Dr. Kristi Hansen is recruiting an MS student to join the Dept of Agricultural & Applied Economics at the University of Wyoming. This student will work on an NSF EPSCoR-funded project called WY-ACT (Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions) project. This project seeks to help Wyoming stakeholders and communities anticipate and prepare for changing water availability. The 5-year grant will support creation of integrative models showing the cascading effects of changed water availability through socio-environmental systems with implications for hydrology, ecology, economics, and dependent human communities.

Martha Inouye is recruiting a MS or PhD level student to join her in the Science and Mathematics Teaching Center at the University of Wyoming. This student will work on an NSF EPSCoR-funded project called WY-ACT (Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions). This project seeks to help Wyoming stakeholders and communities anticipate and prepare for changing water availability. The 5-year grant will support creation of integrative models showing the cascading effects of changed water availability through socio-environmental systems with implications for hydrology, ecology, economics, and dependent human communities. 

The University of Wyoming (UW) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position having a research focus on hydroclimate modelling. The successful candidate is expected to have a strong record of publications and promise of external funding success in the area of cloud and precipitation modeling. The position is one of five faculty positions that will form the core of the new Laboratory for Regional Earth Systems Modeling, an interdisciplinary center focused on water availability in the interior western United States climate-driven disturbances. The Lab will be created as part of WyACT (Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions). This position offers tremendous opportunities to strengthen collaborations with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and to leverage Wyoming’s privileged access to the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputer Facility.

The University of Wyoming’s WyACT (Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions), an EPSCoR-funded (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) National Science Foundation project is searching for a postdoctoral scholar with an interest in water availability, integrated regional models, and co-producing actionable science with community partners. This postdoc will help lead an interdisciplinary effort to use integrated systems models that couple hydrology, fish populations, and economic impacts through recreation. The postdoc will also have an opportunity to collaborate on an effort to conceptualize the interactions of ecological health and climate change in the Snake River system, including developing metrics useful in tracking system change. Their work will support a pilot project assessing the health of the Snake River in NW Wyoming, developing long-term monitoring, and conducting scenario planning workshops. The postdoc will also participate in knowledge exchange with K-12 educators. Community partners include Grand Teton National Park, US Forest Service, Teton County, tribal heritage preservation offices, and local non-governmental organizations.

This postdoc will work on an NSF EPSCoR-funded project called WY-ACT (Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions) project. This project seeks to help Wyoming stakeholders and communities anticipate and prepare for changing water availability. The 5-year grant will support the creation of integrative models showing the cascading effects of changed water availability through socio-environmental systems with implications for hydrology, ecology, economics, and dependent human communities. Core responsibilities will include co-designing scenario workshops with knowledge of current scenario planning methods, coordinating logistics for workshops in the three-basin region in northwest Wyoming, conducting interviews and focus groups, and overseeing qualitative and quantitative research. Salary will be competitive and includes a generous benefits package and support for travel. The appointment is for two years, renewable for further years subject to satisfactory performance. The position will be supervised by Dr. Corrine Noel Knapp and Dr. Mary L. Keller.

To develop, install and maintain aquatic sensor network and associated data streams in support of WyACT, a 5-year NSF-funded project. This position may be filled for 4 years, subject to annual performance evaluations.

To develop, install and maintain a terrestrial watershed sensor network and associated data streams in support of WyACT, a 5-year NSF-funded project. This position may be filled for 4 years, subject to annual performance evaluations.