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The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is looking for an early to mid-career civil or environmental engineer or hydrologist with a few years of experience since getting their PhD. This will be a research-focused position with lots of opportunity for collaboration with folks from various agencies. The Water Policy Center (WPC) will be taking on several large projects in water accounting, adaptation to climate change, groundwater recharge and management, along with their usual engagement with the day-to-day machinations of water management and policy.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with PPIC Water Policy Center researchers to identify policy research opportunities that will help inform and improve California’s water management.
2. Engage in all aspects of the design, implementation, and analysis of research that responds to key policy opportunities using a variety of tools, including quantitative and qualitative data collection and analyses.
3. Conduct original research and produce PPIC publications, including reports, policy briefs, blogs, and fact sheets, in collaboration with the research and communications teams.
4. Engage and cultivate professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders, including water leaders, policy makers, researchers, practitioners, the public, and PPIC staff through research presentations and targeted outreach.
5. Collaborate with the WPC director and the PPIC development team to identify and seek grant support for research projects.
6. Participate actively as a collaborative member of the WPC team, the larger PPIC research community, and the broader water resources research field, through regular attendance at meetings, events, convenings and/or conferences.
7. Work with and mentor junior research staff on developing and strengthening research skills.

To apply, submit by February 28, 2025, your application letter, resume, one or more writing samples geared towards a policy audience, and the names and contact information of three references. Visit the PPIC Research Fellow job announcement for more information about this position and application requirements.