• Planning and conducting research in accordance with stipulated protocols and quality and safety standards
• Performing complex scientific analyses
• Developing new methods and guidelines for procedures
• Directing the development of recommendations for project solutions
• Performing peer review of scientific projects, studies, or applications
• Developing technical scientific management guidelines
• Writing peer reviewed publications or presentations
• Resolving complex project-specific technical and regulatory issues
• Establishing work priorities and performance standards, hiring, training, evaluating staff, assigning, and reviewing work
• Responsible for technical project management to include developing the scope of work, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, implementing field projects, and approving scientific documents
• Participating in the development of grant proposals as named project contributor or primary investigator
• May have an independent research program that is complimentary to research objectives of a broader research group or department within the institution
• May include supervision of junior-level staff and students; does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience:

• Five years of research experience beyond receipt of doctoral degree
• Demonstrated record of research achievement
• Participation in the development and submission of sponsored project proposals

Required Education:

• Ph.D. in Hydrology, Engineering, Hydrogeology, Environmental Science or other related discipline

Additional Preferred:

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with an interdisciplinary team
• Experience serving as PI or Co-PI on extramurally funded research
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: hydrogeology and groundwater modeling
• Technical proficiency with quantitative data analytics and workflows (e.g. R, Python, GIS, Modflow, GitHub)
• Experience conducting interdisciplinary or community-engaged research and demonstrated success in working collaboratively across disciplines with multiple stakeholders
• Strong written and oral communication skills including peer-reviewed journals and experience communicating with non-academic audiences
• Record of two or more lead-author publications in peer reviewed journals
• Demonstrated record of research achievement
• Participation in the development and submission of sponsored project proposals