Postdoc Scholar – Marine ecology

**Job Description**
The Postdoc Scholar will work on the project ‘Impacts of Extreme Freshwater Events on Marine Freshwater Plumes and Phytoplankton Community Structure’, focusing on understanding how climate change-driven increases in extreme rainfall events alter the dynamics, magnitude, and timing of freshwater episodes in the ocean. The role involves linking these events to phytoplankton coastal dynamics, with specific goals including developing an observational freshwater plume map for the U.S. West Coast, converting climate scenarios into forecasts of future coastal runoff, and analyzing changes in marine ecological communities during and after freshwater extremes.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Knowledge of phytoplankton biology, ecology, and taxonomy.
• Experience with temperate nearshore ecosystems and California Current oceanographic dynamics.
• Experience developing and applying ocean color remote sensing algorithms to satellite data, especially for phytoplankton in coastal ecosystems.
• Proficiency in R, Python, and code documentation/metadata creation.
• Experience with high-performance computing.
• Experience with time series and/or spatial analysis, and statistical modeling.
• Strong record of developing peer-reviewed publications as lead author.
• Proficiency in developing public-facing or outreach materials for scientific products.

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s):
• PhD (or equivalent international degree)
Required Degree(s) in:
• Marine ecology
• Environmental science
• Computational ecology
• Related fields

**Experience**
Other:
• No more than three years of post-degree research experience by the start date.

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