Postdoctoral Research Associate , School of Geography, Development & Environment

Postdoctoral Research Associate I, School of Geography, Development & Environment

The University of Arizona School of Geography, Development & Environment invites application for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the NSF‑funded project, "Assessing past and future Colorado River droughts in the context of a Holocene wetting trend." The postdoctoral researcher will lead dendrochronological laboratory work and contribute to hydroclimatic and dendroclimatic data analysis, field collections, and project publications. Benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, tuition reduction for employees and dependents, and access to recreation and cultural activities.

• Lead dendrochronological lab work, including sample preparation, dating, measuring, chronology development, and data archiving.
• Assist in hydroclimatic and dendroclimatic data analysis and visualization.
• Provide written and graphical support for project reports and publications.
• Support field collections and sample preparation.

• Ability to work independently as part of a project team, both in person and remotely.
• Strong communication skills, including ability to present to a general audience.
• Current knowledge of dendroclimatology literature.

• PhD in Earth System Science, Paleo climatology, Climatology, or related field, awarded by the start of the position.
• Experience with dendrochronological sample preparation, cross‑dating, tree‑ring measuring systems, standardization approaches, chronology development, and dendrochronology programs such as ARSTAN and COFECHA.
• Experience with a statistical programming language, such as R or MATLAB.
• Experience with time series analysis and scientific writing.

Experience with dendrochronology programs and advanced data analysis methods.

Dr. Connie Woodhouse
Regents Professor Emerita, School of Geography, Development & Environment
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