<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:15pt"></p><ul style=""><li style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt">Location: </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/4911+Central+Ave,+Richmond,+California+94804" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);letter-spacing:0.15pt">Richmond, California</span></a></font></li><li style=""><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Program:
Clean Water</font></span></li><li style=""><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Type:
Full-time</font></span></li><li style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt">Experience
Level: Mid level – </span><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:0.15pt">Master’s degree plus 9+ years of experience</span></font></li><li style=""><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Position Type: Permanent</font></span></li><li style=""><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Salary:
$95,500 - $103,000</font></span></li><li style=""><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hybrid
workplace</font></span></li><li style=""><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Application closing date: Position open until filled</font></span></li><li style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><b>Apply to:</b></span> <span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><a href="https://www.sfei.org/about/employment-opportunities">https://www.sfei.org/about/employment-opportunities</a></span></font></li></ul><p></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:15pt"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI)
seeks a scientist or engineer with expertise in three-dimensional
biogeochemical/water quality modeling to join our team of numerical modelers
conducting investigations related to nutrient loads, transformations, and
ecosystem response in San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento - San Joaquin River
Delta. </font></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt">Modeling work will support the San
Francisco Bay Nutrient Management Strategy (NMS, see</span><a href="http://sfbaynutrients.sfei.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;max-width:100%;color:blue"><span style="color:black"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"> </span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">http://sfbaynutrients.sfei.org/</span></span></a></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(0,32,96);letter-spacing:0.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">). The NMS</span></span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"> is an overarching plan guiding a
multi-year science program studying the impacts of nutrient loads to San
Francisco Bay and evaluating potential management actions. </span></span></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Model development and application will be
carried out in collaboration with researchers at USGS, UC Berkeley, Deltares,
UC Davis and other academic and research institutions. The successful applicant
will collaborate with hydrodynamic and biogeochemical / water quality modelers
as well as field scientists within and outside SFEI, and will share
responsibility for leading the effort to develop and apply biogeochemical /
water quality models in San Francisco Bay. </font></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 4.3pt;line-height:15pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><b><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Primary
position responsibilities will include:</font></span></b></span></p>

<p style="line-height:15pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"></p><ul><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Developing and applying biogeochemical /
water quality models, and interpreting simulation results.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Synthesizing results in reports and
peer-reviewed articles.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Presenting findings to stakeholders and
peers.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Taking an active role in setting program
priorities and designing future studies, including fundraising.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Serving as a scientific and technical
resource for other projects both within the NMS and throughout SFEI as a whole.</font></span></span></li></ul><p></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:15pt"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">If you are 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 be just the right
candidate for this, or one of our other roles.</font></span></p>

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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Qualifications</font></span></span></h1><h1 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Required Experience</font></span></span></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"></p><ul><li><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">PhD with 2+
years relevant work experience or a Master’s degree with 9+ years relevant work
experience.</span></span></font></li></ul><p></p>

<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Required Skills</font></span></span></h2>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"></p><ul><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Experience with estuarine,
coastal ocean, or lake modeling is particularly relevant, including working
with CE-QUAL-W2, EFDC, FVCOM, SCHISM, SUNTANS, Delft3D-FM, ROMS, or similar.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Experience with model
calibration and validation.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Experience designing and
implementing biogeochemistry and/or water quality modeling studies.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Although the position is for a
biogeochemical / water quality modeler, a strong understanding of hydrodynamics
is also necessary.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Strong analytical and data
analysis skills, including time series and spatial analysis and handling 3D +
time model output using scripting languages (e.g., Python, Matlab).</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Excellent oral and written
communication skills, including experience communicating scientific findings to
a broad audience and working with a broad range of collaborators, managers, and
stakeholders.</font></span></span></li></ul><p></p>

<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Preferred Skills</font></span></span></h2>

<p style="line-height:15pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"></p><ul><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Experience with estuarine ecology and
estuarine physics, e.g., working with tides, tidal dispersion, density
stratification, strong horizontal gradients.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Experience with fundraising, project
management, and managing entry and mid-level scientists is not required but is
desirable.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Experience with multiple model platforms is
a plus.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Our team works with Python, Linux, Git, and
sometimes Fortran, so prior experience with these is a plus.</font></span></span></li></ul><p></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:15pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In your resume, please explicitly address
the required and preferred skills, preferably in bulleted format.</font></span></span></p>

<h1 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Salary & Benefits highlights:</font></span></span></h1>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"></p><ul><li><span style="color:rgb(48,52,60)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This will be an
Environmental Scientist II position (position may be at a higher level
depending on the experience of the applicant). The anticipated salary range for
full time employment is $95,500-$103,000 for an Environmental Scientist II (Bay
Area salary ranges are listed; note that salary ranges for other locations are
10-15% lower depending on location and are based on locational salary data).
Salary ranges take into account many factors for making compensation decisions
including but not limited to experience, education, internal equity, and
organizational needs. We generally do not offer starting salaries at or near
the top of the range. </font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Matching contributions to retirement plan
(immediate vesting) (403B).</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Medical Insurance: health, vision, dental
with employer and employee contributions</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">12 paid holidays.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Vacation days starting at 3 weeks.</font></span></span></li><li><span style="box-sizing:border-box;outline:0px;max-width:100%"><span style="color:rgb(36,41,54);letter-spacing:0.15pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hybrid workplace: Most SFEI staff are in
the office several days per week, but a fully remote option is possible with approval
from management.</font></span></span></li></ul><p></p>









<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Anna de Lopez</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Administrative Services Associates</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">San Francisco Estuary Institute</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">4911 Central Avenue</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Richmond, CA 94804</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Office: 510.746.7358</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Cell: 415.608.4945</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4waMnmY5Z_GmGLOUnc91CgWtsr_lwOzPnoyzO9-OKiKMumBeaKU3HsFA6YM8TbMy_vV5rbv6e4"></font><br></div></div></div></div></div>