Postdoctoral position in landscape ecology - water quality modeling. The Water Quality Management Branch of the USEPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) in Cincinnati, Ohio, seeks a landscape ecologist– water quality modeler.
The three-year project aims at improving our scientific understanding of the importance of ecosystem services (ES) for sustainable water management in watersheds, in particular how fully functional systems (stream systems, wetlands, forests), green infrastructure (GI) and low impact development (LID) practices can promote sustainable aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. A Geographic Information System (GIS) will be used for spatial mapping. A nested watershed modeling approach will be used to identify/evaluate sources of point and nonpoint source pollution, determine their overall pollution problems, and explore how increasing ecosystem service values (ESVs) of fully functional ecosystems, GI, and LID at upstream sites may alleviate water issues at downstream sites. Primary responsibilities may include tasks related to ES valuation/mapping (GIS) and numerical modeling of fully functional ecosystems, GI and LID practices for sustainable water management. Tasks include provision of support and expertise in ES valuation/mapping and modeling to NRMRL scientists working on various restoration/rehabilitation, GI, LID rural and urban sustainability projects, using the field data collected from these projects to verify the efficacy of different hydrology and water quality models, and to explore scenario’s. Project mentoring is by Dr. Elly P.H.Best. Applications will be considered from 1 February 2011 until the position is filled. An application form can be found at http://orise.orau.gov/epa/ The Research Participation Program for NRMRL is administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Please reference Project #EPA-NRMRL-WSWRD-2011-02 when calling or writing for information. For additional information and application materials contact: Research Participation Program/NRMRL-RTP, Attn: Betty Bowling, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117, Phone: (865) 576-8503 FAX: (865) 241-5219 e-mail: betty.bowl...@orau.org
