About FIU Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university. Job Information Postdoctoral Associate ' Climate Data, Drought, and Hydrologic Modeling of the Everglades Position Description Florida International University (FIU) seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to conduct research on future drought risk and hydrologic response to changing hydro-meteorological conditions in the Greater Everglades and Everglades National Park (ENP). The associate will work on two closely integrated projects conducted collaboratively by FIU and Everglades National Park and will contribute to research supporting the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The research will combine historical and future climate datasets, physically based water-balance analysis, climate-model evaluation and selection, future scenario development, and process-based regional hydrologic modeling. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the effects of changes in precipitation, evapotranspiration, temperature, and sea-level rise on drought, freshwater availability, hydroperiods, coastal gradients, and ecosystem-supporting flows. Primary Responsibilities The Postdoctoral Associate will: ' Acquire, process, and analyze observational, reanalysis, and statistically downscaled CMIP5 and CMIP6 climate-projection datasets for South Florida and the Greater Everglades. ' Evaluate GCM performance during the historical baseline period and develop a defensible subset of climate models that represent the plausible range of future hydro-meteorological and drought conditions. ' Calculate reference evapotranspiration using the ASCE standardized Penman'Monteith method and evaluate/bias-correct precipitation and evapotranspiration datasets using appropriate observational and high-resolution reference products. ' Develop physically based precipitation-minus-evapotranspiration (P'ETo) water-balance metrics and characterize drought events using duration, intensity, and severity. ' Apply statistical methods, including run theory, distributional analysis, and clustering/model-selection techniques, to characterize historical and future drought behavior. ' Develop future scenarios incorporating Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), hydro-meteorological uncertainty, and sea-level rise, including bounding scenarios such as warm-wet and hot-dry conditions. ' Prepare spatially distributed precipitation and evapotranspiration inputs and conduct simulations using the Regional Simulation Model'Glades LECSA (RSMGL) under existing and CERP restoration conditions. ' Analyze changes in water levels, flows, hydroperiods, freshwater availability, wet/dry extremes, coastal gradients, and other hydrologic indicators relevant to Everglades ecosystems. ' Prepare technical reports, peer-reviewed publications, presentations, data products, and reproducible computational workflows, and communicate results to FIU and ENP collaborators. Required Qualifications ' Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Climate Science, Environmental Science, Earth System Science, or a closely related field. ' Strong background in hydrology, hydroclimatology, climate-change analysis, or water-resources modeling. ' Demonstrated experience processing and statistically analyzing large hydro-meteorological or climate datasets. ' Proficiency in scientific programming and data analysis, preferably using Python and/or R. ' Experience with climate projections, bias correction, statistical modeling, spatial analysis, and time-series analysis. ' Strong written and oral communication skills and demonstrated ability to conduct independent, reproducible research. Preferred Qualifications Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

CMIP5/CMIP6

datasets; GCM downscaling and evaluation; evapotranspiration modeling; drought analysis; nonstationary hydroclimatic analysis; GIS and gridded spatial datasets; high-performance computing; regional hydrologic modeling;

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; Everglades hydrology; sea-level-rise analysis; and CERP-related research or planning. The successful candidate will work closely with Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera at FIU and Dr. Rajendra Paudel of the South Florida Natural Resources Center, Everglades National Park, and will have opportunities to contribute directly to science supporting long-term Everglades restoration, resilience, and adaptive management. The technical duties above directly reflect the drought project's Penman'Monteith ETo calculation, P'ETo anomalies, run-theory drought identification, duration/intensity/severity analysis, and GCM clustering and selection. They also capture the second project's SSP and sea-level scenario development, preparation of RSMGL inputs, and simulations under both existing and CERP conditions. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening

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at careers.fiu.edu and attach (1) a cover letter and (2) a curriculum vitae. Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least three (3) references who will be contacted as determined by the search committee. To receive full consideration, applications and required materials should be received by 11/19/2026. The review will continue until the position is filled. Please direct any questions to Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera at jobeysek@fiu.edu. Job Category Faculty Pre-Employment Requirements Criminal Background Check How To Apply Current Employee As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in " My Applications ". To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing. 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