Postdoctoral Fellow: Climate & Dryland Hydrology Modeling

VS-Postdoc; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

VS-Postdoc in Las Cruces, NM invites a Post Doctoral researcher to develop a process-based model to upscale tower flux data to watersheds, advancing understanding of forest-dryland interactions under climate change and management impacts.

Responsibilities include using CLM with ParFlow, integrating forest management into vegetation models, and evaluating water and carbon fluxes with Python, Bash, R and GEE; work requires Windows/Linux proficiency.

Qualifications

• PhD in hydrology, Earth science, or related field.
• Experience: not required.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash and R.
• Ability to use CLM for land surface modeling.
• Experience with GEE and Windows/Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop a CLM-based model to upscale tower data to watersheds.
• Integrate historic forest management into vegetation models.
• Use CLM with ParFlow to evaluate water and carbon fluxes.
• Develop a dryland plant functional type.
• Create scenario-based analyses for forest management and hazards.
• Analyze simple hydrologic models like HEC-HMS and SWAT.

Skills

Python

Bash

R

GEE

Windows

Linux

CLM

Land surface modelling

Education

PhD in hydrology or Earth science

Tools

Community Land Model (CLM)

Job description

VS-Postdoc in Las Cruces, NM invites a Post Doctoral researcher to develop a process-based model to upscale tower flux data to watersheds, advancing understanding of forest-dryland interactions under climate change and management impacts.

Responsibilities include using CLM with ParFlow, integrating forest management into vegetation models, and evaluating water and carbon fluxes with Python, Bash, R and GEE; work requires Windows/Linux proficiency.