Postdoctoral Scholar – Snow Mountain Recharge to Aquifers Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley
Manuela Girotto
Dear colleagues,
We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to conduct research in the field of land and groundwater modeling and data assimilation.
The candidate will be involved in a NASA sponsored project in collaboration with scientists of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Dr. Erica Siirila-Woodburn, co-I) and Virginia Tech (Dr. Susanna Werth, co-I).
RESEARCH TOPIC
The overall objective of the research is to understand and quantify, the feedback between California, Sierra Nevada seasonal snow, the groundwater storage (GWS) in the Central Valley, and the impact of hydro-climatic extremes such as droughts and atmospheric rivers on groundwater. Tasks include 1) development of a process-based modeling framework (i.e., PARFLOW) of the California Sierra Nevada-Central Valley interface in which land-surface to GWS recharge mechanisms are explicitly represented; 2) quantify GWS recharge mechanisms and associated uncertainties by assimilating satellite observations of vertical land motion and terrestrial water storage.
DUTIES
The successful candidate should be passionate and committed, have strong analytical, statistical, and communication skills, possess excellent programming skills, and have a background in groundwater or land surface modeling. The successful candidate will contribute to the interpretation of results and publication of peer-reviewed journal articles, and conference presentations. The incumbent will also exercise functional supervision over supporting graduate students. As part of the postdoctoral experience, the incumbent will receive mentoring for developing research proposals and participation in career development activities will be strongly encouraged.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
PhD in earth science, hydrology, geography, or related field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (by start date)
· Demonstrated written and verbal communications skills and scientific excellence
· Excellent quantitative, computational, and programming skills (e.g., Fortran, MATLAB, Python)
· Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team
· Ability to think critically and innovatively
· Strong interest in land surface and groundwater interactions, and interdisciplinary studies
· Familiarity with hydrogeodetic and/or hydrologic remote sensing technologies and their integration into hydrological or groundwater models
APPOINTMENT
The initial appointment is 100% for two years with the possibility of an extension, based on satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
TO APPLY
Please submit your CV and one to two pages research statement to Manuela Girotto (mgir...@berkeley.edu)
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Manuela Girotto, PhD
Associate Professor
Dept. of Env. Science, Policy and Mgmt
University of California, Berkeley
233 Mulford Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3114
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