Hydrology & Flood Modeling Research Associate

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Mississippi; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi invites applications for a research-focused position in watershed hydrology. The successful candidate will develop, apply, calibrate, and validate numerical models to study rainfall-runoff, flood processes, and water quality.

Applicants should have a Master's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, strong programming skills (FORTRAN, Python, R), and a track record of peer-reviewed publications.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Civil Engineering or related field is required.
• Experience in numerical modeling of watershed hydrology and water quality.
• Evidence of peer‑reviewed publications and strong programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply surface water, watershed, and flood models.
• Verify and validate models with observations and data.
• Simulate watershed processes and assess impacts of climate variability.
• Support development of decision‑support tools for flood forecasting.
• Publish results in peer‑reviewed journals.

Skills

Numerical modeling

Model calibration

Scientific programming

Publications

Oral & written communication

CCHE models

Computational tool development

Education

Master's degree in Civil Engineering

Graduate degree in related field

Tools

FORTRAN

Python

R

CCHE

Job description

The University of Mississippi invites applications for a research-focused position in watershed hydrology. The successful candidate will develop, apply, calibrate, and validate numerical models to study rainfall-runoff, flood processes, and water quality.

Applicants should have a Master's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, strong programming skills (FORTRAN, Python, R), and a track record of peer-reviewed publications.