[ES_JOBS_NET] San Francisco Bay Area: Watershed Hydrologist (Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Pollutant Modeler) - job opening
Alicia Gilbreath
alicia at sfei.org
Mon Aug 7 13:28:06 MDT 2023
Here is an updated link for the job announcement:
https://www.sfei.org/about/employment-opportunities
*Alicia Gilbreath* - Environmental Scientist
*she / her / hers*
San Francisco Estuary Institute
Clean Water Program
*direct:* 510-746-7308 / *main: *510-746-7334 / *cell: *530-400-3950
4911 Central Ave., Richmond, CA 94804
On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 4:21 PM Alicia Gilbreath <alicia at sfei.org> wrote:
> Watershed Hydrologist (Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Pollutant Modeler)
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> Richmond, California
> <https://www.google.com/maps/place/4911+Central+Ave,+Richmond,+California+94804>
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> Category: Clean Water
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> Type: Full-time
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> Min. Experience: Some Experience
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> Salary: $86,000-$108,000 (Environmental Scientist I to Environmental
> Scientist II)
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> Please see further details and application at:
> https://app.trinethire.com/companies/37269-san-francisco-estuary-institute/jobs/80363-watershed-hydrologist-hydrologic-hydraulic-and-pollutant-modeler
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> Position Description
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> Reports to: Jay Davis and Melissa Foley
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> Requisition Number: CW 2023_02
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> Posted: July 28, 2023
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> First review of applications: August 18, 2023
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> The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is seeking a full-time senior
> hydrologist to join the Institute and lead an active cross-programmatic
> focus area related to watershed hydrology and modeling. The hydrologist
> will play a leadership role in coordinating and integrating hydrologic
> science and modeling across SFEI programs and implementing projects to
> inform Bay Area and statewide decisions regarding stormwater management,
> Bay water quality, watershed and urban hydrology, urban greening, habitat
> restoration, and climate change. The successful candidate will develop
> hydrologic and hydraulic models using existing modeling software and will
> develop new integrated modeling tools and quantitative approaches to inform
> important regional and state-wide water quality and ecological restoration
> management decisions. While collaborating with and leading
> interdisciplinary teams of SFEI chemists, geomorphologists, ecologists, and
> other scientists and regional thought leaders, the successful candidate
> will develop conceptual models and apply modeling tools to inform the sound
> environmental policy at watershed and regional scales.
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> The ideal candidate should be a strong integrative and creative thinker.
> The candidate must demonstrate a firm technical grasp of hydrology and
> numerical modeling, including application to stormwater management,
> transport and loading of sediment and stormwater contaminants, green
> infrastructure modeling/planning, and related ecological processes as it
> relates to habitat restoration in fluvial environments. The candidate
> should also have demonstrated strength in communicating modeling outcomes
> and implications to diverse audiences, leading meetings involving diverse
> stakeholders of varying technical capability, and working in
> interdisciplinary settings to identify synergies between projects and
> implications of technical work.
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> Typical Duties
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> Leading SFEI’s watershed hydrologic and hydraulic modeling focus area
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> Leading development and application of watershed models of hydrology,
> sediment transport, and water quality
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> Contributing to leadership of the Regional Monitoring Program’s
> Sources, Pathways, and Loadings Workgroup
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> Fundraising to support the watershed hydrology modeling focus area
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> Supervising and mentoring other staff conducting watershed and
> modeling projects
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> Having a leadership role among scientists and managers involved in
> hydrologic and hydraulic modeling in the Bay Area
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> Required Qualifications and Skills
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> Education and Experience: PhD with at least four years of relevant
> work experience or a Masters with ten or more years of relevant work
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> Educational and professional background in hydrology, environmental
> science, environmental engineering, water resources management,
> hydroecology, or other related scientific fields with a focus in hydrologic
> modeling Strong leadership skills; ability to work independently to
> develop, lead, manage, and deliver scientific studies and projects
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> Big picture thinker with an ability to identify information gaps,
> anticipate future scientific needs, and develop innovative tools and
> approaches to meet these needs
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> Experience and success with grant writing for local, state, federal
> government and private funding or other forms of fundraising
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> Proficiency with hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality modeling
> tools such as LSPC, SWAT, SWMM, HEC software suite, HSPF, BASINS, MIKE, or
> related models
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> Experience conducting water quality, hydrologic, and sediment
> transport modeling, and computational fluid dynamics studies using public
> and proprietary domain tools
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> Strong programming skills and experience with programming languages
> such as Python, R, C++
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> Strong analytical and data analysis skills
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> Excellent written and oral communication skills and demonstrated
> record of report writing or scientific publication
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> Demonstrated ability to work closely and collaboratively with a
> multi-disciplinary team and interest in emerging topics in water quality,
> ecological restoration, and climate change
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> A team player attitude, a commitment to excellence, and interest and
> abilities in mentoring entry or mid-level scientists
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> Preferred Qualifications and Skills
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> Proficiency with geospatial analyses and tools (e.g., ArcGIS)
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> Familiarity with water quality and stormwater monitoring and sampling
> techniques
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> If you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align
> perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you
> to apply anyway. You may still be a viable candidate for this position, or
> one of our other roles.
