Spatial data science postgrad to look at runoff in the United States 

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Spatial data science postgrad to look at runoff in the United States
Title: Postgraduate Associate
Department and School: Yale School of the Environment
Anticipated Appointment Dates: October 15, 2025, to October 15, 2026
Introduction to Yale School of the Environment:
The Yale School of the Environment (YSE) is leading the world toward a sustainable future with cutting-edge research, teaching, and public engagement on society’s evolving and urgent environmental challenges. Since 1900, YSE has addressed the world’s most critical environmental challenges through research, practice-based scholarship, and public engagement. YSE hosts more than 20 unique centers, programs, and initiatives that foster groundbreaking research, sponsor internship opportunities, and host engaging conferences and events that elevate diverse voices and ideas in numerous fields of study. Our internationally renowned faculty direct rigorous coursework across ten learning communities, each focused on a different area of expertise. Their innovative research, completed with students and staff across Yale and within numerous disciplines, is changing how we understand the environment, conservation, and sustainability.
Overview of the Position:
We are looking to hire a postgrad for a one-year position in the Peter Raymond laboratory within the Yale School of the Environment. The postgrad will be tasked with collecting and harmonizing spatial datasets for the United States on nutrient runoff, climate change, diet, fertilizer usage, and sewage treatment, among others, to understand how such compounding global change parameters might influence water quality in the future. Postgraduate appointments are one-year appointments with the possibility of a one-year renewal. Salary for this position starts at $44,400 per year. Benefits for Yale-funded postgraduate associates can be found at: https://postdocs.yale.edu/current-postgrads/benefits-and-paid-time.
Education: This position will benefit postgrads looking to apply to graduate school, particularly those interested in research programs such as a PhD. The position will also likely benefit those interested in industry in either tech or the environmental sciences.
Training: Postgrads will gain skills in programming, scientific literature surveys, spatial data analysis, and ecological data science. They will also become well versed in concepts involving hydrology, biogeochemistry, climate change, and food system dynamics related to diet, waste, and fertilizer use.
Mentoring: Peter Raymond will be the primary mentor for this position. Maya Almaraz, a Research Scientist working under Pete, will also be available for additional mentorship and guidance on the project. Postgrads will be part of a relatively large lab at Yale University, which provides opportunities for peer-to-peer learning.
Location: New Haven, CT (with possible options for hybrid work).
Qualifications: B.A. or B.S. required. Qualified candidate should be familiar with spatial data techniques (e.g., rasters, GIS, etc.) and have some basic understanding of ecosystem dynamics such as hydrology or biogeochemistry.
Process to apply: Please send inquiries to peter.raymond@yale.edu. To apply, please include a cover letter and resume/CV. Applications will be reviewed as received and the position will remain open until filled.