Postdoctoral Research Associate (Multiple Positions)

Job Summary

Are you passionate about applying cutting-edge GIS Mapping and Water Quality modeling techniques to address critical environmental challenges? Join us in an exciting initiative aimed at advancing hydrology and water quality assessment across Florida. In this role, you will contribute to the development of a comprehensive watershed system model that simulates both natural processes and human influences within Florida's coastal watersheds. Your work will involve integrating GIS mapping, water quality modeling, and environmental data to assess hydrology and water quality dynamics. This position requires the application of interdisciplinary skills across hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental and civil engineering, and programming.

Essential Job Duties

• Attend introductory training sessions organized by the project PI and Co-PI's.
• Integrate complex large datasets from open sources and SAS Viya, including spatial and temporal environmental, hydrology, water quality, and climate-related data.
• Lead data processing, ensuring data quality and consistency.
• Conduct water quality modeling for multiple Florida watersheds using Watershed Assessment Model (WAM), Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF), and/or Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP).
• Calibrate and validate models using measured surface and groundwater hydrologic and water quality data.
• Conduct scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of climate change and urbanization.
• Develop alternative modeling scenarios for evaluating the benefits of future water quality improvement strategies.
• Generate complex scenarios for evaluating the benefits of land use practices, BMPs, wetland and chemical stormwater treatment projects, etc.
• Document the results of GIS mapping, water quality modeling, hotspot identification, and scenario analysis.
• Manage the project by tracking progress, addressing delays, and coordinating team activities to ensure alignment with research goals and timelines.
• Organize meetings, prepare agendas, and maintain documentation of discussions and decisions.
• Facilitate communication among stakeholders and coordinate project tasks.
• Disseminate research findings through reports, peer-reviewed publications, and presentations at scientific conferences or workshops.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and stakeholders.