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Senior Water Resources Scientist

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Overview
Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts. As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Water Resources Scientist to join our growing team.
Responsibilities
Duties of the Senior Water Resources Scientist will include the following:

Hydrography: contribute to the development, evaluation, and improvement of hydrography datasets and surface-water network representations.

Hydrologic modeling: build, calibrate, run, and evaluate hydrologic models, with emphasis on ecological flows and streamflow behavior.

Rules & decision logic: help design and refine the rules and analytical logic that translate data and model output into clear, defensible results.

Scientific coding: develop well-documented, reproducible scientific analysis, primarily in R.

Writing & communication: write clearly and rigorously for technical reports, publications, and proposals.

Technical leadership: set technical direction across workstreams, review and strengthen colleagues' work, and mentor team members as a senior collaborator across the Science, Modeling, and Platform teams.

Qualifications
The Senior Water Resources Scientist selected should have the following:

PhD in watershed science, hydrology, water resources, environmental or earth science, or a closely related field; or a Master's plus substantial relevant experience (roughly 6+ years).

Demonstrated experience building, calibrating, running, and evaluating hydrologic models.

Strong scientific coding skills in R, with reproducible-research practices (e.g., Git, R Markdown, or Quarto).

Strong scientific writing ability, evidenced by a record of technical writing or peer-reviewed publication.

Ability to work independently and move fluidly across multiple concurrent workstreams.

The Ideal Senior Water Resources Scientist will have the following:

Experience with hydrography datasets and surface-water network representation.

Experience with ecological flows and streamflow or performance-oriented flow modeling.

A strong peer-reviewed publication record.

A track record of successful proposal development and funding wins.

Familiarity with additional languages such as Python or JavaScript, and with geospatial and remote-sensing tooling.

About Lynker
Lynker is a growing, employee owned business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.
We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities – creatively and effectively.
Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:

Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost

Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision

Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays

Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks

401(k) retirement plan with company-matching

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Short- and long-term disability insurance

Life and accident insurance

Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year

Spot bonuses for exceptional performance

Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses

Employee Referral Program

Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace

Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Lynker is an E-Verify employer.
Lynker is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local laws.
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