Postdoctoral Associate

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Postdoctoral Associate

Position Information

Position Title: Postdoctoral Associate

Department: Earth Sciences

Posting Link: https://apptrkr.com/9826471 "">https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/64290

Job Type: Full-Time

Posting Detail Information

Position Summary

• The
• Paleoclimate Dynamics Lab in the Department of Earth
• Sciences at the University at Buffalo is seeking applications for a
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join two NSF-funded
• interdisciplinary projects to accelerate geoscientific research by
• building an open science community and services for biomarker
• researchers and by building and using lake model
• emulators . The postdoc will lead the development of
• improved software workflows for biomarker data generation and for
• geoscience process modeling, conduct field work and synthesize
• existing data for model calibration and database synthesis, co-lead
• annual community workshops, among other leadership opportunities.
• Emphasis will be placed on developing community resources that make
• climate-proxy research more transparent, reproducible, and
• efficient. The position will be based in the Earth Sciences
• Department at the University at Buffalo and will collaborate
• closely with grant partners at UB and other institutions. UB is a
• global leader in interdisciplinary

• polar climate research and in climate
• action . We will begin to review applications 15
• September 2026.

Job duties and responsibilities include:

• Gather and synthesize input from the Biomarker in Geosciences community about priorities for Open Science; Using these community-sourced data to develop and refine open-source software supporting workflows to accelerate biomarker research. Test the software on published data, which will be reported in project partner databases. Lead peer-reviewed publication(s) about this research.
• Run and calibrate, using data collected by the postdoc in the field and from existing studies, lake model simulations for emulator development and calibration. Use the emulator in a Bayesian statistical framework to quantitatively interpret paleoclimate proxy time series. Lead publication(s) about this research.
• Pursuing additional research interests related to this research, as discussed and agreed upon with Dr. Thomas.
• Professional development activities, including collaboration, mentoring graduate and/or undergraduate students, publishing, presenting at conferences and leading workshops, outreach and communication of research results.

Learn more:

• Our benefits , where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.
• Being a part of the University at Buffalo community.

• As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the
• Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment
• practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual
• orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or
• disability status.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in earth sciences, (paleo)climate science, geochemistry, atmospheric sciences, or a related field at the time of appointment.
• Leadership in scientific peer-reviewed publications
• Proficiency in scientific computing using R, Python, or a comparable language, including experience developing reproducible analytical workflows, as demonstrated by presentations, publications, and/or repositories

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in interpreting geoscientific data using organic compounds and/or stable isotopes, as demonstrated by presentations and/or publications
• Expertise in using geoscientific process models, as demonstrated by presentations, publications and/or repositories
• Expertise in applying Bayesian statistical methods, machine learning methods, or related statistical inference approaches to scientific problems, as demonstrated by presentations, publications and/or repositories
• Expertise in developing reproducible analytical workflows, as demonstrated by documented SOPs, publications, and/or repositories.

Physical Demands

Salary Range

$60,000

Special Instructions Summary

• All application materials should be submitted via UB Jobs.
• Application materials submitted directly to the posting contact
• will not be acknowledged and cannot be considered.

Is a background check required for this posting?

No

Contact Information

Contact's Name: Elizabeth Thomas

Contact's Pronouns:

Contact's Title:

Contact's Email: ekthomas@buffalo.edu

Contact's Phone: 716-645-4329

Posting Dates

Posted: 09/14/2026

Deadline for Applicants:

Date to be filled: 10/05/2026

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