<div dir="ltr">Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500<br>
From: =?windows-1252?Q?Nate_McDowell?= <<a href="mailto:mcdowell@LANL.GOV">mcdowell@LANL.GOV</a>><br>
Subject: ecosystem disturbance and hydrology modeling postdoc<br>
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Ecosystems and Hydrology Postdoc<br>
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Summary: The Computational Earth Science Group in the Earth and<br>
Environmental Sciences (EES) Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory h=<br>
as<br>
an immediate opening for a creative and resourceful postdoc candidate wit=<br>
h<br>
substantial knowledge of regional surface hydrology, particularly in<br>
conjunction with climate change impacts, extreme events, and climate-dri=<br>
ven<br>
disturbances (such as vegetation stress/mortality, wildfire, and<br>
infestation). The candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary tea=<br>
m<br>
conducting research in Critical Watersheds--watersheds that are vulnerabl=<br>
e<br>
to climate change while serving a critical function for society. Successf=<br>
ul<br>
applicants will have hydrologic modeling and analytical science expertise=<br>
in<br>
one (or more) of three core areas of the project:<br>
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(1) Modeling hydrological systems with the goal of understanding the<br>
interaction and feedbacks between climate and key physical processes driv=<br>
ing<br>
hydrologic/ecohydrologic systems at the regional scale.<br>
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(2) Impact of climate change on terrestrial hydro-ecology, including<br>
drought-induced forest mortality and other disruptive events that influen=<br>
ce<br>
streamflow responses.<br>
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(3) Statistical approaches to analyzing extreme events with a focus on=<br>
<br>
climate and hydrological extremes such as drought and intense precipitati=<br>
on<br>
events.<br>
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Minimum Job Requirements:<br>
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Strong theoretical understanding of surface hydrology and climate change<br>
impacts on hydrological systems.<br>
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In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience of at least one regional<br>
hydrology model (e.g., VIC, SWAT, SUMMA).<br>
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Knowledge of climate model databases (e.g. CMIP5, CESM1 Large Ensemble) a=<br>
nd<br>
how to apply climate model projections in hydrological models (i.e.,<br>
downscaling techniques)<br>
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Knowledge of climate observations, including temperature, rain and snow d=<br>
ata<br>
collections, in point and gridded forms, from across the CONUS region.<br>
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Ability to run numerical simulations and models to predict vegetation<br>
dynamics and/or remote sensing techniques to quantify and interpret<br>
vegetation changes.<br>
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Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publications.<br>
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Excellent communication, writing and oral presentation skills.<br>
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Desired skills:<br>
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Programming skills to handle large data (e.g., Python, JULIA, C/C++/C#, R=<br>
).<br>
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Understanding and ability to work in high-performance computing (HPC)<br>
environments.<br>
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Statistical approaches for analyzing extreme climate (e.g., drought) and<br>
hydrologic (e.g., flood) events.<br>
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Spatial data analysis, such as geostatistics and GIS.<br>
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Education and background: Candidates must have received a hydrology-relat=<br>
ed<br>
Ph.D. within the last five years or will have completed all Ph.D.<br>
requirements by commencement of appointment. Preferred candidates will ha=<br>
ve<br>
effective written and oral communication skills, demonstrated ability to<br>
publish peer-reviewed papers, and the ability to work in a diverse and<br>
dynamic team. Work will entail desktop and/or high performance computing,=<br>
<br>
data synthesis, and model development and application. We anticipate the<br>
candidate to start in or before summer 2016.<br>
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Notes to Applicants:=20<br>
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For more information please contact Richard Middleton at <a href="mailto:rsm@lanl.gov">rsm@lanl.gov</a>. I=<br>
n<br>
addition to applying on-line, please send a r=E9sum=E9 and a short statem=<br>
ent<br>
(not to exceed one page) including a short biography (2-3 lines), researc=<br>
h<br>
interests, and future career goals to Richard Middleton by <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">March 25th</span></span>, 20=<br>
16.<br>
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Additional Details:<br>
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Position does not require a security clearance.=20=20<br>
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Candidates may be considered for a Director's Fellowship and outstanding<br>
candidates may be considered for the prestigious Marie Curie, Richard P.<br>
Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, or Frederick Reines Fellowships.<br>
<br>
For general information about LANL=92s postdoctoral program please refer =<br>
to<br>
<a href="http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/postdoc-=program/index.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/postdoc-=<br>
program/index.php</a><br>
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rts<br>
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