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<h1 style="margin-top:3.95pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"
align="center"><font size="+1">Postdoctoral<span
style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Researcher<span
style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>Position<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Integrated<span
style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>Groundwater-Land<span
style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Surface<span
style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Modeling of
Agroecosystems</font></h1>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.5pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"></span></b>The
Catchment Hydrology and Spatial Analysis Lab (<a
href="https://www.hooriajami.ucr.edu/"><span
style="color:#0562C1">https://www.hooriajami.ucr.edu/</span></a>)
in the<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>Department<span
style="letter-spacing: .05pt"> </span>of<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>Environmental<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>Sciences<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>at<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> the </span>University<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>of<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>California-Riverside<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>invites<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>applications<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>for<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>a<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>postdoctoral<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>researcher<span
style="letter-spacing: .05pt"> </span>position<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> i</span>n<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>Integrated<span
style="letter-spacing: .05pt"> </span>Groundwater-Land<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>Surface<span
style="letter-spacing:-2.85pt"> </span> Modeling
to understand ecohydrologic processes of mountain-valley aquifer
systems in the Sierra Nevada California. The selected candidate
will lead the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Integrated
Groundwater-Land Surface Modeling<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></b>experiments using
the ParFlow.CLM model in the Kaweah River watershed as part of the
NRCS/USDA ARS <a
href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/national/technical/nra/ceap/ws/?cid=nrcs143_014148">CEAP</a>
project. The specific objectives of the project are to improve
understanding of surface water-groundwater interactions at
catchment scale, and assess the<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>impacts of irrigation and managed aquifer recharge
practices on groundwater resources. This research<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>position<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>will<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>provide<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>an<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>exceptional<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>professional<span
style="letter-spacing: .05pt"> </span>development<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>opportunity<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>in<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>a<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>highly<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>collaborative,<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>multidisciplinary<span
style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>environment. </p>
<p><b><font size="+1">Qualifications:</font></b><br>
</p>
<p>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>successful<span
style="letter-spacing: -.35pt"> </span>candidate<span
style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>should<span
style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>hold<span
style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>a<span
style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Ph.D.<span
style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>in<span
style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Hydrology,<span
style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>Civil<span
style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>and<span
style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Environmental<span
style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>Engineering<span
style="letter-spacing:-2.9pt"> </span>or a related field with
a specialization in physical hydrology or hydrogeology. Candidates
must<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>have<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>received a<span
style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>PhD<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>within the<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>past<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> five</span><span
style="letter-spacing:.2pt"> </span>years<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>from<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>an accredited<span
style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>college<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>or<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>university.</p>
<b><font size="+1">Skills:</font></b>
<p class="MsoBodyText"
style="margin-left:5.0pt;line-height:13.65pt;mso-line-height-rule:
exactly">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>ideal<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>candidate<span
style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>will<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>have:</p>
<ul>
<li><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""></span></span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Strong<span
style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>programming<span
style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>skills<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in a<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Unix/Linux<span
style="letter-spacing: .05pt"> </span>environment;</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Experience<span
style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>using<span
style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>ParFlow.CLM or other
integrated modeling platforms;</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Experience<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>with<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>High<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Performance<span
style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>computing;</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Demonstrated<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>record of
high-quality<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>publications;</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:11.5pt">Demonstrated success working and
communicating in a team environment;</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:11.5pt">Excellent communication and
presentation skills.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoBodyText"
style="margin-top:.3pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font size="+1"><b> </b><b>Application</b><b><span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span></b><b>content:</b></font></p>
<ul>
<li><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Cover<span
style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>letter<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>describing<span
style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>applicant’s<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>research experience<span
style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>and<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>interests</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Curriculum<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>vitae</span></li>
<li><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">Names,<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>addresses,<span
style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>emails,<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>and<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>phone<span
style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>numbers<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>for<span
style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>3<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>references</span> <br>
</li>
</ul>
<h1 style="margin-top:.05pt"><font size="+1">Contact:</font></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText"
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.85pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">Applications
or informal inquiries can be sent to Dr. Hoori Ajami (<a
href="mailto:hoori.ajami@ucr.edu"><span style="color:#0562C1">hoori.ajami@ucr.edu</span></a>).
Applications will be accepted immediately and until the position
is filled. The initial appointment will be for one year with the
possibility of annual renewal based on satisfactory performance.
If you are attending the 2021 AGU Fall Meeting in New Orleans and
are interested in this position, Dr. Hoori Ajami is available to
meet in person; please email to set up a meeting.<span
style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"
style="margin-top:.45pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:6.05pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">The<span
style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>University<span
style="letter-spacing: -.6pt"> </span>of<span
style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>California<span
style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>is<span
style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>an<span
style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Equal<span
style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Opportunity<span
style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>/<span
style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Affirmative<span
style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Action<span
style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Employer<span
style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>with<span
style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>a<span
style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>strong<span
style="letter-spacing:-2.85pt"> </span>institutional commitment
to the achievement of excellence and diversity amount its faculty
and<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>staff. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race,<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, age, disability, protected<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>veteran<span
style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>status, or<span
style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>any<span
style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>other characteristic
protected by<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>law.</p>
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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: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hoori.ajami@ucr.edu">hoori.ajami@ucr.edu</a>
Web: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://envisci.ucr.edu/faculty/ajami.html">http://envisci.ucr.edu/faculty/ajami.html</a></pre>
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