Opportunities
We are always looking for post-docs and graduate students.
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Our vision is to…
Create state-of-the-art, impactful forecasts that advance society and our understanding of ecosystems within a positive, inclusive, and supportive team environment and define Virginia Tech as an international destination in this field.
We are committed to…
Supporting and training a diverse scientific workforce; our diversity is a strength and having multiple perspectives and backgrounds inherently makes our science better.
A new position for a postdoctoral research associate is available in the Center for Ecosystem Forecasting, co-supervised by Quinn Thomas and Cayelan. The Center is a vibrant, highly collaborative, interdisciplinary research team working on ecological forecasting at Virginia Tech. This onsite position will be at the nexus of many ongoing funded water quality forecasting projects and will provide hands-on training and many opportunities for communicating forecasts and research findings via peer-reviewed publications. Depending on the interests of the successful candidate, research activities could include: generating water quality forecasts with data from the Virginia Reservoirs LTREB site (Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology), NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network), and/or GLEON (Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network) and a suite of process and machine learning models; coupling catchment and lake models to build new forecasting workflows; integrating remote sensing data into lake and reservoir forecasts; developing software and/or cyberinfrastructure to support forecasting; and working closely to co-develop forecasts with a range of end users (including water managers, policy-makers, and community members). The position start date will be flexible, aiming for spring 2025 but later is also possible. Funding is available for at least two years, contingent upon a successful one-year review.
How to apply: Candidates should submit: 1) a cover letter detailing their research experiences and interests and how they fit the required and preferred qualifications of the postdoctoral position, as well as how they envision the position to align with their future goals; 2) a C.V.; and 3) names and contact information for three references to the VT Jobs website: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/531147/postdoctoral-associate. Applicant screening will begin on 14 October 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Virginia Tech is committed to building a culturally-diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities. Candidates must be able to legally work in the U.S.
Required Qualifications:
-We are seeking a Ph.D. in ecology, environmental science, or related field
-The candidate must have quantitative research experience in ecological modeling/forecasting, ecosystem science, and/or data analysis
-The candidate must have experience working in the R programming language
Preferred Qualifications:
-Experience working with ecosystem models for lakes and/or reservoirs
-Experience analyzing water quality data
-Substantial experience in R or equivalent programming languages (e.g., Python, Matlab)
-Experience with collaborative coding projects and using versioning control tools (e.g., Git)
-Experience in statistical analysis
-Experience in analyzing long-term and high-frequency sensor environmental data
-Experience in publishing peer-reviewed journal articles