Postdoctoral Associate

**JOB NO**:
536395

**WORK TYPE**:
Post Doc Associate

**LOCATION**:
Dade

**CATEGORIES**:
Biology/Life Science, Agricultural Sciences, Engineering

**DEPARTMENT**:
60790000 - AG-TREC-HOMESTEAD

**CLASSIFICATION TITLE**:
Postdoc Aso

**CLASSIFICATION MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**:
The appointee shall have received the doctorate in a field appropriate to the assigned duties and responsibilities.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**:
**Location**: Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC), Homestead, FL
**Position Duration**: 3 years, September 2025 - August 2028

**Project Overview**

This project is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher to join a collaborative, interdisciplinary research team funded by the NSF. The project, “Safeguarding U.S. Coastal Groundwater Supplies from Flooding and Saltwater Intrusion,” aims to address growing risks of groundwater flooding and saltwater intrusion in coastal urban communities, with a focus on Southeast Florida.

**Responsibilities**
- Develop and calibrate integrated groundwater models that simulate coastal hydraulic/hydrologic responses under sea-level rise, storm surge, and urbanization.
- Lead the creation of future scenario projections and evaluate mitigation strategies (e.g., green infrastructure, mangrove restoration, and their integration with gray infrastructure).
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in hydrology, economics, geochemistry, soil and ecological sciences, and urban planning.
- Contribute to the development of a stakeholder-driven, user-friendly decision-support tool with a graphical user interface.
- Publish findings in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and present results at national conferences.
- Plan and facilitate workshops and collaborative meetings with regional stakeholders and local government agencies.

**Benefits and Support**
- Annual salary of approximately $58,656 plus fringe benefits.
- Be part of a nationally funded, high-impact project addressing real-world climate and water challenges.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of scientists from hydrology, soil science, ecology, economics, and environmental engineering.
- Work directly with community stakeholders, municipal partners, and agency collaborators.
- Contribute to the development of decision-support tools that will help shape future coastal resilience strategies in Florida and beyond.

The University of Florida is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, and Space-Grant institution, encompassing virtually all academic and professional disciplines, with an enrollment of more than 56,000 students. UF is a member of The Association of American Universities. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences includes the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Florida Sea Grant program, and encompasses 16 on-campus academic departments and schools, 12 Research and Educational Centers (REC) located throughout the state, 6 Research sites/demonstration units administered by RECs or academic departments, and Florida Cooperative Extension Service offices in all 67 counties (counties operate and maintain). The School of Natural Resources and Environment is an interdisciplinary unit housed in IFAS and managed by several colleges on campus. UF/IFAS employs nearly 4,500 people, which includes approximately 990 salaried faculty and 1,400 permanent support personnel located in Gainesville and throughout the state. IFAS, one of the nation’s largest agricultural and natural resources research and education organizations, is administered by a Vice President and four deans: the Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Dean for Extension and Director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, the Dean for Research and Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Dean for the College of Veterinary Medicine. UF/IFAS also engages in cooperative work with Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.

**EXPECTED SALARY**:
Annual salary of approximately $58,656

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Ph.D. (foreign equivalent acceptable) in Civil, Environmental, or Agricultural Engineering, Hydraulics/Hydrology, Earth Sciences, or a closely related field.
- Strong background in numerical groundwater modeling, particularly using MODFLOW.
- Demonstrated experience with scenario development and model-based analysis of environmental systems.
- Proven track record of publishing in reputable, peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research and work in interdisciplinary teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

**PREFERRED**:

- Familiarity with sea-level rise, groundwater flooding, saltwater intrusion, or urban hydrology in coastal systems.
- Experience in developing graphical user interfaces for decision support tools.
- Experience working with large geospatial datasets including 3-D modeling outputs.