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About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M Forest Service
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

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Position Information:

The successful candidate will contribute to developing and evaluating terrestrial and aquatic nitrogen dynamics and emission modeling, with applications in the multi-scale APEX/SWAT agroecosystem models for conservation assessment.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct a comprehensive search of scientific research papers and findings on aquatic N2O emission monitoring and modeling across various freshwater systems.
• Compile and critically review the current state of knowledge on N2O emissions and modeling in freshwater ecosystems.
• Acquire, organize, and analyze N2O emissions data from freshwater systems, integrating it with environmental and other measurement datasets.
• Develop and implement N2O emission processes and parameterization within the APEX model.
• Assess and enhance the performance of the improved model across various freshwater agroecosystem landscapes.
• Integrate and evaluate the enhanced processes within the SWAT model framework.
• Document the model development process and publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Soil and Crop Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, or related fields, with a focus on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem modeling and water quality assessment at the watershed scale.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated publication record in watershed modeling and analysis.
• Proficiency in scientific programming.
• Experience in grant proposal writing within a collaborative environment.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficient understanding of agroecosystems, watershed hydrology, soil-plant-water relations, and aquatic nitrogen dynamics.
• Solid experience with process-based models, including APEX, SWAT, EPIC, DayCent, or DNDC.
• Proficiency in computer programming, including scripting in Python, Fortran, or other computing tools for data processing and modeling.
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team under supervision.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, professionalism, and competency.
• Capacity to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

What You Need to Know

Job continuation and extension is contingent upon employee performance & funding availability.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit packing including the following:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays  
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas  
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

Applicant Instructions

Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

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CV/ Resume

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Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.