Vacancy: post-docs and postions at New York City Dept of Env Protection (USA)
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is developing a modeling system to investigate the effects of land use, watershed management, and climate change on the NYC water supply.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is developing a modeling system to investigate the effects of land use, watershed management, and climate change on the NYC water supply.
The following Post Doc position is available to work with NYCDEP modeling staff on development and application of simulation models to support these investigations. This position is for two years with possibility of renewal for an additional two years. The position is located in Kingston, N.Y., 100 miles north of NYC in the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley. The scientist will develop forest ecosystem models for the NYC water supply watersheds that simulate ecosystem processing of soil-vegetation-atmosphere-water transfers, and that utilize remotely sensed data sources.
These models will be useful for addressing questions like: • What are the effects of climate change on the forested landscape and how will this influence water supply? • Are there land use and forest management practices that can be implemented to improve water supply reliability in a changing climate? • What is the potential for forests to provide carbon sinks as offsets to urban CO2 production in NYC carbon budgeting? Specific tasks include: • Evaluate and recommend appropriate forest ecosystem models based on modeling application needs and available data. This requires an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of current ecosystem models; the potential questions that these models can address; the input data requirements as compared to current data availability; and ability for model to be implemented within DEP’s modeling program. • Develop selected model(s) for the NYC watersheds. This includes all necessary data analyses; collection of additional necessary data; development of model changes necessitated by watershed characteristics unique to the NYC watersheds; calibration and testing of the model; and all necessary software and tools for implementation of model with DEP’s modeling program. The candidate should have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in water resource management, hydrology, ecology, civil/environmental engineering, or a related discipline. Experience in terrestrial ecosystem modeling is preferred. For more information regarding this position send a letter of interest and resume to: Elliot Schneiderman Senior Research Scientist Water Quality Modeling 71 Smith Ave Kingston N.Y. 12401 Email: eschneiderman@dep.nyc.gov Phone 845 340 7797 Allan Frei Deputy Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities Associate Professor, Department of Geography Hunter College Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences City University of New York 695 Park Ave. New York, NY 10065 USA Tel. 212-772-5322 Fax. 212-772-5268 Email afrei@hunter.cuny.edu URL www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu/~afrei
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Post Doctoral Position in Reservoir Water Quality Modeling The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is developing a modeling system to investigate the effects of land use, watershed management, and climate change on the NYC water supply.
The following Post Doc position is available to work with NYCDEP modeling staff on development and application of simulation models to support these investigations. This position is for two years with possibility of renewal for an additional two years. The position is located in Kingston, N.Y., 100 miles north of NYC in the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley. NYCDEP in conjunction with the Upstate Freshwater Institute (UFI - www.upstatefreshwater.org) has developed one dimensional (1D) and two dimensional (2D) coupled hydrothermal - water quality models for NYC drinking water reservoirs. These models focus on two separate issues: 1) 1D models simulate the effects of nutrient availability on phytoplankton. 2) 2D models (CE Qual W2) simulate the transport and concentration of turbidity within reservoirs. Simulations will be used to project changes in reservoir thermal structure, mixing, trophic status, hypolimnetic oxygen levels, and turbidity due to processes influencing reservoir hydrodynamics and the magnitude and timing of nutrient and particulate delivery to the reservoirs.
Specific tasks include: • Testing calibrating and verifying 1D model performance. Methodologies will be developed to allow 1D reservoir model output to be compared to the complete record of long-term monitoring data for each reservoir. Model performance will be verified using the long term data set and when needed model improvements and recalibration will be undertaken • Evaluating the effects of climate change on reservoir thermal structure, turbidity levels, oxygen levels as well as phytoplankton biomass, and functional group composition. The scientist will also examine the sensitivity of the reservoir models to variations in coefficients which would be expected to change under a projected future climate. The candidate should have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in limnology, oceanography water resource management, hydrology, civil engineering, or a related discipline. Experience in FORTRAN programming is required. Experience using the reservoir/lake water quality models such as CE Qual W2, or other related modeling experience would also be valuable. For more information regarding this position send a letter of interest and resume to: Don Pierson Section Chief Water Quality Modeling 71 Smith Ave Kingston N.Y. 12401 Email: dpierson@dep.nyc.gov Phone 845 340 7796 Allan Frei Deputy Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities Associate Professor, Department of Geography Hunter College Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences City University of New York 695 Park Ave. New York, NY 10065 USA Tel. 212-772-5322 Fax. 212-772-5268 Email afrei@hunter.cuny.edu URL www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu/~afrei
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Post Doctoral Position in Sediment Modeling The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is developing a modeling system to investigate the effects of land use, watershed management, and climate change on the NYC water supply.
The following Post Doc position is available to work with NYCDEP modeling staff on development and application of simulation models to support these investigations. This position is for two years with possibility of renewal for an additional two years. The position is located in Kingston, N.Y., 100 miles north of NYC in the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley. The scientist will develop simulation models to predict sediment loads to reservoirs under varying future conditions of climate, land use, and watershed management; and for a range of hydrologic events. The models should include channel processes that contribute to sediment loading and transport; link sediment loads to watershed land use and to land and stream management; distinguish between sediment source location and type; support prioritization of sub-basins and stream reaches for application of sediment reducing management practices; evaluate relative impacts of potential management practices; and have the complexity and data requirements appropriate for routine application on the scale of the reservoir watersheds.
