Paso
** Proposed Minimum Salary
** Commensurate
* * Job Location
** El Paso, Texas
** Job Type
** Staff
* * Job Description
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** Position Information
** A postdoctoral research associate will join the ‘Arid Hydrology and Water Systems’ research group at the Texas A&M Agri Life Research Center at El Paso. The current focus of the group is on transboundary and shared water resources modeling for sustainable management and binational cooperation, with a strong emphasis on hydrologic modeling, participatory numerical modeling, remote sensing applications, and the development of data-driven decision-support tools.

The successful candidate will work on a NASA-funded Transboundary Model and Data Homogenization (TMDH) project that aims to integrate NASA Earth observation (EO) products, in situ and field-sensor records, and advanced hydro-geologic models into an operational platform to support U.S.–Mexico treaty-based water allocation and infrastructure planning. The postdoc will have opportunities to work at the interface of research and practice, interacting closely with U.S.–Mexico stakeholders and agency partners, including the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) and the North American Development Bank (NADBank).
** Responsibilities:
*** Develop, implement, and validate remote-sensing-enabled models for transboundary surface-water and groundwater assessment, including the integration of NASA EO products (e.g., GRACE/GRACE-FO, SWOT, MODIS, GPM, Landsat, ECOSTRESS, OpenET, and others) with
* in situ
* and field-sensor data.
* Configure, calibrate, and apply hydrologic and groundwater modeling systems (e.g., SWAT+ with gwflow/MODFLOW, Par Flow) for the Rio Grande and other arid and semi-arid basin settings.
* Design and implement AI(ML/DL)-based predictive frameworks to assess water availability, drought impacts, groundwater depletion, and salinity risk under climatic and anthropogenic changes.
* Lead data collection, QA/QC, harmonization, storage, and processing workflows across heterogeneous binational datasets for the TMDH framework.
* Support to develop APIs, dashboards, and decision-support tools (e.g., web-based interfaces and visualization workflows) for IBWC, NADBank, and other regional stakeholders.
* Coordinate usability testing, stakeholder workshops, and feedback loops, and contribute to advancing the platform from prototype to operational readiness.
* Compose research articles for peer-reviewed journals and present results at scientific and stakeholder meetings.
* Assist the supervisor in writing the project reports and potential grant proposals.
* Train and supervise under/graduate student(s), interns, and other project team personnel.
* Perform other assigned research and outreach duties related to ongoing research projects.
*
* Required Qualifications:

*** Ph.D. in Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Geosciences, or a closely related field with remote sensing data application at the time of appointment.
* Peer-reviewed…