Job Description
Research Scientist I, Hydrogeology
Posting Number: SP005330P
Division/College: College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department: IWRRI
Location: Boise
Posting Context Statement:
Position Overview:
- Perform complex scientific analyses
- Adjust experimental designs as necessary based on experimental data analysis
- Direct the development of recommendations for project solutions
- Perform peer review of scientific projects, studies, or applications and making recommendations
- Prepare peer reviewed publications or presentations
- Resolve complex project specific technical and regulatory issues
- Establish work priorities and performance standards, hiring, training, evaluating staff, assigning, and reviewing work
- May be responsible for technical project management to include developing the scope of work, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, implementing field projects, and approving scientific documents
- Other duties as assigned
Required Experience:
- Three years of research experience related to the domain of this position
Required Education:
- Doctoral Degree in Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Engineering, Environmental Science or other related discipline; Master’s Degree plus an additional two years of research experience (5 years total) may be substituted for a Ph.D.
Required Other:
- None
Additional Preferred:
- Demonstrated expertise in hydrogeology, numerical groundwater flow modeling and experience developing MODFLOW models for groundwater systems
- Two years of experience beyond PhD, or MS with 4 years’ experience
- Technical proficiency with quantitative data analytics and workflows (e.g. R, Python, GIS, Modflow, GitHub)
- Experience with experimental design and complex data analysis
- Demonstrating ability to work independently
- Experience conducting research across multiple disciplines and a record of success working effectively in collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including peer-reviewed journals and experience communicating with non-academic audiences
- Record of 2 or more lead-author publications in peer-reviewed journals
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:
- None
Degree Requirement:
Listed degree qualification is required at time of application
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employee Category: Exempt
Pay Range: $90,00 annually or higher, commensurate with experience
Type of Appointment: Fiscal Year
FTE:
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Funding: This position is contingent upon the continuation of work and/or funding.
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy: No
Posting Date: 06/22/2026
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Along with your online application, please provide:
- CV including contact information for 3 professional references
- 1-page Cover Letter describing your research interests, how you meet the required and preferred qualifications and how you envision contributing to the applied research mission of IWRRI
- A 1 paragraph response to the following questions: (upload as PDF to Other Document 1 field)
- Please describe your experience developing a hydrogeologic model. In your response, outline the assumptions you typically make, the data sources you rely on, and the tools or software you use.
Kendra Kaiser
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
Email: kkaiser@uidaho.edu
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Background Check Statement:
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