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Joining the Lab
Specific Project: Climate Change Impacts to Coastal Water Systems
We are recruiting 1) one postdoctoral researcher to work on an integrated assessment of climate change impacts to water infrastructure at coastal sites. In collaboration with two graduate students, this team will work to develop and demonstrate the application of an integrated suite of models to analyze the impacts of rising sea and/or groundwater levels, increasing groundwater salinity, and changing precipitation patterns on drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure at coastal sites. Selected candidates will be advised by and work closely with Carolyn Voter, Holly Michael, and Paul Imhoff at the University of Delaware as well as Larry Trout at Straughan Environmental, Inc. The anticipated start date is June 2023 or soon thereafter.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Candidates should have or anticipate receiving a PhD in civil/environmental engineering, water resources engineering, hydrology, earth sciences, or a related field by the start date and have a strong background in water resources modeling (stormwater, groundwater, and/or wastewater). Experience with SWMM, MODFLOW, python, and/or wastewater process models are a plus, as is experience working with open, reproducible workflows. In addition to actively developing integrated models to support climate resiliency, the selected postdoc will have opportunities to develop skills in project management and coordination of model development.
To Apply
Please email your CV and a short statement about your interest to Carolyn Voter (cvoter@udel.edu), Holly Michael (hmichael@udel.edu), and Paul Imhoff (imhoff@udel.edu). Please also include the phrase “Climate Change Impacts to Coastal Water Systems” in the subject line. We will review applications as we receive them until the positions are filled.
General Interest
If you find the work I do interesting, please reach out! Good candidates may have a background in civil, environmental, or water resources engineering, hydrology, ecology, geosciences, or a related field. Experience with coding and/or hydrologic modeling is a plus, even if only in coursework. I value interdisciplinary collaborations and community-engaged research and I welcome candidates who share an interest in one or more of these areas. Several options for projects exist; to get a sense for the work I do, see examples of current/past research here. To start a conversation, please email me your resume or CV (cvoter@udel.edu) and tell me a little bit about your research interests.
Accepted students will be fully funded and may apply/be advised through the Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth Sciences, or Water Science and Policy Graduate Programs at the University of Delaware. The University of Delaware is a research university with Land Grant, Sea Grant, and Space Grant institutes which is centrally located between New York City and Washington D.C., in Newark, Delaware. UD is committed to creating an educational community that is intellectually, culturally and socially diverse—one that is enriched by the contributions and full participation of people from many different backgrounds.