Assistant Professor of Groundwater Hydrology
University of California, Davis | Posted Dec 5, 2024
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
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The Department of Land, Air and Water Resources in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Groundwater Hydrology with strong expertise in hydrogeology, in physical groundwater flow and contaminant transport processes, and in the development and application of numerical methods and data from neighboring disciplines (e.g. geophysics, AI) to cross a wide range of temporal and spatial scales in available data support, process description, focus of inquiry, and integration with other hydrological processes.
As part of UC Davis’ commitment to hire leading research faculty with an outstanding commitment to teaching, research, and service, we are looking for applicants who will also promote the success of historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities and address the needs of our increasingly diverse state and student population.
Potential areas of research include the application of interdisciplinary and integrative methods of physical, stochastic, and statistical groundwater analysis including the quantitative assessment and prediction of groundwater supply, storage, and flux and of fate and transport of environmental and emerging contaminants. This is an academic year (9-month), Assistant Professor tenure-track position with teaching, research, outreach/engagement and service responsibilities and includes the expectation that the appointee will conduct mission-oriented research and outreach/engagement of relevance to the California Agricultural Experiment Station (https://caes.ucdavis.edu/research/aes/).
Qualifications
● Ph.D. degree in hydrogeology, hydrology, geology, engineering, or other closely related discipline is required (degree must be awarded by start of position).
● Additionally, knowledge, experience, interest and/or academic coursework related to hydrogeology, groundwater flow and transport processes, numerical modeling, geostatistics, or quantitative data science methods, contaminant fate and transport and awareness of current water policy issues is highly desired.
● Candidates with post-doctoral experience are preferred.
● Evidence of research excellence in the candidate’s discipline and demonstrated potential for developing an independent applied and basic research program in groundwater science.
● Evidence of leadership, team-building, and organizational skills to plan and conduct independent and collaborative research projects, and to develop a successful teaching/mentoring program and outreach program with a diverse clientele.
● Willingness, interest and demonstrated ability to advise undergraduates, M.S., Ph.D. students and post-doctoral scholars.
● Demonstrated oral and written communication skills and collegiality consistent with effective departmental, campus and professional citizenship, including the ability to present information clearly to non-scientific and public audiences.
● Interest, understanding, and commitment to contributing to and advancing diversity through inclusion of groups that are underrepresented in the academy and extension clientele through extension education, research, and/or service would be a plus. Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be assessed by their general quality and the candidates’ awareness, contributions, and plans for future efforts related to diversity and inclusion. Evidence of collegiality and professional service consistent with departmental and professional citizenship.
● Interest, understanding, and commitment to the objectives of a land-grant university its mission-oriented, applied research and substantive outreach engagement programming to protect groundwater resources within the state and worldwide and to promote sustainable practices that coincide with the State’s water resources management and climate adaptation goals.
Why choose UC Davis?
● UC Davis is among the top-ranked public universities nationally and globally
● The successful candidate will work in a highly collaborative research environment. Graduate Groups are unique to UC Davis fostering collaborations among students and faculties across departments and colleges. Like more than half of UC Davis graduate groups, the Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group and other graduate groups with strong links to LAWR are interdisciplinary graduate programs with faculty from across campus. Faculty can be members of multiple graduate groups.
● UC Davis is ranked #1 in the United States for diversity, inclusiveness and internationalization. We promote a welcoming and inclusive community, striving for equity, fostering social mobility and building meaningful partnerships across the world.
● UC Davis faculty merits and promotions occur through a highly transparent peer-review process and shared governance, striving to be extremely fair, rewarding faculty members throughout their career, and keeping peers abreast of individual faculty's achievements.
● California is at the national and international forefront of water and environmental policy making. Its capital, Sacramento, is only 20 minutes from Davis and many research groups maintain strong relationships with state and federal agencies located in Sacramento.
● Davis is the ultimate college town. It’s green, laid back and friendly. You can walk or bike from the main campus to the main street in a few blocks. The town is small enough to commute by bike - or on the extensive public transport system operated by UC Davis throughout the city. World-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley are within a two-hour drive. We’re a day trip away from some of the most beautiful places in the world.
Detailed information about the position and application requirements can be found here: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06206
Additional inquiries can be directed to Dr. Thomas Harter, thharter AT ucdavis.edu. The position will remain open until April 30, 2025, but to ensure consideration, applications must be received by January 17, 2025.
For more information about University of California, Davis, visit https://www.ucdavis.edu/
For more information about Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, visit https://lawr.ucdavis.edu/