Postdoctoral Research Associate – Regional Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting

About the role

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Washington State University (WSU) is seeking a qualified applicant for a 12‑month, full‑time Postdoctoral Research Associate position based on the WSU main campus in Pullman, WA. The incumbent will play a central role in the NW‑AIRQUEST (Northwest International Air Quality Environmental Science and Technology Consortium) project, supporting the operation, evaluation, and development of AIRPACT (https://airpact.wsu.edu/), the regional air quality forecast system that provides daily forecasts of pollutant concentrations (PM2.5, O3, SO2, NO2, CO, and PM10) for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and the surrounding region. AIRPACT is built on the WRF–SMOKE–CMAQ modeling framework and runs daily on WSU’s high‑performance