"Postdoctoral Scholar"

Join an exciting Northern Arizona University research team in beautiful Flagstaff, Arizona, doing cutting-edge research on quantifying GHG and local air pollution emissions at multiple scales from the building to the globe. This research uses existing systems (Vulcan and Hestia) developed in the Gurney Lab over the past 20 years.

This postdoctoral position will focus on very high-resolution GHG, AQ, and anthropogenic heat emissions quantification in urban areas of the US associated with a large DOE urban effort (Urban Integrated Field Laboratories). The work includes both technical challenges and the need for engagement in target cities with data providers, stakeholders, and city officials. We are currently working in the urban areas of Baltimore, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Indianapolis but will be adding multiple new urban domains (e.g., Chicago, Houston).

Job duties include data collection on emitting assets, developing/improving model systems for flux estimation, and coding within the existing Vulcan/Hestia software to deploy the flux estimation. The postdoctoral scientist will be responsible for an asset-level and gridded inventory output (in conjunction with the existing Vulcan/Hestia systems output) and will also supervise a graduate student in assisting in all aspects of the project. The applicant will be expected to publish peer-reviewed journal articles and work in a team environment, effectively communicating with the research team.

Responsibilities Include:

• 50% - Data Collection and Model Development: Data collection on emitting assets, development and improvement of model systems for flux estimation, and coding within existing Vulcan/Hestia software frameworks.
• 40% - Emissions Quantification: High-resolution quantification of greenhouse gases (GHG), air quality (AQ) emissions, and anthropogenic heat emissions.
• 5% - Student Supervision: Supervision and mentoring of a graduate student.
• 5% - Other: Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have received a PhD in a field related to the positions (spanning Informatics, Civil Engineering, Urban Science, Ecological/Environmental Sciences, Atmospheric Science, Data Science, Geography) from an accredited college or university. A combination of related education, experience, and training may be used as an equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge and experience working with GHG flux reporting/quantification and analysis; Carbon accounting/footprinting experience particularly in urban environments; Large code base development, flux modeling, experience with infrastructure/energy data; Knowledge of bottom-up effort in GHG quantification; Machine learning experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge of the use of laboratory/field instruments and tools; principles and techniques of the subject disciplines. Skills in organizational and project management; leadership, coordination, and/or supervision; data collection, processing and analysis; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Abilities to perform research in a collaborative environment; establish and maintain effective working relationships; communicate effectively; possess strong problem solving, organizational, and analytical capabilities.