Asst Research Professional - CCEE Temp FT - 519008
Company: University of Alabama
Location: Tuscaloosa
Posted on: March 16, 2023
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Job Description:
Asst Research Professional - CCEE Temp FT - 519008
Non-Advertised, Alabama
Engineering
Research/Scientific
Temporary Full-time (No benefits)
Closing at: Mar 19 2023 at 22:55 CDT
Pay Grade/Pay Range: Non Classified - Grade NA
Department/Organization: 214231 - Civil Const and Env
Engineering
Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:45pm
Job Summary: The Assistant Research Professional should show
evidence of competence in the disciplinary area of the position and
demonstrated promise of moving towards excellence in professional
leadership, practice, and/or research and scholarly activities as
appropriate for the position. As directed, individuals in this
track level independently contribute to the planning and design of
research and creative projects. He/she performs supporting research
and creative activities such as data analysis, monitoring outcomes,
performing lab maintenance, and/or performing experiments and
creating creative projects. May assist in both short-term and
long-term planning and project goals, as well as in research and
creative proposals and dissemination of project findings. This is
only a representation of possible duties and is not an
all-inclusive listing.
Additional Department Summary: We are hiring an Assistant Research
Professional funded by NOAA through Cooperative Institute for
Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH;
https://news.ua.edu/2022/04/ua-awarded-360-million-to-lead-national-water-effort/).
Successful candidate will have a five-month appointment (with the
potential to be extended) with the Department of Civil,
Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of
Alabama, and is expected to conduct innovative and applied research
on nature-based solutions for compound flood impact mitigation
using coupled hydrodynamic-ecologic models and probabilistic
methods. We use computational modeling, operations research, and a
wide range of in-situ and remotely-sensed data, analytical and
statistical tools/methods to characterize and quantify the extent
to which coastal features contribute to the resilience of coastal
communities and infrastructure against compounding effects of
coastal hydroclimate hazards. The successful candidate will be
expected to participate in the integration of a detailed
hydrodynamics model of select estuaries with ecological response
models of wetlands (i.e. MEM) and estimate the risk that
hydroclimate forcings and anthropogenic effects pose on coastal
communities; also lead and contribute in writing scientific papers,
technical reports and present research results, and assist in
developing proposals for external funding.
The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental
Engineering at the University of Alabama seeks applications for
Assistant Research Professional Candidates to fill a non-tenure
earning research staff position in Dr. Hamed Moftakhari's group. A
background and experience in Civil Engineering, Environmental
engineering, Coastal engineering, or related areas is needed to
assist in the development of coupled numerical models, manuscript
preparation, data processing and supervision of student
researchers. Desired focus areas include hydro ecological modeling,
estuarine and coastal processes, coupled hydrodynamic-marsh
modeling, and analysis of biological response of coastal wetlands
to sea-level rise. The chosen candidate is eligible to work
remotely and is expected to conduct research with various faculty
members other postdocs and graduate students on a variety of
projects and contribute to research proposals for external funding
to partially support the specific research program. The chosen
candidate is expected to assist with supervising Ph.D., masters,
and undergraduate students.
Required Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering,
Environmental engineering, Coastal engineering, or related areas or
related fields. Candidates must have post-PhD experience leading
research projects and manuscript preparation in high-impact,
English-language journals. Candidates are also expected to have
experience leading proposals for external research funding.
Candidates will need to have completed their Ph.D. and must have at
least two years of post-PhD active research experience in an
academic environment. Applicants should upload a cover letter,
curriculum vitae and include at least two references in the
reference section of the application. Please upload additional
documents to the "other documents" tab as needed.
Skills and Knowledge: Candidates must have effective verbal
communication skills and excellent written communication skills.
Required expertise include hydro ecological modeling, estuarine
processes, coupled hydrodynamic-marsh modeling using advanced
hydrodynamics models (i.e. ADCIRC or DFLOW), and analysis of
biological response of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise, strong
programming/scripting capabilities, and familiarity with high
performance computing. Extensive experience leading manuscripts in
peer-reviewed journals.
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final
candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background
investigation and information obtained from social media and other
internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the
background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a
candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a
prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an
individualized review of the prior conviction or negative
behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal
Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer
status without regard to race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
pregnancy, age, genetic or family medical history information,
disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally
protected basis, and will not be discriminated against because of
their protected status. Applicants and employees of this
institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on
several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the
Law" Poster
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