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> About Clean Water
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> SFEI’s Clean Water Program is one of the nation’s premier water quality
> science programs. It anticipates and meets the water quality data needs of
> policy-makers, resource managers, and the public. It helps the public,
> regulators, and those who discharge into our waters create more effective
> policies to ensure the health of our waters.
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> About SFEI
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> The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
> organization which has a 30-year track record of providing robust and
> innovative science to decision-makers, policy-makers, practitioners, and
> community members to measurably improve the health and resiliency of the
> Bay-Delta Estuary and other ecosystems. As a boundary organization, SFEI
> operates at the interface between science and policy, recognized nationally
> for our ability to build consensus to support effective environmental
> decision-making and policy. Our mission is to deliver visionary science
> that empowers people to revitalize nature in our communities.
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> SFEI employs an interdisciplinary staff of more than 70. SFEI has three
> major programs: Clean Water <https://www.sfei.org/programs/clean-water>, Environmental
> Informatics <https://www.sfei.org/programs/ei>, and Resilient Landscapes
> <https://www.sfei.org/programs/resilientlandscapes>. Our program staff
> represent numerous scientific and technological fields, including
> environmental chemistry, fluvial and estuarine modeling, ecology, wildlife
> biology, landscape planning, historical ecology, geomorphology, geospatial
> analysis, and web development. Our operations and IT staff are the backbone
> of our organization and keep everything running smoothly.
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> For more information on our mission, values, programs, and staff, visit the San
> Francisco Estuary Institute website <https://www.sfei.org/about>.
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> Benefit highlights
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> Matching contributions (5% of salary) to retirement plan (403B)
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> Medical Insurance: health, vision, dental
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> 12 paid holidays, plus vacation days starting at 3 weeks
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> SFEI has a hybrid work model; for this position, regular presence in
> the office is preferred
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> Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Employer
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> At SFEI, we celebrate the diversity of our staff and the places we serve,
> and recognize the value and strength of diversity. We are committed to
> growing together and creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace. In
> 2022, SFEI developed and adopted mission and vision statements for DEIJ
> <https://www.sfei.org/deij-statement> within and beyond our organization.
> We also created an action plan which is currently underway. We strongly
> encourage applications from women-identified people, people of color, and
> people with other identities commonly under-represented in environmental
> science. We invite you to share what you like about your professional
> experience as well as about yourself personally.
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> The San Francisco Estuary Institute is proud to be an Equal
> Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing
> employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment of
> any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job
> requirements, and individual qualifications. Qualified applicants will
> receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
> religion, sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
> national origin, physical or mental disability, family or parental status,
> protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by
> applicable federal, state, or local law.
> Accommodations Statement
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> If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran,
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> result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact us at
> 510-746-7355 or admin at sfei.org.
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> Please note that SFEI cannot sponsor an employment visa (e.g., H-1B) to
> fill this position.
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> In the spirit of a fair hiring process, no phone calls please.
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> *Alicia Gilbreath* - Environmental Scientist
> *she / her / hers*
> San Francisco Estuary Institute
> Clean Water Program
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> *direct:* 510-746-7308 / *main: *510-746-7334 / *cell: *530-400-3950
> 4911 Central Ave., Richmond, CA 94804
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