Postdoctoral Associate

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

University at Buffalo's Paleoclimate Dynamics Lab seeks a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to advance software workflows for biomarker data and lake-model emulators. The role includes field work, data synthesis for model calibration, and leadership in community workshops and publications.

The position emphasizes developing transparent, reproducible climate-proxy research and will involve collaboration with UB and partner institutions. Review begins 15 September 2026.

Qualifications

• PhD in Earth Sciences or a closely related field.
• Experience developing open-source workflows for biomarker or geoscience data.
• Proven ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine open-source software workflows for biomarker data generation and geoscience modeling.
• Conduct field work and synthesize existing data for model calibration and database synthesis.
• Co-lead annual community workshops and lead publications on findings.

Skills

Open-source software

Data synthesis

Field work

Bayesian statistics

Scientific publication

Education

PhD in Earth Sciences or related field

Tools

Python

R

Linux

Job description

The Paleoclimate Dynamics Lab in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University at Buffalo is seeking applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join two NSF-funded interdisciplinary projects to accelerate geoscientific research by building an open science community and services for biomarker researchers and by building and using lake model emulators. The postdoc will lead the development of improved software workflows for biomarker data generation and for geoscience process modeling, conduct field work and synthesize existing data for model calibration and database synthesis, co-lead annual community workshops, among other leadership opportunities. Emphasis will be placed on developing community resources that make climate-proxy research more transparent, reproducible, and efficient. The position will be based in the Earth Sciences Department at the University at Buffalo and will collaborate closely with grant partners at UB and other institutions. UB is a global leader in interdisciplinary polar climate research and in climate action. We will begin to review applications 15 September 2026.

Job Duties And Responsibilities Include

• Gather and synthesize input from the Biomarker in Geosciences community about priorities for Open Science; Using these community-sourced data to develop and refine open-source software supporting workflows to accelerate biomarker research. Test the software on published data, which will be reported in project partner databases. Lead peer-reviewed publication(s) about this research.
• Run and calibrate, using data collected by the postdoc in the field and from existing studies, lake model simulations for emulator development and calibration. Use the emulator in a Bayesian statistical framework to quantitatively interpret paleoclimate proxy time series. Lead publication(s) about this research.
• Pursuing additional research interests related to this research, as discussed and agreed upon with Dr. Thomas.
• Professional development activities, including collaboration, mentoring graduate and/or undergraduate students, publishing, presenting at conferences and leading workshops, outreach and communication of research results.

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