Job Title
Postdoctoral Research AssociateAgency
Texas A&M Agrilife ResearchDepartment
TempleProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
Temple, TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
About Texas A&M AgriLife
Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:
As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.
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Position Information
The Postdoctoral Research Associate is responsible for assisting in the development and application of large-scale modeling frameworks for water and crop management and local-scale modeling frameworks for flood management.
The selected candidate would assist a team of ecosystem modeling scientists in performing process-based ecosystem modeling research and developing decision support systems. The candidate would also assist in writing python/R programming scripts to optimize processing time, making the current decision support systems more efficient and reliable.
Responsibilities:
Aid in the development and application of large-scale modeling frameworks for water and crop management. Prepare and process large datasets for use in national model assessments conducted with SWAT/SWAT+.
Aid in the development of hydraulic modeling using HEC-RAS
Integrating ML/AI with process-based modeling to develop/optimize decision support systems
Work effectively within a modeling group comprised of ARS, AgriLife, and other personnel. Actively participate in joint research activities. Effectively manage and complete assigned tasks.
Other job-related duties as required.
Required Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Ecology, Hydrology, Geology, Environmental Science/Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related disciplines with emphasis on surface hydrology or watershed assessment or flood management.
Demonstrated publication record in hydrological/water quality/flood modeling and analysis.
Interdisciplinary teamwork skills with researchers across different disciplines.
Flexibility to perform work in a team or individually with supervision.
Good communication, interpersonal skills, professionalism, and competency.
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of computer models on watershed assessment and/or flood management.
Knowledge of programming or scripting languages such as Python, Fortran, R, or others.
Experience in remote sensing data analysis and geographic information systems.
Experience in machine learning motivated algorithms and quantitative data analysis.
Strong writing and communication skills.
What You Need to Know?
Salary: Compensation is commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications.
Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?
When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.
In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:
Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
12-15 days of annual paid holidays
Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife
Applicant Instructions
Applications must include all job application data or a complete resume. Incomplete applications may be rejected. Applicants are encouraged to upload a resume or use LinkedIn to prepopulate application fields.
Require Documents:
CV / Resume
Cover letter
List of references
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