The 2022-2024 Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows cohort will explore how climate change is altering aquatic flows in streams and rivers across the country and how climate can be integrated into aquatic ecosystem management.
About
In ecosystems characterized by flowing water, such as rivers and streams, the dynamics of how the water moves - how deep it is, how fast it flows, how often it floods - have direct effects on the health, diversity, and sustainability of underlying communities. Yet increasingly, climate extremes like droughts and floods are disrupting fragile stream ecosystems by specifically changing their internal aquatic flows. Human infrastructure, such as irrigation and dams, further disrupt these dynamics, leading federal and state agencies to develop environmental flow standards to protect the Nation's aquatic ecosystems.
The 2022-2024 "Future of Aquatic Flows" cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Fellows (CAP Fellows) Program will explore how climate change contributes to changes in aquatic flows across the nation, how these changes will affect the long-term sustainability of ecosystems, and how climate can be integrated into establishing and maintaining environmental flow standards. Fellows situated at each of the nine regional CASCs will work with USGS, university, and regional partners to conduct research directly applicable to regional management priorities relating to aquatic flows. The fellows will also work with each other on a national synthesis project on the topic and participate in professional development training on conducting management-focused research.
Applications Now Open
Nine post-doctoral positions (one in each regional CASC) will open throughout Summer and Fall 2022 for the "Future of Aquatic Flows" CAP Fellowship cohort. Each position will be a two-year appointment and will be hosted by a regional CASC university partner. See below for project descriptions, university hosts, and application information.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to individuals who are obtaining or have obtained a PhD at institutions of higher education; for complete eligibility requirements, please see the specific job opportunities as announced by the consortium universities.
The CAP Fellows program is committed to increasing the diversity of the workforce within our network, and encourages individuals of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship types, marital statuses, job classifications, veteran status types, income, and socioeconomic status types to apply. The CASC network is committed to building inclusive research and educational programs that support people of all backgrounds.
Future of Aquatic Flows Projects
| CASC | Application Status | Project Title | Principal Investigator(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central | Closed |
Future of hydrologic flow in the NC CASC: Towards a synthesis |
Holly Barnard | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Pacific Islands | Apply Here Closes 3/31/2023 |
Fill the knowledge gaps: Extreme weather driven changes in |
Yinphan Tsang | University of Hawai’i at Manoa |
| Alaska | Closed |
Impacts of cryospheric change on aquatic flows and freshwater |
Ryan Toohey Jason Fellman |
University of Alaska |
| South Central | Closed |
Mesoscale socio-environmental systems modeling of water |
Jennifer Koch | University of Oklahoma |
| Northwest |
Closed |
Assessment of the variability in modeled representation of low |
Guillaume Mauger Lejo Flores Kendra Kaiser |
University of Washington |
| Southwest |
Apply Here |
Endangered streams: building strong and authentic bridges |
Michelle Baker | Utah State University |
| Southeast |
Future of aquatic flows: Exploring changes in the |
Natalie Nelson |
North Carolina State University | |
| Northeast |
Closed |
A data-driven framework to inform projections of aquatic flows |
Kostas Andreadis | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Midwest |
Rolling basis |
Exploring changes in rain-on-snow events and their influence on |
Darren Ficklin | Indiana University |
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If you have any questions about the CAP Fellowship Program, the Future of Aquatic Flows cohort, or the application process, please contact William Farmer.
William H Farmer, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Research Physical Scientist
- Overview
The 2022-2024 Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows cohort will explore how climate change is altering aquatic flows in streams and rivers across the country and how climate can be integrated into aquatic ecosystem management.
About
In ecosystems characterized by flowing water, such as rivers and streams, the dynamics of how the water moves - how deep it is, how fast it flows, how often it floods - have direct effects on the health, diversity, and sustainability of underlying communities. Yet increasingly, climate extremes like droughts and floods are disrupting fragile stream ecosystems by specifically changing their internal aquatic flows. Human infrastructure, such as irrigation and dams, further disrupt these dynamics, leading federal and state agencies to develop environmental flow standards to protect the Nation's aquatic ecosystems.
The 2022-2024 "Future of Aquatic Flows" cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Fellows (CAP Fellows) Program will explore how climate change contributes to changes in aquatic flows across the nation, how these changes will affect the long-term sustainability of ecosystems, and how climate can be integrated into establishing and maintaining environmental flow standards. Fellows situated at each of the nine regional CASCs will work with USGS, university, and regional partners to conduct research directly applicable to regional management priorities relating to aquatic flows. The fellows will also work with each other on a national synthesis project on the topic and participate in professional development training on conducting management-focused research.
Applications Now Open
Nine post-doctoral positions (one in each regional CASC) will open throughout Summer and Fall 2022 for the "Future of Aquatic Flows" CAP Fellowship cohort. Each position will be a two-year appointment and will be hosted by a regional CASC university partner. See below for project descriptions, university hosts, and application information.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to individuals who are obtaining or have obtained a PhD at institutions of higher education; for complete eligibility requirements, please see the specific job opportunities as announced by the consortium universities.
The CAP Fellows program is committed to increasing the diversity of the workforce within our network, and encourages individuals of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship types, marital statuses, job classifications, veteran status types, income, and socioeconomic status types to apply. The CASC network is committed to building inclusive research and educational programs that support people of all backgrounds.
Future of Aquatic Flows Projects
CASC Application Status Project Title Principal Investigator(s) Location North Central Closed Future of hydrologic flow in the NC CASC: Towards a synthesis
of changing hydrology under increasing climate change and
disturbance pressuresHolly Barnard University of Colorado Boulder Pacific Islands Apply Here
Closes 3/31/2023Fill the knowledge gaps: Extreme weather driven changes in
flow regime and their impacts on amphidromous species in
Hawaiian streamsYinphan Tsang University of Hawai’i at Manoa Alaska Closed Impacts of cryospheric change on aquatic flows and freshwater
habitat quality for Pacific salmon and coastal communitiesRyan Toohey
Jason Fellman
University of Alaska South Central Closed Mesoscale socio-environmental systems modeling of water
availability across the Mississippi River BasinJennifer Koch University of Oklahoma Northwest Closed
Assessment of the variability in modeled representation of low
and no flow conditions and implications for management
decision support toolsGuillaume Mauger
Lejo Flores
Kendra Kaiser
University of Washington Southwest Apply Here
Applications received
by 1/9/23 will receive
priority considerationEndangered streams: building strong and authentic bridges
between science and practice to understand impacts of future
water flows on aquatic ecosystemsMichelle Baker Utah State University Southeast Future of aquatic flows: Exploring changes in the
freshwater/saltwater interface and its impacts to aquatic speciesNatalie Nelson
North Carolina State University Northeast Closed
A data-driven framework to inform projections of aquatic flows
in the NortheastKostas Andreadis University of Massachusetts, Amherst Midwest Rolling basis
Exploring changes in rain-on-snow events and their influence on
future streamflows, stream temperatures, and management
priorities in the Great Lakes BasinDarren Ficklin Indiana University << Return to the CAP Fellows Program
- Connect
If you have any questions about the CAP Fellowship Program, the Future of Aquatic Flows cohort, or the application process, please contact William Farmer.
William H Farmer, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science CenterResearch Physical ScientistEmailPhone