<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.5pt">Seeking 1-2
PhD Students to Join an NSF-Funded Transdisciplinary Project<br>
Advancing Hydrology × Artificial Intelligence × Wildfire Science</span></b><span style="font-size:12.5pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">About
the Research</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Land, fire, and water managers
face a major challenge: understanding how low intensity wildland fires, including
prescribed fires and managed wildfires, influence the hydrologic balance of
watersheds. These low-severity fires reduce postfire erosion and debris flows
and help sustain water supplies — but scientific consensus on their
watershed-scale impacts is lacking. This PhD research will leverage advanced AI
methods to quantify changes in water quantity, timing, and quality following
managed fires across diverse western US landscapes. By integrating extensive
climate, streamflow, sediment, and watershed attributes into state-of-the-art deep
learning models, students will disentangle complex drivers of hydrologic
response, capture watershed memory over days to decades, and support fire
management strategies.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Desired
Candidate Qualifications</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">• Strong computational and
programming skills (e.g., Python, ML frameworks, data processing)<br>
• Solid grounding in hydrologic principles<br>
• High level of work ethic, independence, and motivation<br>
• Strong communication and professional collaboration skills<br>
• Interest in interdisciplinary research and real-world applications</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Experience with geospatial
datasets, deep learning, cloud computing, and/or google earth engine is a plus.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">The
Opportunity</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">• Join a large team of AI scientists, hydrologists, ecologists, social
scientists and economists in a <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2521103" style="color:blue">$4M project
funded by the US National Science Foundation</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">• Fully-funded PhD positions in the
“Computing PhD” program (data science or AI tracks) at Boise State: <a href="https://www.boisestate.edu/computing/academics/doctoral-program/" style="color:blue">https://www.boisestate.edu/computing/academics/doctoral-program/</a>
<br>
• Opportunity to teach AI courses in addition to conducting state-of-the-art research
<br>
• Publish in high-impact journals + engagement with fire and water management
agencies<br>
• Develop transferable skills for careers in academia, national labs, or
applied science organizations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Apply
Today</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">If you are eager to push
boundaries in climate-fire-water science and develop advanced technical
expertise with real-world influence — we want to hear from you! Please email
your cover letter (describing your qualifications and motivations for joining
the team), and curriculum vitae (including educational background and a list of
publications and/or products) to Dr. Moji Sadegh at: <a href="mailto:mojtabasadegh@boisestate.edu" style="color:blue">mojtabasadegh@boisestate.edu</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif">Desired start date: January or August
2026</p>
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">-----------------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">Mojtaba Sadegh, PhD</font><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">Associate Professor, </font><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Department of Civil Engineering, </span><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Boise State University</span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Senior Fellow, </span><font face="garamond, serif">United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health</font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">Office: ERB 4147 . </font><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">1910 University Drive , </font><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Boise ID, 83725-2060</span></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2">Phone: 208-426-3774 . </font><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Email: </span><a href="mailto:mojtabasadegh@boisestate.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:garamond,serif">mojtabasadegh@boisestate.edu</a><br></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="2"><a href="https://www.boisestate.edu/coen-hydroclimate/" target="_blank">Website</a> - </font><a href="https://goo.gl/GB5HCI" target="_blank" style="font-family:garamond,serif">Google Scholar</a><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><i>Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca</i></span></div></div></div>