Funding is available for a full-time 4-year PhD candidate to develop the necessary modeling infrastructure to use the Structure for Unifying Multiple Modeling Alternatives (SUMMA) to produce and refine large-ensemble hydrological model simulations for North America. Responsibilities include SUMMA model development and application; analysis, visualization, presentation and publication of research findings; and participation in interdisciplinary research teams. Because of the strong computational focus of this project, a strong background in hydrological modeling and / or software development will be important.
As part of the Global Water Futures project, the computational hydrology group builds tools to simulate and predict hydrological processes. We span spatial scales from hillslopes to continents and time scales from seconds to centuries. Some of our example contributions include ensemble forcing data for large-domain hydrological models, multi-scale hydrological models, continental-domain network routing models, ensemble methods for data assimilation, and process-based methods for model benchmarking and model evaluation. Much of our model development work is targeted toward applications in streamflow forecasting, water security assessments, and improving the representation of hydrological processes in Earth System models.
Knowledge of hydrological and water resources modeling
Experience handling large and heterogeneous geophysical datasets
Competence in computer programming with C or Fortran preferred
Competence in programming with python, R, or matlab or a similar scripting and visualization language
Competence in modern version control systems, such as git, preferred
Competence in large-scale, distributed computation preferred
Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and effectively in both spoken and written English is required.
Sharp analytical abilities and problem solving skills
Demonstrated leadership abilities and record of positive contributions within a collaborative environment
Ability to work independently, multi-task and prioritize workload
Please email a cover letter, a Curriculum Vitae, and a list of at least three references to martyn.clark@usask.ca
