[ES_JOBS_NET] Fwd: Available Postdoc: Spatial modeling of ecosystem services in an agriculturally impacted stream

[Benjamin Crosby]

*Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State
University*


*Purpose*: The successful applicant will use spatial modeling skills to
evaluate the effectiveness of soil conservation and stream restoration
practices at improving both biophysical measures and social perceptions of
water quality.  This research into coupled human and natural systems will
be collaborative with social scientists, ecologists, hydrologists,
modelers, stakeholders and other members of the Idaho EPSCoR MILES project
<https://www.idahoecosystems.org/>.  As such, the applicant should be
comfortable thinking across multiple disciplines.


*Responsibilities*:


   1. Compare recent investments in soil conservation and stream
   restoration against records of water quality and stakeholder satisfaction
   (75% of time).  This comparison will be made using a spatially explicit,
   socio-ecological model that integrates three decades of conservation
   activities with over a decade of high frequency water quality
   measurements.  The model will be used to evaluate which types of
   conservation investments have resulted in positive, neutral or negative
   changes in habitat, water quality and stakeholder perceptions of the
   river.  The findings will be used maximize the effectiveness of future
   conservation/restoration investments.
   2. The applicant will also help mentor 2 M.S. graduate students studying
   the geomorphic processes that generate and distribute sediment through the
   watershed (15% of the time).
   3. The applicant will communicate results and implications of this work
   to MILES collaborators, local stakeholders, and environmental agencies, and
   participate in MILES workforce development activities (10%).


*Qualifications*: The successful applicant will, at minimum, have completed
a PhD in the past five years in an environmental science field (geology,
environmental science, environmental engineering, etc.) with experience in
spatial analysis and water quality data. Preferred qualifications include
experience in statistical, numerical or spatial modeling.  Applicants with
experience in studies of coupled socio-ecological systems are highly sought.


*Application*: Please submit the following documents via our online
application system
<https://isu.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=332>:


   - CV, Cover letter and 3 professional references
   - Position will remain open until filled.
   - Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Includes a
   competitive benefits package.

Questions should be addressed to Dr. Ben Crosby, crosby at isu.edu. Review of
applications begins early July, 2016, and we anticipate a start date in
August, 2016.


Idaho State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
We have an institution-wide commitment to inclusion and diversity and
encourage all qualified individuals to apply. Veterans' preference.  Upon
request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be
provided to individuals with disabilities.

-- 
Associate Professor
Department of Geosciences
Idaho State University
-- 
921 S 8th Ave, Stop 8072
Pocatello, ID, 83209-8072
--
208-282-2949 work
http://geology.isu.edu/~crosby

-- 
Associate Professor
Department of Geosciences
Idaho State University
-- 
921 S 8th Ave, Stop 8072
Pocatello, ID, 83209-8072
--
208-282-2949 work
http://geology.isu.edu/~crosby



-- 
Associate Professor
Department of Geosciences
Idaho State University
-- 
921 S 8th Ave, Stop 8072
Pocatello, ID, 83209-8072
--
208-282-2949 work
http://geology.isu.edu/~crosby
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