*POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT – Post-doctoral Scholar* * "Considering Climate Change in Hydropower Relicensing"*
A one year post-doctoral position is being offered by University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and Utah State University (USU), working with Drs. Joshua H. Viers and Sarah E. Null, respectively. *Scope of Project:* - Create a climate change alternative for FERC hydropower relicensings of dams located in California’s Yuba River watershed - Demonstrate how climate change may affect power generation, ecosystem protection, or other water users within an existing hydropower project, with specific attention to thermal regimes - Implement a suite of hydrologic and water quality models linking daily climate-driven rainfall-runoff to water project operations, urban and agricultural water demands, environmental water demands, and stream temperatures - Analyze which project facilities, water users, and ecosystems are most vulnerable to hydroclimatic alteration - Produce manuscripts detailing research findings that are of suitable quality for scholarly publication *Position Requirements:* - Applicants will hold a Ph.D. in Water Resource Engineering, Hydrology, Geography, Ecology or related field - Experience with mathematical modeling is essential (i.e., rainfall-runoff, hydrologic, stream temperature, and/or ecological modeling) - Demonstrated programming ability in Python and/or R, in addition to other languages (e.g., MatLab) - Candidates should have a demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publication appropriate to career stage - Interest in the integration of physical and ecological science with water management and policy - Knowledge and understanding of hydroclimatic change, hydropower operations, and FERC relicensing is desirable The position will be hired through the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis (http://watershed.ucdavis.edu). It is expected, however, that the post-doc will conduct significant research at USU (~6 months). Annual salary is $45,000 plus benefits, and limited travel expenses between UC Davis and USU. *How to Apply:* Please submit the materials below electronically to Josh Viers ( jhvi...@ucdavis.edu) and include FERC postdoc in the subject line. - Cover letter - CV - 2 pg. research statement on previous research and how your skills will be applied - Contact information for three references Questions can be directed to Josh Viers (jhvi...@ucdavis.edu) or Sarah Null (sarah.n...@usu.edu). Position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed beginning March 15, 2012. -- joshua viers, ph.d. associate director center for watershed sciences university of california, davis
