Postdoc: Great Lakes climate change impacts
A team at Michigan Technological University has just been recommended for NSF funding to assess the sustainability of water resources in the Great Lakes region in the face of changing climate and land use. We need to get a post-doc started on the project early this fall. Please forward the attached announcement to any of your recent or pending graduates who might be qualified. We need someone with good GIS and computer modeling skills who can apply those skills to modeling hydrology and water quality.
Position description:
A post-doc is sought for an NSF-funded study of the sustainability of water resources in the Great Lakes region at Michigan Technological University. The major responsibility of the post-doc will be to develop a multi-model system capable of predicting loss of 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 and 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 <mailto:nurban@mtu.edu>). Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately. Inquiries can be directed to Noel Urban (nurban@mtu.edu <mailto:nurban@mtu.edu>), Alex Mayer (asmayer@mtu.edu <mailto:asmayer@mtu.edu>), or Tom Pypker (tgpypker@mtu.edu).
A post-doc is sought for an NSF-funded study of the sustainability of water resources in the Great Lakes region at Michigan Technological University. The major responsibility of the post-doc will be to develop a multi-model system capable of predicting loss of 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 and 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 <mailto:nurban@mtu.edu>). Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately. Inquiries can be directed to Noel Urban (nurban@mtu.edu <mailto:nurban@mtu.edu>), Alex Mayer (asmayer@mtu.edu <mailto:asmayer@mtu.edu>), or Tom Pypker (tgpypker@mtu.edu).
