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rPostdoctoral Scholar - Gurney Lab, Urban Emissions

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rLocation: SICCS

rRegular/Temporary: Regular

rJob ID: 608052

rFull/Part Time: Full-Time

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Special Information

• This position is subject to the availability of funding. The incumbent is not eligible for Service Professional non-renewal notice, or Classified Staff layoff or recall status.
• This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.

Job Description

This Postdoctoral position will perform research on quantification and analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG), local air pollution (AQ), and anthropogenic heat emissions at the sub-urban spatial scale (buildings, factories, road segments) in specific urban areas of the US associated with a large DOE urban effort (Urban Integrated Field Laboratories). This is an ongoing effort to apply the \"Hestia\" model (https://hestia.rc.nau.edu) to multiple urban domains in the US both as a contribution to a complete urban-scale GHG information system development and to build urban-scale policy analytics for urban climate policy. It is closely related to the \"Vulcan\" estimation system (https://vulcan.rc.nau.edu/), which estimates GHG/AQ emissions for the entire US landscape at somewhat coarser spatial resolution.

Research & Publication - 50%

• Incorporation of existing codified GHG AQ, and heat estimation methods.
• Innovation towards new techniques.
• Analysis of urban GHG/AQ emissions in space and time.
• Comparison studies to alternative or independent methods.
• Interface with atmospheric inverse modelers.
• Review literature and identify appropriate approaches and develop peer-reviewed publications reflecting research outcomes

Software Development - 25%

• Existing codebase improvements, additions, expansion, and operation.

Outreach and Communication - 10%

• Liaison with three IFL cities as part of the DOE IFL effort.
• Present project results to internal and external parties at regular meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Writing of technical publication and reports including peer-reviewed publications.

Co-PI Responsibilities - 10%

• Postdoc is anticipated to contribute to proposals, ideally as a co-PI.

Other - 5%

• Supervision of graduate student research.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a field related to position (e.g. Informatics, Geography, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Data Science) from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Qualifications

• Numerical analysis experience.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in use of GIS.
• Minimum 2 years experience in application of geospatial statistical analysis.
• Minimum of 2 years R/python programming experience.
• Experience working in linux environment with a high-performance computer.
• Experience working in a team environment with shared workflow (code, data, analysis).
• Experience in he application of machine learning.
• Experience in quantification of GHG emissions in urban context.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Use of GIS in context of urban data such as building layers, road layers, and other infrastructural or socio-demographic data.
• Development, authorship, and understanding of medium-size R scripts.
• Maintenance of organized computational workflow and data environment with documentation.
• Strong motivation towards urban GHG/AQ quantification and science, policy application.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in team environment with shared workflow.

Background Information

Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees\' right to work in the United States. Finally, each yea