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Postdoctoral Scholar in Evapotranspiration Forecasting and Irrigation Decision Support Oklahoma State University in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with education, training, and experience. Retirement and long-term disability, medical, dental, and life insurance programs are available. The position is subject to availability of funding.
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United States
University
Oklahoma State University
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Oklahoma State University is advertising a Postdoctoral Scholar position in Evapotranspiration Forecasting and Irrigation Decision Support within the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States.
The project focuses on turning NASA Earth observations into actionable forecasts for irrigators and water agencies. The successful candidate will lead the Oklahoma component of a multi-institution effort aimed at improving crop evapotranspiration (ET) forecasting, soil moisture assimilation, and irrigation demand estimation for major irrigated crops such as corn, soybean, cotton, sorghum, and alfalfa.
Research topics include remote sensing, hydrology, agricultural engineering, crop water modeling, geospatial data analysis, and scientific programming. The role involves integrating OpenET historical and near-real-time ET retrievals with GraphCast weather predictions, using NISAR, SMAP, and Sentinel-1 data, and developing machine-learning approaches to downscale soil moisture products. The scholar will also support reproducible data pipelines, quality assurance, field campaign coordination, and validation against eddy covariance towers, Mesonet observations, and producer irrigation records.
The position is based at Oklahoma State University and connects with the Oklahoma Agricultural Scientific Irrigation Scheduling (OASIS) tool, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, and the Oklahoma Mesonet. The post is intended for a highly motivated researcher with a completed Ph.D. in a relevant field by the start date.
Eligibility highlights: Ph.D. in Biosystems/Agricultural Engineering, Civil or Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Agronomy or Soil Science, Remote Sensing, Geography, Data Science, or a closely related field; first-authored peer-reviewed publications; strong programming skills; experience with large geospatial or time-series datasets; English communication skills; valid driver’s license; willingness to travel across Oklahoma.
Funding: salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience, and employee insurance/retirement benefits are available. The position is contingent on funding availability.
Application: submit a cover letter, CV, three references, and one representative publication/code/technical writing sample through the OSU jobs portal. Review begins 20 days after posting and continues until filled.
Funding details
Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with education, training, and experience. Retirement and long-term disability, medical, dental, and life insurance programs are available. The position is subject to availability of funding.
What's required
Ph.D. in Biosystems or Agricultural Engineering, Civil or Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Agronomy or Soil Science, Remote Sensing, Geography, Data Science, or a closely related field completed by the appointment start date. Demonstrated research productivity with first-authored peer-reviewed publications. Proficiency in scientific programming and experience with large geospatial or time-series datasets. Strong preference for Python; strong R, MATLAB, or Julia skills are also considered if the candidate can work in Python. Research experience in evapotranspiration estimation, soil water balance modeling, hydrologic or crop water modeling, or satellite remote sensing of agricultural water use. Strong written and oral English communication skills, ability to work independently and in a multi-institution team, valid driver’s license, and willingness to travel to field sites across Oklahoma.
How to apply
Prepare a cover letter, CV, three references, and one representative publication, code repository, or technical writing sample. Submit the formal application electronically through the Oklahoma State University jobs portal. Direct questions to Dr. Sumon Datta by email.
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