[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoc in Groundwater & Land Use, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada- Apply by Feb 15

[Cynthia McClain]

Postdoctoral Scholar in Groundwater Quality and Land Use
https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/15377509-postdoctoral-scholar-faculty-of-science

Interested applicants should send a CV and cover letter no later than February 15, 2025, to Prof. Bernhard Mayer: bmayer at ucalgary.ca<mailto:bmayer at ucalgary.ca>
The Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment in the Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Groundwater Quality and Land Use.
Job Description:
At the University of Calgary, the Applied Geochemistry Group has an opening for a postdoctoral scholar. This is a full-time position with the option to work in-person, or hybrid (or a combination of both) for up to 1 year (with potential for extension) with a preferred start date in early 2025. The ideal candidate combines experience in groundwater quality assessments with expertise in geospatial analyses and statistics.
The project investigates the causes of decadal-scale changes in groundwater quality in Alberta. The successful candidate will use approaches including statistical and geospatial analyses of provincial-scale groundwater quality and land use datasets from the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) to identify land use impacts on the quality of shallow groundwater. The Investigations will focus on areas where increasing trends in nitrate and chloride have been found in shallow groundwater (<150 m). In combination with isotopic and geochemical data, the research team led by the post-doc will assess where anthropogenic impacts on shallow groundwater have occurred and which land use changes have facilitated change.
The science is enabled by a provincial-scale historical groundwater quality dataset with over >6M results and the ABMI Human Footprint Inventory with >5M polygons delineated for >100 feature types from SPOT6 satellite imagery. Human footprint occupies 31% of Alberta, with agriculture covering 21%. Most of the human footprint in central and southern Alberta is a result of the province's farming legacy since the late 1800s. Previous studies in Alberta have shown the effects of agricultural land use on shallow groundwater contaminants including local changes in nitrate and chloride concentrations where confined animal feeding operations impacted groundwater quality from manure application at the land surface. While a province-wide picture of groundwater quality variations is emerging very recently, there has not yet an analysis of how temporal trends relate to land use changes throughout the last decades.
The postdoc will join the Applied Geochemistry Group (AGG) at the University of Calgary (https://live-ucalgary.ucalgary.ca/applied-geochemistry-group). AGG researchers collaborate with the Geospatial Centre at the ABMI at the University of Alberta (https://abmi.ca/abmi-home/what-we-do/land-cover-and-land-use-mapping.html<https://abmi.ca/abmi-home/what-we-do/land-cover-and-land-use->) led by Dr. Cynthia McClain, the Alberta Geological Survey (Dr. Jessica Liggett) and other collaborating agencies.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate combines experience in groundwater quality assessments with expertise in geospatial analyses and statistics. We are looking for a candidate with 0 to 4 years of experience after completing their PhD. Minimum qualifications include a PhD degree in Science or a related field, significant experience in water quality assessments, and demonstrated experience in working with geospatial analyses and statistics related to land use information. Education and experience equivalencies may be considered.
Duration: 1 year
Start date: April 1, 2025 (or earlier if possible)
Salary: From $ 60,000 CAD per annum, plus University of Calgary Plan C health benefits
Postdoctoral Scholar, Faculty of Science in Calgary, AB, Canada<https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/15377509-postdoctoral-scholar-faculty-of-science>
The University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta, both acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations).
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Cynthia McClain, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2N 1N4
cynthia.mcclain at ucalgary.ca

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