Advanced Machine Learning Methods for Enhanced Wastewater Treatment: Graduate Research Assistant Position (PhD)
The One Water Solutions Institute (OWSI) at Colorado State University is seeking a motivated PhD graduate research assistant to join an intellectually exciting and socially impactful sponsored research project. The study will provide a unique opportunity to work directly with the management team at Metro Water Recovery to advance machine learning (ML) techniques to understand, analyze, and predict wastewater treatment process performance for contaminant removal at the unit process to facility scales.
Metro Water Recovery is the largest wastewater treatment provider in the Rocky Mountain West and is nationally recognized for innovation. The study will develop data and modeling software to enable characterization of trends in wastewater contaminant fluxes; short-term forecasting of wastewater process changes in contaminant removal rates based on operational and environmental conditions; quantification of risk of failure and reliability under varying operational and environmental conditions; and decision support for the assessment of the water quality effects of management and technological control strategies.
Required Qualifications:
- MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering or related discipline.
- Clear research interest in wastewater treatment processes and decision sciences.
- Proficiency in oral and written English communication.
- Eligibility to work in the U.S. by June 1, 2025 (no visa support is available)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with coding in R, Python, MATLAB, or other programming languages.
- Experience with statistical methods, data sciences, and ML techniques.
- Research experience in environmental and/or water resources engineering.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams.
- Demonstrated ability to write and publish original research.
If interested, please complete the application form by April 1, 2025 with the following materials as a single PDF: https://form.jotform.com/250444761736056
- 1–2-page cover letter with your interest in the position and research topics, and how you meet the required and preferred qualifications, and
- Current resume or CV.