Postdoctoral Hydrology Modeler - Watershed & Flooding

University of Mississippi; Mississippi; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi seeks a PhD-level researcher to develop and validate advanced numerical models for watershed hydrology, surface water systems, flooding, and water quality.

You will implement, calibrate, and verify models; simulate rainfall-runoff, streamflow routing, flood inundation, sediment transport, and pollutant fate; and assess impacts from land use, climate variability, and extreme weather on water resources.

Qualifications

• Experience in numerical modeling of watershed hydrology, surface water systems, flood processes, and/or water quality.
• Experience in model calibration, verification, and validation using field, laboratory, and/or observational datasets.
• Experience in writing peer-reviewed scientific publications.
• Experience in scientific programming (e.g., FORTRAN, Python, R).
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills (both technical and non-technical).
• Experience with CCHE numerical models is preferred.
• Experience in laboratory and/or field experimental studies related to hydrology, hydraulics, watersheds, flooding, or water quality is preferred.
• Experience in computer systems development, scientific software development, or computational tool development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and apply surface water, watershed, and flood models for hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality analyses.
• Verify and validate hydrologic and hydraulic models using field observations, monitoring data, and historical flood events.
• Simulate watershed processes, including rainfall-runoff transformation, streamflow routing, flood inundation, sediment transport, and pollutant fate and transport.
• Evaluate the impacts of land use change, climate variability, and extreme weather events on flooding, watershed hydrology, water quantity, and water quality.
• Support the development of computational tools and decision-support systems for flood forecasting, watershed planning, and water resources management.

Skills

Numerical modeling

Model calibration

Peer-reviewed publications

Scientific programming

Oral and written communication

CCHE models

Lab/field experiments

Computational tool development

Education

PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering

PhD (Required)

Job description

The University of Mississippi seeks a PhD-level researcher to develop and validate advanced numerical models for watershed hydrology, surface water systems, flooding, and water quality.

You will implement, calibrate, and verify models; simulate rainfall-runoff, streamflow routing, flood inundation, sediment transport, and pollutant fate; and assess impacts from land use, climate variability, and extreme weather on water resources.