<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Dear all,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">The <a href="https://sylviadeeclimate.org/" target="_blank">Climate & Water Lab</a> in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University, in collaboration with the <a href="https://web.northeastern.edu/munoz/#_ga=2.4300147.1379976591.1645738492-872764096.1645738492" target="_blank">Earth Surface Systems Lab at Northeastern University</a>, invites applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Hydrological Sciences and Climate Modeling. <b>This NSF-funded postdoctoral project will explore Mississippi River Basin hydroclimate over the last millennium alongside CMIP5 & 6 projections of future changes in discharge and basin hydrology.  </b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">The position <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">requires a strong background in hydrological or climate science & modeling. Experience in numerical/statistical and geospatial modeling is required, and experience running CAM5/6 and/or CESM is preferred. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10.2pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Candidates will be expected to contribute positively to the diversity of the department through outreach or other means. Both domestic and international applicants are welcome. A Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10.2pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Applicants may contact Dr. Sylvia Dee (<a href="mailto:sylvia.dee@rice.edu" target="_blank">sylvia.dee@rice.edu</a>) for more information; please include a CV with inquiry. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10.2pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">The position is supported for up to two years, pending satisfactory progress during the first year, and covers an annual stipend of $50,000 with a benefits package and an additional annual discretionary research allowance of $3,500. </span><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10.2pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Rice University is located in Houston, Texas, and is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian university that aspires to path-breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. Rice fulfills this mission by cultivating a diverse community of learning and discovery that produces leaders across the spectrum of human endeavor.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:10.2pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity at all levels and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">With kindness,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Sylvia Dee </font></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">--<div>Dr. Sylvia G. Dee</div><div>Assistant Professor</div><div>Rice University<br></div><div>Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences</div><div><a href="mailto:sylvia.dee@ric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