The Carbon Cycle and Earth Environment (CACEE) Lab in the Department of Oceanography at Texas A&M University is looking to explore river responses to terrestrial enhanced weathering as part of the Global Ocean and Land Alkalinization (GOAL-A) project.
Requirements
- Prior experience in river modeling, river-lake network analysis and biogeochemistry.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex differential equations, essential for modeling fluid dynamics and geochemical processes in river-lake systems.
- Extensive knowledge of river topology, including understanding of riverine structures, branching patterns, and flow dynamics.
- Experience in network analysis, capable of analyzing and interpreting the interconnectedness and hierarchical structuring of river systems.
- Familiarity with software and tools for simulating river network dynamics, such as R, Julia, Python, or GIS-based hydrological modeling platforms.
- Ability to integrate physical, chemical, and biological components into the river-lake network models to simulate realistic environmental conditions.
- Experience with various hydrology, hydraulic, sediment transport, and water quality models, especially public domain models.
Responsibilities
- Develops dynamic river-lake network models to track the geochemical and ecological shifts, carbon cycling alterations, and elemental flux modulations within the river-lake-atmosphere sediment system due to enhanced rock weathering.
- The position will write ~2 manuscripts related to the river-lake responses to enhanced rock weathering.
- Participates in the collaborative research initiatives (such as group meeting, annual PI-meeting) and presenting at research conferences.
- They will also be responsible to liaison with peers within the department as well as sister departments for collaborative projects and research.
- Will be responsible as a PI or Co-PI on new grant accounts, new research and the related experiments. This includes management of the budget and expenses.
- Co-authors research papers and journal articles with students.
- Encourages students to develop their own research ideas and hypotheses and work collaboratively to refine and test these ideas
Other
- Ph.D. in Geosciences or a related field.
- Collaborative spirit to contribute positively to our multi-institutional team
- A solid understanding of basic hydrology and water quality.
- Apply! Submitting a cover letter and resume attached to the application will assist us in our review.
- All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
