[ES_JOBS_NET] Post-Doctoral Research Associate Studying the Impacts of Nature-Based Solutions on Soil Morphology and Plant-Available Soil Water Storage to Mitigate Urban Stormwater Runoff

[Hoori Ajami]

The Pedology Laboratory in the Department of Plant and Soil Science at 
Texas Tech University and the Catchment Hydrology and Spatial Analysis 
Laboratory in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University 
of California – Riverside seek to recruit a jointly-mentored 
Post-Doctoral Research Associate to study the impacts of nature-based 
solutions on soil morphology and plant-available water storage to 
mitigate stormwater runoff in the Lower Los Angeles River (LLAR) 
watershed in Los Angeles County, California.

The successful applicant will work on the following aspects of the project:

(1) Leading field campaigns at select sites in the LLAR to excavate, 
describe, and sample soils

(2) Installing and maintaining a network of soil sensors

(3) Analyzing samples in the laboratory for soil physical, chemical, and 
morphological properties (4) Developing and implementing numerical 
modeling experiments using HYDRUS and/or ParFlow.CLM

(5) Assisting in the development of a calculator tool to quantify the 
performance of proposed infrastructure projects to the LA County Safe, 
Clean Water Program (SCWP).

The Post-Doctoral Research Associate will be based at Texas Tech 
University and expected to actively participate in and lead regular and 
annual project meetings as well as lead papers stemming from this work. 
This position will provide the successful candidate with professional 
development opportunities (e.g., modeling, field work, and laboratory 
analysis) within the context of a highly collaborative, 
multi-institutional, and interdisciplinary team. This position is for 
one year with the possibility of extension for another year based on 
performance evaluation.

*/Position Requirements:/*

  * PhD in soil science, hydrology, critical zone science, ecosystem
    ecology, or related field
  * Demonstrated record of quantitative research experience that
    includes fieldwork, laboratory analyses, and statistical analyses
  * Ability to describe soil morphological properties in the field
  * Extensive experience with a scripting language such as R, Python, or
    MATLAB and the analysis of complex datasets
  * Hydrologic modeling experience
  * Record of publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals

*/Preferred Qualifications:/*

  * Fluency in R
  * Experience with HYDRUS and/or ParFlow-CLM
  * Proximal sensing experience applied to soils especially VisNIR imaging
  * Demonstrated experience successfully working with and mentoring
    undergraduate and/or graduate students

*Applicants who meet all the required qualifications should visit the 
Texas Tech University job application site at 
**http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/workattexastech/* 
<http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/workattexastech/>*and search for 
Requisition ID 34995BR.*

*/Application Materials:/*

  * One page cover letter describing the applicant’s research
    experiences and interest
  *   Curriculum vitae including a summary of education and research
    experience, publication list, involvement in research grants, etc.
  *   Copy of the PhD certificate
  * Names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers for at least three
    academic referees


For further inquiries or questions related to this posting, please 
contact by email with /SCWP POSTDOC/ in the subject line both:

Dr. Daniel Hirmas Dr. Hoori Ajami
Department of Plant and Soil Science Department of Environmental Sciences
Texas Tech University University of California - Riverside
Bayer Plant Science Building, Room 211A        Geology Building, Room 2322
2911 15th Street                                 900 University Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79409-2122 Riverside, CA 92521
Email: dhirmas at ttu.edu Email: hooria at ucr.edu


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Hoori Ajami
Associate Professor of Groundwater Hydrology
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of California, Riverside
Room 2322 Geology
Riverside, California 92521
Office: (951) 827-4778
E-mail:hoori.ajami at ucr.edu
Web:http://envisci.ucr.edu/faculty/ajami.html
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