• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Hydrology, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Earth System Science, Atmospheric Science, or a closely related field.
• At least 3.75 to 5.25 years of verifiable, full-time work experience.
• Strong foundational knowledge of hydrologic processes, including runoff generation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, soil moisture dynamics, and watershed hydrology.
• Experience with scientific programming (e.g., Python, MATLAB, R, or similar).
• Familiarity with handling geospatial and gridded datasets (e.g., NetCDF, GeoTIFF).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a research environment.

• Master’s degree (MS) in Hydrology, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Earth System Science, or related field is preferred.
• Experience with process-based hydrologic or land surface models (e.g., VIC, LIS, Noah-MP, or comparable frameworks) is desired.
• Experience with streamflow model calibration and evaluation metrics (e.g., NSE, bias, RMSE) is desired.
• Familiarity with meteorological forcing datasets (e.g., NLDAS, reanalysis products, gridded precipitation) is desired.
• Experience working in Linux/HPC environments is desired.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are desired.

$62,659 - $77,982