Specific tasks include: • Evaluate and recommend appropriate sediment generation and transport models based on modeling application needs and available data. This requires an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of current sediment models; the potential questions that these models can address; the input data requirements of the models as compared to current data availability; and the potential for models to be implemented within DEP’s modeling program. • Develop selected model(s) for the NYC watersheds. This includes all necessary data analyses; collection of additional necessary data; development of model changes necessitated by watershed characteristics unique to the NYC watersheds; calibration and testing of the model; and all necessary software and tools for implementation of model with DEP’s modeling program. The candidate should have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in water resource management, hydrology, geology, civil/hydrologic engineering, or a related discipline. Experience in sediment transport modeling is preferred. For more information regarding this position send a letter of interest and resume to: Elliot Schneiderman Senior Research Scientist Water Quality Modeling 71 Smith Ave Kingston N.Y. 12401 Email: eschneiderman@dep.nyc.gov Phone 845 340 7797 Allan Frei Deputy Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities Associate Professor, Department of Geography Hunter College Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences City University of New York 695 Park Ave. New York, NY 10065 USA Tel. 212-772-5322 Fax. 212-772-5268 Email afrei@hunter.cuny.edu URL www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu/~afrei ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Post Doctoral Position in Watershed Modeling The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is developing a modeling system to investigate the effects of land use, watershed management, and climate change on the NYC water supply.
The following Post Doc position is available to work with NYCDEP modeling staff on development and application of simulation models to support these investigations. This position is for two years with possibility of renewal for an additional two years. The position is located in Kingston, N.Y., 100 miles north of NYC in the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley. The scientist will develop and apply GIS-based spatially-distributed hydrologic and water quality models for the NYC watersheds based on the USDA Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). SWAT models will be set-up, calibrated, and tested for the reservoir watersheds in the NYC system. The candidate will be expected to customize and enhance the SWAT open source program as needed to accurately simulate hydrologic and water quality processes specific to the NYC watersheds. The watershed models will be integrated with reservoir system models and used to support watershed management, long-term planning and system operations for the NYC water supply.
Specific tasks include: • Customize the SWAT model program to specific NYC watershed conditions by modifying and testing the SWAT FORTRAN programming code. Model customization could include development and incorporation of new or existing algorithms such as accounting for saturation-excess runoff from variable source areas and for nutrient dynamics of manure fertilizers. • Develop and apply methods for model calibration and validation, including stepwise vs. global optimization, and cross-validation • Identify, develop, and apply additional data and analysis tools to support customized model applications. • Apply SWAT models for the NYC watersheds, utilizing the customized model program, calibration/validation methods, and additional data and analysis tools. The candidate should have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in water resource management, hydrology, civil/environmental engineering, or a related discipline. Experience in watershed model development and application and FORTRAN programming is preferred. For more information regarding this position send a letter of interest and resume to: Elliot Schneiderman Senior Research Scientist Water Quality Modeling 71 Smith Ave Kingston N.Y. 12401 Email: eschneiderman@dep.nyc.gov Phone 845 340 7797 Allan Frei Deputy Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities Associate Professor, Department of Geography Hunter College Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences City University of New York 695 Park Ave. New York, NY 10065 USA Tel. 212-772-5322 Fax. 212-772-5268 Email afrei@hunter.cuny.edu URL www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu/~afrei ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Position in Modeling Data Support The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is developing a modeling system to investigate the effects of land use, watershed management, and climate change on the NYC water supply.
The following position is available to work with NYCDEP modeling staff on development of the data and database systems that will of support these model based investigations. This position is for two years with possibility of renewal for an additional two years. The position is located in Kingston, N.Y., 100 miles north of NYC in the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley. The scientist will develop and maintain a comprehensive data library of spatially referenced time series data to support simulation modeling of NYC watersheds and the system of reservoirs that comprise the NYC water supply. Data are used in an evolving suite of integrated watershed, reservoir, and system models and include both historical and near-real-time meteorology; stream flow and chemistry; watershed management; reservoir flows, chemistry and operations. These data currently are available from a variety of sources within the NYC DEP and other external organizations.
Specific tasks include: • Evaluate and recommend appropriate software and structure based on application requirements, data sources and formats. • Quality control and integrate historical modeling data into database • Establish data sources, pathways, methodologies and protocols for comprehensive and regular updating of historical data, and for near-real-time data streaming. • Assist in development of tools used for integrated analysis of data to support model development • Develop tools, interfaces and inter-connections between data and models. The candidate should have a M.S. degree or equivalent experience in computer sciences, civil engineering, or a related discipline. Experience in database development and management for water resources applications would be preferred. For more information regarding this position send a letter of interest and resume to: Don Pierson Section Chief Water Quality Modeling 71 Smith Ave Kingston N.Y. 12401 Email: dpierson@dep.nyc.gov Phone 845 340 7796 Allan Frei Deputy Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities Associate Professor, Department of Geography Hunter College Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences City University of New York 695 Park Ave. New York, NY 10065 USA Tel. 212-772-5322 Fax. 212-772-5268 Email afrei@hunter.cuny.edu URL www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu/~afrei
