Postdoctoral Scholar

Postdoctoral Scholar – East Carolina University – Full-time – Greenville, NC, USA – USD 57,132-63,480/hour. Posted on Sep 26, 2026. Position Details Job Title: Postdoctoral Scholar Position Number: THCAS-DEEP-PDS-FALL26 Vacancy: Open to All Candidates Department: AAH Earth Environment and Planning Department Homepage: Advertising Department: EARTH, ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING, DEPT OF Division Academic Affairs Classification Title: Postdoctoral Scholar Competency Level: Working Title NOAA ESLR Postdoctoral Scholar Number of Vacancies: 1 Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0 Employment: Full time or Part time Full Time Hourly Salary Rate/Range: $57,132 - $63,480 Position Location (City): Greenville Position Type: Temporary Staff Job Category: Postdoctoral Scholars Tagline: Be a Pirate! East Carolina University (ECU) is consistently ranked among the nation's top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output. Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C., which is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn. ECU’s commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university’s leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits. The university supports its workforce through a wide range of professional development opportunities designed to foster career growth and skill advancement. Eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive benefits package that promotes a healthy work-life balance. Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit Academic Affairs, led by the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, comprises the university’s colleges, schools and libraries, along with other academic support and administrative units. Academic Affairs works collaboratively to strengthen ECU’s culture of academic excellence in line with our mission to be a national model for student success, public service and regional transformation. The Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences advances access, knowledge, and opportunity through high-quality undergraduate and graduate education, innovative research and creative activities, and meaningful community engagement, all grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. We equip our graduates to address complex challenges, contribute meaningfully to their communities, and lead fulfilling lives. The Department of Earth, Environment and Planning is an interdisciplinary community of scholars working to understand the Earth, its environments, and the people and places that depend on them. Our work spans the natural and social sciences. We connect field experience, geospatial technology, and community-engaged research to the challenges facing eastern North Carolina and the wider world, from coastal change and water resources to hazards, climate, and the future of our communities. Primary Purpose of Position The postdoctoral scholar is responsible for independent and collaborative development, implementation, and analysis of scientific research in the discipline of coastal engineering and adaptation alternatives including living shorelines. Responsibilities include management of all aspects of coastal engineering analyses, including design of adaptation alternatives and modeling their effectiveness. Duties include: hypothesis development, literature review, collection of pilot data, report writing, and supervising of undergraduate research students and graduate research students, overseeing data collection procedures, supervising experimental procedures, developing engineering designs for adaptation alternatives, setting up, calibrating, and running numerical models to test various alternatives, review of data for quality control, supervision of data entry/data analysis, analysis of research hypothesis using descriptive and multivariate statistics, and the development of independent and collaborative presentations and publications. Approximately 90% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to conducting the coastal engineering analyses and assessments of hazard adaptation alternatives at 3-5 sites in eastern North Carolina. Approximately 10% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to managing the day-to-day activity of undergraduate and graduate research students in the laboratory. Scholars are expected to demonstrate compliance with established guidelines and regulatory standards for research including biosafety, responsible conduct of research and human subjects training. Minimum Education, Knowledge, Skills, And Experience PhD in integrated coastal sciences, coastal engineering, or a related discipline English Proficiency Excellent written and oral communication skills License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation: None License or Certification Required by the Department: None Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, And Experience Experience with field data collection of the hydrodynamic aspects of living shoreline and other coastal hazard structures. Experience with North Carolina coastal and estuarine environments. Experience with coastal engineering theories and analyses. Experience in ecological and drone-based remote-sensing monitoring assessments of living shorelines. Job Open Date 09/25/2026. Open Until Filled. No Job Close Date 10/15/2026. Nondiscrimination Statement: East Carolina University is committed to workforce success and cultivating a culture of care for our employees. ECU prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, and veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status or disability. Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the ADA Coordinator at View phone number on click.appcast.io (Voice/TTY) or View email address on click.appcast.io. Eligibility for Employment Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. Department for People Operations, Success, and Opportunity If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Department for People Operations, Success, and Opportunity at View phone number on click.appcast.io or toll free at View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. Our office is available to provide assistance Monday-Friday from 8:00-5:00 EST. Required Documents Curriculum Vitae/Resume Cover Letter List of References #J-18808-Ljbffr Grow in Greenville, NC