Postdoctoral Fellow - 529422

Pay Grade/Pay Range:  Minimum: $53,500 - Midpoint: $66,900 (Salaried E8)

Department/Organization: 214231 - Civil Const and Env Engineering

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Job Summary: The Postdoctoral Fellow provides for an internship and continuation of scholarly activity and research after achieving the PhD or other doctoral degree under the direction of a senior faculty member who serves as a mentor for the postdoctoral appointee.

Additional Department Summary: The Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Department at The University of Alabama is seeking a candidate for a Postdoctoral fellow position. This position is available to individuals with research interests and expertise in integrative eco-hydrological and eco-physiological research aimed at improving representation of plant stress responses in next-generation, 3-D ecosystem models. This position involves developing and implementing mechanistic modules for plant hydraulics, stomatal regulation, photosynthesis, and carbohydrate transport to be included within the HIGRAD/FIRETEC modeling framework developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Work also involves designing and conducting numerical experiments to quantify vegetation responses to drought, salinity, and flooding. Work closely with a multi-institution team, contribute to model validation and uncertainty assessment, integrate lidar-derived stand structure into simulations, and produce high-impact publications that inform forest management and climate-adaptation strategies. Applicants with background in fluid mechanics, computational methods, data science, plant hydraulics and material transport, thermodynamics, and eco-physiology will be given priority consideration.

Required Department Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. or other terminal degree in Civil Engineering or related field such as physics (statistical, nonlinear, or fluid dynamics) and applied mathematics.

Skills and Knowledge: Computational methods, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, porous media flow and soil physics, plant hydrodynamics, and dynamical systems.

Preferred Qualifications: Background in fluid mechanics, computational methods, data science, plant hydraulics and material transport, thermodynamics, and eco-physiology will be given priority consideration.

Good knowledge of scientific programming languages, preferably open-source tools such as Python; and familiarity with high-performance computing is desirable.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Advertised: 14 May 2026 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 21 May 2026 Central Daylight Time

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