Postdoctoral Fellow - Geoscience

Pay Grade/Pay Range

Minimum: $53,500 - Midpoint: $66,900 (Salaried E8)

750501 - Alabama Water Institute (AWI)

Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

The Postdoctoral Fellow provides internship and continuation of scholarly activity and research after achieving the PhD or other doctoral degree under the direction of a senior faculty member who serves as a mentor for the postdoctoral appointee.

The Alabama Water Institute (AWI) at University of Alabama seeks applications for a postdoctoral researcher for a NOAA-funded project. This position will be embedded in the Alabama Water Institute in the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH). This position will support a project that is enhancing the integration of artificial intelligence techniques and remote sensing data pipelines into hydrologic modeling as part of the development of the Next Generation Water Resources Modeling Framework (Next Gen).

Collaborates with the CIROH research team and scientists at the National Water Center.

Initial appointment will be for one year. Renewal will be contingent upon demonstrated research productivity and availability of funds up to a period of three years.

• Ph.D. in applied hydrology, civil engineering, computer science, geoscience, or a closely related field.
• Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. or be completing by the start of employment.

• Strong interest in (or already skilled in) the development and application of hydrologic models.
• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate effective collaboration with academics, scientists, practitioners, and students.
• Outstanding capabilities in personal responsibility, taking initiative, innovative thinking, and communication proficiency.

• Knowledge and experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques.
• Large-domain hydrologic modeling.
• Computer programming and open software development.
• High-performance computing.
• Research studies applying hydrologic models.

Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

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