[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoc Positions – Social Scientist - Transforming US Wastewater

[Maura Allaire]

Greetings –
Our collaborative team is hiring four postdocs; at least one will be hired
in the area of social sciences (environmental economics, public policy,
water resources management). This is for a recently launched project
“Transforming Wastewater Infrastructure in the US”

Choice of campus location: Columbia, UC-Irvine, UNC-Chapel Hill, U.
Alabama, U.South Alabama
Postdocs will be jointly advised by their choice of advisors in the area(s)
of civil engineering (Upmanu Lall, Mark Elliott, Kevin White),
environmental health (Joe Brown), and/or water economics (Maura Allaire)
Please state in cover letter preferred advisor(s) and campus location.

Job ad: https://www.aeesp.org/jobs/3765
Application deadline: March 20
Project webpage:
https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/transforming-wastewater-infrastructure-united-states
Best,
Maura Allaire
*Assistant Professor*
Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-7075


*Postdoctoral Researcher Positions (4 positions)*

Transforming Wastewater Infrastructure in the United States

Start date: Spring/Summer 2021



Duration: 1 year, but may be extended for a second year based on
performance and funding



We seek up to four postdoctoral researchers to lead various aspects of this
collaborative research effort between five universities. Successful
candidates will join an exciting new initiative focused on the future of US
wastewater infrastructure with an initial focus on improvement in the Black
Belt region of Alabama. The Black Belt region suffers from the confluence
of rural poverty, a lack of available sewer, and shrink-swell clay soils
that preclude the use of affordable onsite wastewater technologies.
Therefore, onsite wastewater failures and ‘straight pipes’ (surface
discharge of raw sewage from homes) are common.



The project brings together expertise in water management, engineering,
public health, law, and policy, bringing together an interdisciplinary team
from Columbia University, the University of Alabama, University of South
Alabama, University of California Irvine, and the University of North
Carolina. Depending on their role in the project, the successful candidates
may be based geographically at one of the universities while being directly
advised or co-advised by faculty at another university.



A link to the project description is here:
https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/transforming-wastewater-infrastructure-united-states



The successful candidates will lead diverse components of the project in
the broad areas of (1) characterizing the scope and nature of the problem,
(2) elucidating the role of technical, social, and regulatory barriers and
identifying possible solutions, and (3) developing and implementing
decentralized wastewater systems that can sustainably address the
particular challenges of specific communities. Activities could include
field, laboratory and modeling.



Qualifications:



    PhD in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Microbiology, Operations
Research, Environmental Economics, Epidemiology or related fields, as
appropriate to the candidate’s proposed role in the project (by May 2021)

    Candidates should have knowledge and skills in one or more of the
following topic areas:

        wastewater management, treatment, reuse, and resource recovery

        water/wastewater utility operation and finance

        environmental health microbiology and molecular microbiology

        network optimization, statistics and be adept in spatio-temporal
data analytics and/or socio-technical systems

        smart systems, sensors and control

        Interest in and ability to learn and work on an interdisciplinary
project

        Excellent written and spoken English



Applications Process:



These positions offer competitive salary and benefits. To apply, please
email Mark Elliott (melliott at eng.ua.edu) and put “Transforming Wastewater
Infrastructure in the US Postdoc” in the subject line. Applicants should
attach the following in a single PDF (1) a cover letter describing your
interest in the positions, and including in which of the five bulleted
topic areas you have expertise or competency, (2) your current CV, (3)
contact information for three references, and (4) a PDF of one journal
article of what you believe is your best published research.
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