This is a 12-month, limited-term position, funded by external sources. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of funding and satisfactory performance. It is possible but not guaranteed that additional external funding will become available to renew the position in future years.

The School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Research Associate I/II to join the Landscape Infrastructure Design Lab. LIDL conducting design research using landscape architectural methods to advance the design, planning, and management of nature-based infrastructures.

LIDL's work is deeply collaborative, involving partnerships with federal sponsors; disciplines like coastal engineering, hydrology, ecology, and geomorphology; and local communities, as well as other landscape architects. Currently, we are working on a broad range of coastal infrastructure projects from the Great Lakes south to the Gulf of Mexico, sponsored by funders including the US Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering With Nature program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Effects of Sea Level Rise program, and the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

This position will focus on our largest and newest project, the Natural Infrastructure Innovation Project, which is sponsored by Engineering with Nature. The NIIP launched October 1, 2023, and is proposed to run for five years. The aim of the NIIP is to conduct design research into what forms of natural infrastructure are possible in the nation's bays and estuaries, which forms are most desirable, and how to increase innovation in natural infrastructure design. To do this, the NIIP engages deeply with EWN, local USACE districts, and a broad range of other stakeholders, while utilizing landscape architectural techniques including fieldwork, mapping, iterative design, and physical and numerical hydrodynamic modeling.

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Level I: Masters degree in discipline appropriate to position
Typical salaries are between $45,033 - $51,467
Full grade range $38,600 - $57,900

Level II: Masters degree in discipline appropriate to position and 2 years experience in research practices and protocols.
Typical salaries are between $51,233 - $59,767
Full grade range $42,700 - 68,300

Substitutions allowed for Experience:
When a candidate has the required education, but lacks the required experience, they may normally apply additional appropriate education toward the experience requirement, at a rate of one (1) year relevant education per year of required experience.

Job related licensure may be required for specific positions.

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