Tulane University - Postdoctoral Fellow in Community Flood Risk Reduction
Listed on 2026-09-17
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Research/Development
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Data Scientist, Research Scientist
Tulane University - Postdoctoral Fellow in Community Flood Risk Reduction
The Bywater Institute’s mission isto catalyze thriving climate and water futures through transdisciplinary, collaborative scholarship.
This Postdoctoral Fellow will work primarily with Dr. Simone Domingue , Research Assistant Professor. Herlabconductsactionableand equity-orientedresearchfor
Gulf Coastcommunitiesexperiencing disruption from environmental change and climate-related disasters.
The Fellow’s primary dutieswillbe collecting and analyzing data on the environmental and social histories of Gulf Coast communities vulnerable toclimate hazards, and they will supportprojectsbringingtogether jurisdictions for regional watershed managementandresilience planning. This includes development of data collection instruments and coding frameworks, coding data, and performing analyses on coded data. Responsibilities also include data storage and management and development of outputs including methods reports, manuscripts for academic journals, presentations, posters, abstracts, and/or other informational materials for research dissemination.
The Fellow will be able to dedicate part of their time to advancing their own research and will have access tothe
By Water Institute ’snetwork of university, institutional, and community partners.
They will be able to pursue professional development opportunities, including engaging in grant-writing and developing collaborative research projects.
Thetwo-year Fellowship may be extended,depending onthe
Fellow’s desire and pursuit ofadditionalfunding.
- Terminal Degree (Ph.D.)inasocial science, environment-related,orotherfieldwithstrongfocus onsocial dimensions ofhazards
- Strong research skills (qualitative and/or quantitative methods)
- Ability toindependentlyimplementdatacollection and analysis, as well astrain and direct others
- Abilitytoquickly learn new research methods and techniques
- Excellent time management, interpersonal,written, and communication skills
- Eagerness to collaborate with others
- Experience with archival research
- Experience designing informational materials forbroadaudiences(such as, but not limited to, presentations, research briefs, interactive maps, infographics, etc.)
- Experience working with geospatial data
- Experience with inclusive facilitation
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