Watershed Hydrologist / Water Resources

The Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University offers a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in landscape-scale watershed hydrology with particular emphasis on impacts of land use and land cover changes on basin- to regional-scale water resources and ecosystem services. Candidates must have a PhD in an appropriate field such as hydrology, ecology, geography, geology, physics, or engineering. Possible research areas include land use change and its implications for water yield and water quality, surface processes governing landform evolution and fluvial geomorphology, climate change implications on water transport and storage, or related fields. Opportunities for collaboration across departments are numerous and include Biology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Statistical Science, Physics, the Global Health Institute, and the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. The successful candidate will contribute to the Nicholas School’s curriculum by teaching a course on geospatial approaches in hydrology pertinent to water resources management. Other teaching opportunities are available at the undergraduate, professional master’s, or doctoral level.

Consideration of applications will be begin on April 1 and will continue until the position is successfully filled. Applications should include a full CV, statement of research and teaching goals, and contact information for three references. Submit applications via email to LauraTurcotte (ljturco@duke.edu). For questions or further information, contact search chair Dean Urban (deanu@duke.edu).

The Nicholas School and Duke University are committed to equal opportunity in employment. Applications are strongly encouraged from members of under-represented populations.