Job ID:Â 35950
Location:Â Main Campus
Updated September 25, 2025
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The City of Calgary is also home to MĂ©tis Nation of Alberta, Districts 5 and 6.
Description
Civil Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering invites applications for a Research Associate. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.
Reporting to the Principal Investigator of the OPEN-Franc project, the candidate will help develop workflows that streamline the configuration of process-based models, integrating topography, soils, vegetation, and hydrologic features at multiple spatial scales. They will also design a multi-scale, multi-variate benchmarking system to confront models with observational data, enabling robust diagnostics and parameter sensitivity analyses.
The position of is a full-time appointment, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7 hours per day. Flexible work hours and remote working arrangements are possible to accommodate critical deadlines.
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
- Ensure high-quality research output in computational hydrology and hydraulics.
- Maintain effective coordination across OPEN-Franc governance structures.
- Support the Principal Investigator in achieving project milestones.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration among academic, government, and industry partners.
- Contribute to Canada’s national efforts in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
- Plan, organize, and conduct independent and collaborative research in hydrology and hydraulics.
- Evaluate large-domain, multi-model floodplain frameworks.
- Develop model-agnostic workflows for configuring process-based models using geospatial data.
- Design and implement multi-scale, multi-variate benchmarking systems.
- Track and document activities across multiple committees (Executive, Research Management, Indigenous Stewardship, Advisory).
- Facilitate communication and collaboration between thematic Working Groups.
- Assist the PI with project planning, reporting, and documentation.
- Help manage timelines and deliverables to meet critical deadlines.
- Support flexible work arrangements and remote collaboration as needed.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, or related field
- 1-3 years of postdoctoral research experience in hydrodynamic or hydrological modeling
- Strong background in hydrology, hydraulics and fluid mechanics and water resources management.
- Proficiency in programming (Python, Fortran, C/C++ or other languages) and numerical modeling of environmental systems
- Demonstrated experience with HPC environments, parallel computing, and open-source software development
- Track record of high-impact peer-reviewed publications and invited presentations
- Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada is an asset
- Excellent communication, analytical, and teamwork skills
Application Deadline: October 02, 2025
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.
This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Technical Job Family, Phase 2.
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