Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with Professor Nguyen

Position overview

Salary range: $69,073 - $71,632
**Commensurate with Experience and According to UCI Salary Scale. See Scale Here

Application Window

Open date: April 21, 2026

Next review date: Friday, May 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, May 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in the area of compound coastal flood modelling.

This position requires a Ph.D. in civil engineering, environmental science, Earth science, or a related quantitative field. The preferred candidate should have experience in process modeling, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, satellite remote sensing, geospatial data analysis, and machine learning methods for environmental data integration and prediction. Experience with programming in Python, MATLAB, or similar scientific computing languages, working with large geospatial and climate datasets, and using statistical methods for model evaluation and uncertainty analysis is highly desirable. Familiarity with GIS, high-performance computing environments, and scientific visualization tools is also preferred. The candidate should have strong written and oral communication skills and demonstrate a strong publication record. The successful candidate will join Dr. Phu Nguyen's research group to contribute to ongoing projects supported by federal and private funding sources. More information about the group can be found here: CHRS - The Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing at UCI.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

This position requires a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, or a related quantitative field.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Publications or link to publications

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10129

Job location

Irvine, CA