Computational Hydroscience & Geospatial Scientist

University of Mississippi; Mississippi; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi invites applications for a position focused on developing and maintaining computational and geospatial technologies to support agricultural watershed science, water quality assessment, dam-break flood modeling, risk evaluation, and emergency planning. The role emphasizes data-driven environmental management through advanced modeling, software engineering, and GIS workflows.

Responsibilities include building decision-support systems, maintaining large datasets, and

Qualifications

• Ph.D. must be completed by end of current semester or already held.
• Resume/CV should be attached with application.
• Experience with grant proposal development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop computational models, software tools, and web-based decision support systems for watershed processes, water quality, dam-break flood modeling, risk assessment, and emergency planning.
• Develop and maintain scientific software, geospatial applications, databases, and computational workflows using FORTRAN, C++, Python, and R.
• Design, develop, and maintain geospatial databases, web mapping applications, and cloud- or cluster-based infrastructure for environmental modeling, visualization, and data dissemination.
• Manage and process large environmental and hydrologic datasets using GIS, remote sensing, and geospatial analysis tools.
• Support HPC and Linux-based research computing environments, automation workflows, and related infrastructure for environmental modeling and data-intensive research.
• Participate in and lead external research grant proposal development.
• Participate in and lead peer-reviewed journal publications and conference presentations.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to develop solutions for water resources and environmental management.

Skills

Computational modeling

Decision-support systems

GIS/Remote sensing

Web-based tools

Geospatial data management

Python

C++

FORTRAN

R

Linux HPC

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in Computational Hydroscience and Engineering

Tools

FORTRAN

C++

Python

R

PostgreSQL/PostGIS

Job description

The University of Mississippi invites applications for a position focused on developing and maintaining computational and geospatial technologies to support agricultural watershed science, water quality assessment, dam-break flood modeling, risk evaluation, and emergency planning. The role emphasizes data-driven environmental management through advanced modeling, software engineering, and GIS workflows.

Responsibilities include building decision-support systems, maintaining large datasets, and