<div dir="ltr"><div>The deadline for both positions is 22 Dec 2014.</div><u style="font-size:12.7272720336914px"><div><u style="font-size:12.7272720336914px"><br></u></div>Watershed Hydrologist</u><div style="font-size:12.7272720336914px"><p style="color:rgb(73,73,73);line-height:11.0110006332397px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is a 12-month, tenure-track position at the assistant professor rank in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, with appointments in teaching and research. The incumbent is expected to lead and coordinate a nationally-recognized research and education program in managing water resources.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(73,73,73);line-height:11.0110006332397px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Research (60%): Conduct basic and applied research in hydrologic processes and water resources management at multiple scales, with emphasis on understanding water resources within watersheds, especially the water balance in watersheds. Knowledge gained will be used to develop methodologies to manage the interactions of surface water with ground water and/or the atmosphere at the watershed scale in systems of importance to Nebraska. The faculty member will play a significant role in conducting scientific research to educate students and the public about water resource management issues in Nebraska by contributing to the IANR Science Literacy Initiative, especially in those parts of the state in which evapotranspiration exceeds rainfall in a typical year. The faculty member is expected to secure extramural funding to maintain the research program; recruit, advise, and mentor graduate students and research staff members, including research associates, visiting scientists, and research assistants; publish research results in peer-reviewed journals; and present research findings at regional, national, and international meetings, seminars, workshops, and national/international events. The incumbent is expected to prepare a research project outline that is approved by the Agricultural research Division (ARD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); and provide scholarly service in support of departmental programs.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(73,73,73);line-height:11.0110006332397px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Teaching (40%): Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of watershed hydrology and other courses in the faculty member’s area of interest. Specific course assignments may change based on experience and interests of the faculty member, student interest, and major, department, or college need. Course load will include three courses per academic year, and may be adjusted as needed. The faculty member will collaborate with other UNL faculty members to enhance the teaching mission of CASNR and the water science program; advise/mentor undergraduate and graduate students; advise undergraduate, and graduate student organizations; present guest lectures, participate in recruitment, retention, and placement activities; participate in teaching outcomes assessment, instructional improvement, curriculum development, and teaching scholarship; and review/further develop existing courses. Contributions to the unit and college’s online education program are encouraged as appropriate.</font></p></div><div style="font-size:12.7272720336914px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Full information at: <a href="https://employment.unl.edu/postings/42311" target="_blank">https://employment.unl.edu/postings/42311</a></font></div><div style="font-size:12.7272720336914px"><br><div><br></div><div><u>Groundwa<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">ter Hydrologist</font></u></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(73,73,73);line-height:11.0110006332397px">This is a 12-month, tenure-track position at the assistant professor rank in the School of Natural Resources in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, with appointments in extension and research; the position is organizationally part of the Conservation and Survey Division, a unit of the School of Natural Resources. The incumbent is expected to lead and coordinate a nationally-recognized research and education program in characterizing and managing ground water resources.</span><br></div><div><p style="color:rgb(73,73,73);line-height:11.0110006332397px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Research (70%): The faculty member will conduct basic and applied research in ground water hydrology – specifically the interactions between landscapes, land uses, agroecosystems, and ground water resources – including the impacts of climate variability on aquifers, stream flows, and other water resources in Nebraska. Research should develop methodologies that focus on the hydrologic cycle in systems of importance to Nebraska, with emphasis on regional hydrogeology, hydrology, or ground water-surface water interactions. The faculty member will play a significant role in conducting scientific research to educate students and the public about water resource management issues in Nebraska, by contributing to the IANR Science Literacy Initiative, especially in those parts of the state in which evapotranspiration exceeds rainfall in a typical year, and is expected to secure extramural funding to maintain the research program; recruit, advise, and mentor graduate students; publish research results in peer-reviewed journals; and present research findings at regional, national, and international professional meetings. The incumbent is expected to prepare a research project that is approved by the Agricultural Research Division (ARD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).</font></p><p style="color:rgb(73,73,73);line-height:11.0110006332397px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Extension (30%): The faculty member will develop an extension program to translate findings from the research appointment to educational programs – both for ground water practitioners and for the lay public – in the area of interactions between landscapes, land uses, agroecosystems, and ground water resources; and, will collaborate with other UNL faculty members to enhance the extension programming of the university related to characterization and management of the ground water resources of Nebraska. It is expected that a significant portion of these activities will focus on the area of Nebraska in which evapotranspiration exceeds rainfall in a typical year, and that efforts will be made to develop collaborative programs with state agencies and non-profit organizations in Nebraska with missions to promote the most effective and efficient management of water resources in Nebraska.</font></p></div><div>Full information at: <a href="https://employment.unl.edu/postings/42312" target="_blank">https://employment.unl.edu/postings/42312</a></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Amy Burgin, Ph.D.<br>Assistant Professor<br>School of Natural Resources<br>University of Nebraska<br><br>412 Hardin Hall<br>3310 Holdrege Ave.<br>Lincoln, NE 68583-0974<br><br><a href="http://burginlab.weebly.com/index.html" target="_blank">http://burginlab.weebly.com/index.html</a><br>cell: (515) 371 - 3485<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div></div></div>
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