Postdoc Position: Developing California's Drought Early Warning System

About the role

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (CEE) at the University of California, Davis invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate focusing on the development of a drought early warning system for California under the supervision of Professor Alvar Escriva-Bou.

Responsibilities

• Develop sector-specific drought indices and expected impacts across California
• Co-develop metrics with stakeholders
• Create a decision-support web platform
• Collaborate in other projects related with the socio-economic impacts of water allocation

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, or related field
• Strong understanding of drought characterization, agricultural and urban systems, and their linkages with water supply systems
• Coding skills (Python)
• Strong communication skills in oral and written English
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Preferred Qualifications

• Water systems modeling
• Web-based dashboards, decision-support tools, online data visualization
• Machine learning approaches
• Water economics and policy

Contact

Contact Alvar Escriva-Bou (aescriva@ucdavis.edu) for more information.

Candidates should send

• A full CV
• 1-2 relevant publications
• Contact information for three references

Appointment details

The appointment is expected to begin in the Fall 2026.

Application process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled.