<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 17:46:18 -0400</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">From: =?windows-1252?Q?Cayelan_</span><wbr style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Carey?= <</span><a href="mailto:cayelan@VT.EDU" style="font-size:12.8px">cayelan@VT.EDU</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">></span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Subject: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Lake Water Quality Forecasting at Virginia Tech</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">A new position for a postdoctoral research associate to collaborate with =</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">a vibrant, interdisciplinary=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">research team working in freshwater science is available in the Carey Lab=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> at Virginia Tech. This position=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">is part of a recently-funded NSF project that will develop a water qualit=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">y forecasting system for a=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">drinking water supply reservoir and Global Lakes Ecological Observatory N=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">etwork (GLEON) site. As part=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">of the project, we are combining high-frequency sensor monitoring, modeli=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">ng, ecosystem forecasting,=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">and data-intensive analytical approaches from ecology, computer science, =</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">engineering, and social=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">science. This project is unique because it combines theory and applicatio=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">n: we will be developing new,=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">generalized approaches to forecasting that will be directly applied to ma=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">naging the drinking water=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">reservoir.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">We are seeking a creative and quantitative Ph.D. with significant researc=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">h experience in freshwater=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">science, especially the implementation of sensor networks and modeling. T=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">he successful applicant will=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">collaborate with graduate students, post docs, and faculty to address fun=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">damental questions=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">surrounding the effects of changing climate and management on water quali=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">ty dynamics in lake and=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">reservoir catchments. Research activities will include: deploying a netwo=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">rk of diverse sensors in a=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">reservoir and its catchment to feed a data-model fusion system; using hyd=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">rodynamic-water quality=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">simulation models to create water quality forecasts; and collaborating wi=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">th reservoir managers. The=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">successful applicant will have access to new distributed computing resour=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">ces that have become=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">recently available from GLEON-PRAGMA (Pacific Rim Applications and Grid M=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">iddleware Assembly)=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">collaborations.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The position will start in the spring semester of 2018. The specific star=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">t date is flexible and could begin=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">as soon as January 2018 or as late as May 2018; review of applications wi=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">ll be rolling with a deadline of=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-aQJ">October 1, 2017</span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">. The position is for two years, contingent upon a success=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">ful one-year review. Please=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">upload your CV, statement of interest, and contact info for three referen=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">ces here:=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/78848" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/<wbr>postings/78848</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">, and don't hesitate to contac=</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">t me with any questions!</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Thanks,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Cayelan Carey=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Department of Biological Sciences</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Virginia Tech</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Blacksburg, VA=20</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="mailto:cayelan@vt.edu" style="font-size:12.8px">cayelan@vt.edu</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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