PhD in watershed science, hydrology, or related field; or Master's with 6+ years relevant experience.
Experience in building and calibrating hydrologic models.
Proficient in R for scientific coding with reproducible practices (e.g., Git, R Markdown).
Strong background in scientific writing with a record of technical writing or peer-reviewed articles.
Ability to independently manage multiple projects concurrently.
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and improvement of hydrography datasets and surface-water representations.
Build, calibrate, and evaluate hydrologic models, focusing on ecological flows.
Design and refine decision logic to translate data into clear results.
Develop reproducible scientific analyses primarily in R.
Write comprehensive technical reports, publications, and proposals.
Provide technical leadership and mentor team members across various teams.
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare at no monthly cost covering medical, drug, dental, and vision.
Personal Time Off (PTO) with paid holidays.
401(k) plan with company matching.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for company ownership.
Tuition assistance and workforce improvement reimbursement.
Flexible spending accounts and employee assistance programs.
Short- and long-term disability insurance, plus life and accident insurance.
Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses and spot bonuses for exceptional performance.
Full Job Description
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.
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
