[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: Ph.D. Fellowship in cold region hydrology | CU Boulder

[Scott Briggs]

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From: cwest-usgs (Sabre Miel Duren) <cwest-usgs at lists.colorado.edu>
Date: Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 12:07 PM
Subject: Ph.D. Fellowship in cold region hydrology | CU Boulder
To: <cwest-usgs at lists.colorado.edu>, <hydrosciences-grads at lists.colorado.edu>,
<instaars-local at lists.colorado.edu>


Dear Colleagues,

The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at the University of
Colorado Boulder (CU) invites applicants for a Ph.D. Student in cold region
hydrology.

For full consideration, apply by Dec. 15, 2019. The position will remain
open until filled. A start date is negotiable, ideally spring or summer,
2020.

Project: *The climate impacts on Alaskan and Yukon rivers, fish, and
communities as told through co-produced scenarios*

The successful applicant will work on an exciting new research project
funded by the National Science Foundation’s *Navigating the New
Arctic* Program.
The project seeks to assess climate change impacts on hydrology, rivers,
fish, and Native communities in Alaska and upstream western Canada. The
successful applicant will use continuous specific conductance and river
temperature measurements to improve large-scale model simulations of
groundwater contributions, river hydrology, ice, and water temperatures.
The project has strong collaboration among scientists at CU, the USGS, and
the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to simulate historical
and future climate, land surface, and river conditions. The student will be
encouraged to engage in outreach activities and occasional fieldwork*.

The student will be co-advised by Keith Musselman and Michael Gooseff. Work
will be done in collaboration with Joshua Koch (USGS), Nicole Herman-Mercer
(USGS), Ryan Toohey (USGS), Noah Molotch (CU), Cassandra Brooks (CU),
Andrew Newman (NCAR), Joe Hamman (NCAR), Karl Lindenschmidt (University of
Saskatchewan), Mike Carey (USGS), research staff at the Yukon River
Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, along with several others.

The fellowship includes a tuition waiver and health insurance. Funding is
available for travel to conferences and workshops. The student’s home
department would either be the Department of Civil, Environmental and
Architectural Engineering or the Department of Geography, depending on the
student’s fit and interests.

*Required Qualifications*: Strong written and verbal communication skills;
self-motivation; proficiency with Unix, MATLAB, R, and/or python; effective
decision-making skills; ability to work effectively with colleagues from
diverse backgrounds including Native Alaskan and First Nations people.

*Preferred Qualifications*: M.S. in engineering, hydrology, geography, or a
closely related field; High Performance Computing experience is preferred.
The successful candidate will use cutting edge cold-regions hydrology
models to simulate current and future scenarios. Thus, we prefer
backgrounds that include some combination of river modeling, cold region
hydrology, and large data management and processing. Field experience in
cold and remote environments is preferred*. We highly encourage applicants
from under-represented groups, including people of color, women, LGBTQ+,
and people with disabilities.

*Application*:
Interested candidates can contact Keith Musselman (
keith.musselman at colorado.edu) or Mike Gooseff (michael.gooseff at colorado.edu).
Please include your CV and GRE scores. Review of candidates will begin on
Dec. 1st. CU Graduate School Admissions details can be found here:
https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/admissions

* This project can optionally involve field work at remote sites in Alaska
(mid-June through mid-August). To insure inclusion of all qualified
potential applicants, participating in this field work is not required.

Thank you and please share,

Keith and Mike

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Sabre Duren, PhD

Associate Director of Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program

                         &

Interim Program Manager of the Center for Water, Earth Science and
Technology (CWEST)

Office: SEEC S230A

Phone: 303-709-9947

https://www.colorado.edu/program/hydrosciences/

https://www.colorado.edu/cwest/


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Scott Briggs
ASP Postdoctoral Program Specialist
NCAR Education and Outreach
Advanced Study Program
303-497-1607
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