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Post-Doctoral Researcher - Civil & Construction Engineering - Hydroinformatics and Global Hydrologic Forecasting
Provo, UT
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About the role
- Job Title: Post-Doctoral Researcher - Civil & Construction Engineering - Hydroinformatics and Global Hydrologic Forecasting
- *NOTE: Last day to apply is Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 11:59pm (MT)
Responsibilities
- Support the ongoing development, testing, and enhancement of the GEOGLOWS Global River Forecast System (RFS), including Version 3 upgrades and experimental workflows.
- Contribute to model evaluation, validation, and uncertainty analysis in collaboration with international datasets and partner institutions.
- Design and implement software tools and workflows for hydrologic data processing, analysis, and visualization using Python and related scientific computing libraries.
- Support cloud-based deployment and data distribution strategies using AWS and Google Cloud Platform resources, including open-data programs and scalable APIs.
- Contribute to interoperability efforts between GEOGLOWS, and other external data providers, with emphasis on enabling communities to contribute shared data that improves both the RFS and partner other potential models.
- Conduct applied research that bridges hydrologic science with operational forecasting, decision-support tools, and real-world implementation in areas such as flood early warning and flood inundation modeling.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and external partners working on validation, impact analysis, and regional implementation while maintaining a primary focus on technical contributions.
- Support documentation, tutorials, and internal knowledge transfer to ensure continuity and scalability of technical systems.
- The position will work closely with the GEOGLOWS technical lead to advance core system capabilities, support partner integrations, and translate research innovations into operational, globally scalable services.
Requirements
- All new employees who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.
- All faculty are required to abide by the university's Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards.
- Experience working with large geospatial or time-series datasets.
- The required degree must be completed by the start date.
- Failure to attach the required documents may result in your application not being considered.
- Documents Required at the Time of Application: Please attach your updated curriculum vitae, cover letter, and Mission Alignment Statement (instructions below) to the faculty application.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform).
- Familiarity with global or continental-scale hydrologic models (e.g., GEOGLOWS RFS, NOAA National Water Model).
- Experience with hydrologic data services such as HydroShare, HydroServer, or WMO-aligned systems.
- Prior work on open-source software projects and collaborative code versioning (e.g., Git/GitHub).
- Position Summary
- Primary Duties and Responsibilities of the Post-Doctoral Researcher:
- Hydrologic Modeling & Forecast Systems
- Assist with integration of additional hydrologic components such as baseflow separation, groundwater and GRACE-based products, and long-range forecasting extensions.
Skills
- Technical Development & Cloud Infrastructure
Company info
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Equal opportunity
- Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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