Post Doctoral Fellow - Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Summary of Job Duties

As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, the Post Doctoral Fellow of Biological and Agricultural Engineering will conduct research directed towards contributing to cutting-edge research on the ecohydrology of grazing pastures, specifically investigating eddy fluxes and water use efficiency under varying grazing management practices. These projects include:

• Investigate how different grazing management strategies impact carbon and water cycling in grassland ecosystems.
• Integrate remote sensing data (e.g., NDVI, EVI, land surface temperature) with eddy flux measurements to scale up findings and develop predictive models of water use efficiency.
• Quantify water use efficiency and its temporal and spatial variability across different grazing treatments.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: PhD. in Soil Science, Biological Engineering, Agriculture Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Remote Sensing, Ecology, Geography, or a closely related field, from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with eddy covariance datasets and ecosystem flux measurements (CO₂, latent heat, sensible heat, evapotranspiration); experience analyzing ecosystem water use efficiency or carbon-water interactions; strong computational and statistical analysis background; experience integrating remote sensing products (e.g., NDVI, EVI, land surface temperature) with environmental datasets; experience with geospatial analysis, GIS, and large environmental datasets; experience developing predictive or machine learning models for environmental systems; demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publications; experience collaborating with interdisciplinary research teams or federal agencies; familiarity with reproducible workflows and version control systems.

Additional Information

• This position is located at the USDA-Agricultural Research Center, El Reno, OK.
• This position is renewable annually based on continued need for the position, availability of funding, and satisfactory job performance.

Benefits

• The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.