*POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT – Post-doctoral Scholar*
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Considering Climate Change in Hydropower Relicensing*
A one year post-doctoral position is being offered by University of
California, Davis (UC Davis) and Utah State University (USU), working with
Drs. Joshua H. Viers and Sarah E. Null, respectively.
*Scope of Project:*
- Create a climate change alternative for FERC hydropower relicensings
of dams located in California’s Yuba River watershed
- Demonstrate how climate change may affect power generation, ecosystem
protection, or other water users within an existing hydropower project,
with specific attention to thermal regimes
- Implement a suite of hydrologic and water quality models linking daily
climate-driven rainfall-runoff to water project operations, urban and
agricultural water demands, environmental water demands, and stream
temperatures
- Analyze which project facilities, water users, and ecosystems are most
vulnerable to hydroclimatic alteration
- Produce manuscripts detailing research findings that are of suitable
quality for scholarly publication
*Position Requirements:*
- Applicants will hold a Ph.D. in Water Resource Engineering,
Hydrology, Geography, Ecology or related field
- Experience with mathematical modeling is essential (i.e.,
rainfall-runoff, hydrologic, stream temperature, and/or ecological
modeling)
- Demonstrated programming ability in Python and/or R, in addition to
other languages (e.g., MatLab)
- Candidates should have a demonstrated record of peer-reviewed
publication appropriate to career stage
- Interest in the integration of physical and ecological science with
water management and policy
- Knowledge and understanding of hydroclimatic change, hydropower
operations, and FERC relicensing is desirable
The position will be hired through the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC
Davis (http://watershed.ucdavis.edu). It is expected, however, that the
post-doc will conduct significant research at USU (~6 months). Annual
salary is $45,000 plus benefits, and limited travel expenses between UC
Davis and USU.
*How to Apply:*
Please submit the materials below electronically to Josh Viers (
jhvi...@ucdavis.edu) and include FERC postdoc in the subject line.
- Cover letter
- CV
- 2 pg. research statement on previous research and how your
skills will be applied
- Contact information for three references
Questions can be directed to Josh Viers (jhvi...@ucdavis.edu) or Sarah Null
(sarah.n...@usu.edu). Position is open until filled. Applications will be
reviewed beginning March 15, 2012.
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joshua viers, ph.d.
associate director
center for watershed sciences
university of california, davis
