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PhD Student Positions in Water Digital Twins

Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) · Greater Corpus Christi Area · 4 days ago
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About the role

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is seeking two PhD students to work on the development and applications of water digital twins in the Water and Environmental Systems Analysis Lab (WESA).

Responsibilities

  • Focus on the digital twins of regional water resources systems, addressing interbasin water transfer, ensemble-based hydrologic modeling, forecast-informed reservoir operations, and environmental flow management.
  • Focus on the integrated digital twins of multiple urban water infrastructures in coastal regions, including stormwater drainage, rainwater harvesting, and wastewater reclamation systems.

Requirements

  • A master’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience with the configuration and calibration of HEC-HMS or similar models.
  • For Position #1: Experience with ensemble-based precipitation or streamflow modeling; Experience with remote sensing for surface water, evapotranspiration, or soil moisture; Experience with the development of WebGIS portals using ArcGIS Online or Mapbox.
  • For Position #2: Experience with the configuration and calibration of SWMM or similar models.
  • For Position #2: Experience in environmental or hydrologic fieldwork; Experience with the analysis and modeling of socio-environmental systems; Experience with the development of WebGIS portals using ArcGIS Online or Mapbox.

Qualifications

  • For Position #1: A master’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field; Experience with the configuration and calibration of HEC-HMS or similar models.
  • For Position #2: A master’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field; Experience with the configuration and calibration of SWMM or similar models.

Skills

  • Experience with ensemble-based precipitation or streamflow modeling.
  • Experience with remote sensing for surface water, evapotranspiration, or soil moisture.
  • Experience with the development of WebGIS portals using ArcGIS Online or Mapbox.
  • Experience in environmental or hydrologic fieldwork.
  • Experience with the analysis and modeling of socio-environmental systems.
  • Experience with the development of WebGIS portals using ArcGIS Online or Mapbox.

Benefits

  • Fully funded for up to four years.

Pay

  • N/A

Schedule

  • N/A

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should provide the following materials:

  • CV or resume;
  • Statement of research experience and interest;
  • Examples of relevant research products (papers, manuscripts, presentations, thesis chapters, technical reports, etc.);
  • Three references.

Please submit all materials as a single PDF document by September 15th through this link: https://forms.gle/2LnG6Kc8zpuHtgCi8.

For More Information

For more information on the research group, please visit wesa.tamucc.edu.

Contact

For inquiries, please contact:

Hua Zhang, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (he/him/his)

Professor of Civil Engineering

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5797

Corpus Christi, TX 78412

Email: hua.zhang@tamucc.edu

Research Group: wesa.tamucc.edu

Of interest for: Hydrology Focus Research Group

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