Great Lakes postdoc research
A post-doc is sought for an NSF-funded study of the sustainability of water resources in the Great Lakes region. The major responsibility of the post-doc will be to develop a multi-model system capable of predicting impacts of climate change, land use, and other water withdrawals on ecosystem services provided by lakes, streams, and wetlands over large geographic areas. Assembling the requisite input data is also the post-doc’s responsibility.
The post-doc will assist in organizing workshops (on-site and remote), and meetings with various stakeholder groups. Candidates must have facility with GIS tools and computer modeling (including the writing of code) related to water resources (hydrology or water quality). Familiarity with multi-variate statistics and an ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment are also highly desirable. Knowledge of the Great Lakes region and pertinent hydrologic and water quality data sources would be helpful as would be a proven ability to write and to publish. The position is for 1 year (starting early Fall 2010) with an extension dependent upon performance. Interested candidates should send (by e-mail) a CV, a list of three references, and a letter explaining their interest and qualifications to Noel Urban (nurban@mtu.edu). Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately. Inquiries can be directed to Noel Urban (nurban@mtu.edu), Alex Mayer (asmayer@mtu.edu), or Tom Pypker (tgpypker@mtu.edu).
