<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Postdoctoral position - watershed modeling, climate and land use change=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Applications are being accepted for a postdoctoral position in watershed=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">hydrologic modeling in the lab of Dr. Jason Knouft in the Center for=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Sustainability and Department of Biology at Saint Louis University.=20=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">This position focuses on developing watershed hydrologic models that=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">produce estimates of streamflow, nutrients, and water temperature in the=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Meramec watershed in Missouri based on climate and land use change=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">scenarios. These estimates will be used to assess the impacts of various=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">management practices on water quantity and quality as well as=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">biodiversity throughout the watershed. The successful candidate will be=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">expected to develop GIS-based Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">MIKE-SHE/MIKE-11 hydrologic models. The postdoc will also be encouraged=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">to develop independent lines of research and will have the opportunity=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">to collaborate with biologists, hydrologists, and remote sensing=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">specialists at Saint Louis University and the University of Illinois.=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Additional information on the lab is available at=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><a href="http://knouftlab.weebly.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">http://knouftlab.weebly.com/</a><span style="font-size:13px">. A PhD in a related research field is=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">required by the starting date of employment and experience with either=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">the SWAT or MIKE models is preferred, but not required. The position is=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">available for two years contingent upon satisfactory annual reviews. The=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">earliest start date is </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:13px"><span class="">August 1, 2016</span></span><span style="font-size:13px">; however, a later start date is=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">possible.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">All applications must include a cover letter with a statement of=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">research experience and interests, curriculum vitae, and contact=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">information for three references. Please send these files to Dr. Jason=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Knouft at </span><a href="mailto:jknouft@slu.edu" style="font-size:13px">jknouft@slu.edu</a><span style="font-size:13px">. Review of applications will begin immediately=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">and continue until the position is filled. Saint Louis University is an=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EOE), and encourages=20=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">nominations of and applications from women and minorities.</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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