[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral position - watershed modeling, climate and land use change

[Erika Marín-Spiotta]

Postdoctoral position - watershed modeling, climate and land use change=20=


Applications are being accepted for a postdoctoral position in watershed=20=

hydrologic modeling in the lab of Dr. Jason Knouft in the Center for=20
Sustainability and Department of Biology at Saint Louis University.=20=20=

This position focuses on developing watershed hydrologic models that=20
produce estimates of streamflow, nutrients, and water temperature in the=20=

Meramec watershed in Missouri based on climate and land use change=20
scenarios. These estimates will be used to assess the impacts of various=20=

management practices on water quantity and quality as well as=20
biodiversity throughout the watershed. The successful candidate will be=20=

expected to develop GIS-based Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and=
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MIKE-SHE/MIKE-11 hydrologic models. The postdoc will also be encouraged=20=

to develop independent lines of research and will have the opportunity=20=

to collaborate with biologists, hydrologists, and remote sensing=20
specialists at Saint Louis University and the University of Illinois.=20
Additional information on the lab is available at=20
http://knouftlab.weebly.com/.  A PhD in a related research field is=20
required by the starting date of employment and experience with either=20=

the SWAT or MIKE models is preferred, but not required. The position is=20=

available for two years contingent upon satisfactory annual reviews. The=20=

earliest start date is August 1, 2016; however, a later start date is=20
possible.

All applications must include a cover letter with a statement of=20
research experience and interests, curriculum vitae, and contact=20
information for three references. Please send these files to Dr. Jason=20=

Knouft at jknouft at slu.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately=20=

and continue until the position is filled.  Saint Louis University is an=20=

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EOE), and encourages=20=

nominations of and applications from women and minorities.
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