[ES_JOBS_NET] CIRES WestClim Postdoc, Boulder, CO

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

https://cires.colorado.edu/jobs/cires-westclim-postdoc 

 

 

 

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) has
an opening for a, 1-year Post-Doctoral Associate or Professional Research
Assistant 1 under an NSF-sponsored project called "EaSM2: Linking near-term
future changes in weather and hydroclimate in western North America to
adaptation for ecosystem and water management," or "WestClim." This
multi-disciplinary project will investigate climate processes that affect
ecoregions and river basins, the predictability of those processes on
decadal and longer time scales, and the interaction of climate with the
management of public lands, ecosystems, and water management. The project is
a collaboration between Dr. Andrea Ray at the NOAA/Earth System Research Lab
Physical Sciences Division, Dr. Balaji Rajagopalan at the University of
Colorado, and the group of Dr. Richard Seager at Lamont Doherty Earth
Observatory (LDEO) of Columbia University. The incumbent will be located at
the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, and the position is through
August 31, 2019. We will begin reviewing applications June 18th, and
continue until the position is filled.

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Responsibilities


The successful candidate will conduct research in a highly applied and
multidisciplinary context. In the first part of this 5-year project, we
developed an understanding of regional needs for climate science for
practitioners of natural resource management in the Plains and Prairie
Potholes region of the Great Plains. At the same time, the physical
scientists at Lamont and CU have pushed forward the understanding of
climate, with regional foci on the Great Plains/Missouri Basin, the
Southwest/American Monsoon region, and the Rio Grande basin. The new
post-doc is expected to work on more directly connecting the completed and
ongoing science as part of the project with this understanding of
practitioner needs, either in the Great Plains/Missouri Basin or the
American Monsoon region. This phase of the 5-year project is intended to
connect the science understanding with specific climate-sensitive decisions
and management, and entry points for climate information in management and
planning processes, and provide feedback to the final phase of the
hydroclimate research. Activities may include analyzing policy and
management decisions and the institutions making them to identify needs and
entry points for climate information by land, water, and ecosystem
management practitioners in one or more of the target regions; assessing how
evolving understanding of long term changes in regional climate features
might be relevant to management needs identified; and how to translate
science under this project into useable knowledge. Position Responsibilities
also include:

.          Collaborate with project colleagues within CIRES, NOAA, and LDEO,
including providing feedback on needs for and use of information to the
final phase of the hydroclimate research. 

.          Publish research results in peer-reviewed journals and in outputs
aimed at practitioners, and make presentations at both scientific meetings
and to practitioner groups

.          Assist and lead in the development of meetings and workshops in
support of project objectives

.          Travel to conduct research in the applications regions, and to
meet with the LDEO PIs as part of the project team.

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Requirements


.  PhD in related field (including but not limited to Geography,
Environmental Studies, Policy Sciences, SES), or MS and at least 3 years
experience

.  Knowledge of context-sensitive social science methods for analyzing
institutions and policy and management processes

.  Some familiarity with climate science and its nexus with public lands,
ecosystems or water management issues, especially in the Western U.S.

.  Demonstrated experience with interacting with practitioners and
understanding their needs

.  Demonstrated ability to present and perform on a professional level
through use of excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal
skills

.  Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team of
researchers

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Application Materials


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Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV, Reference Letters
(Not Confidential), Unofficial transcript(s)

Application Materials Instructions: Applicants must complete the
Faculty/University Staff and EEO Data (application) form, and upload the
following required documents: 1 - Cover Letter; 2 - CV; 3 - The document
uploaded for Proof of Degree can be a Transcript which shows the date the
degree was conferred; Copy of Diploma; or official letter from the Registrar
or the Dean of the School or College conferring the degree; 4 -A
non-confidential letter of reference This position is eligible for medical,
dental and life insurance, retirement benefits programs, and is eligible for
monthly vacation and sick leave accruals.

 

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