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Call for Nominations for UCOWR Board of Directors

November 1, 2024

Nominate a colleague or yourself  for one of  three open positions.

Last day to submit is Friday, December 13, 2024.

Help lead UCOWR and the water resources profession into the future! Service on the Board of Directors of UCOWR is a fantastic leadership opportunity as you help guide, direct, and cast a vision for the organization. The opportunity to work with other water resource leaders in UCOWR allows you to be part of the decision making process on the national level, driving the strategic goals of the organization. This is an exciting time to join the leadership of UCOWR and help us map our ambitious future.

How can this service opportunity help my professional development?

You will:

  • Develop valuable skills in non-profit governance, conference program planning, strategic planning, and guiding a peer-reviewed journal
  • Expand your network of contacts
  • Achieve recognition from your employer, community, peers
  • Develop leadership experience
  • Serve with and for a highly engaged water resources community across the nation

What does a UCOWR Board Member do?

Members of the Board of Directors work closely with the UCOWR home office at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where a small dedicated staff takes care of managing UCOWR day-to-day operations. Board of Directors members each serve a three-year term. Members may seek election for a second term, and some continue their Board service in role of President. The specific roles and responsibilities fulfilled by individuals on the UCOWR Board are detailed here: Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Directors.

Who can be nominated?

Candidates must be a delegate of a current UCOWR member institution. Not sure of the member status of your institution?  You can check here: UCOWR Directory.

Only one delegate from any member institution may serve on the Board at any given time. Thus, nominated individuals cannot be from a member institution that is already represented by our continuing Board members. Members of the Board of Directors continuing their terms for July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 are:

  • President, Lucas Gregory, Texas A&M University
  • President Elect, Sam Fernald, New Mexico State University
  • Past President, Jeffrey Peterson, University of Minnesota
  • Laura Bowling, Purdue University
  • Bridget Guerrero, West Texas A&M University
  • Erin Haacker, University of Nebraska
  • Ginger Paige, University of Wyoming
  • Kevin Wagner, University of Oklahoma

Email nominations to Elaine egroninger@siu.edu at the UCOWR home office no later than Friday, December 13, 2024.

The election will open early March 2025 and conclude April 2025.

New board members will take office at the end of our June 2025 Board of Directors Meeting.

Board of Directors Graduate Student Position

 Graduate Student Position 

The UCOWR Board seeks graduate student input. Nominate a talented student today!

This position provides graduate students a voice in UCOWR planning and governance. Particularly, the student member will add a valuable perspective toward promoting greater student involvement in our annual conference. Nominations for this student position on the Board will follow the same timeline as the regular Board Nomination and Election process.
  • The election will open March 2025 and conclude April 2025.
  • New board members will take office at the end of our June 2025 Board of Directors meeting.
  • Deadline for Nominations: December 13, 2024

What is expected of the Graduate Student Board Member?

  • Complete a one-year term on the UCOWR Board of Directors
  • Serve as a voting member of the Board
  • Attend annual conference and quarterly Board meetings (3 teleconference, 1 in-person at conference)
  • Help to plan annual UCOWR/NIWR conference, particularly special sessions, student activities/events and field trips
  • Serve on an award committee
  • Actively participate in ongoing Board activities as appropriate (See Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Directors.)

What is the nomination process for a Graduate Student Board Member?

1) Graduate student candidates must be from and be nominated by a delegate from a UCOWR member institution.
2) Students seeking nomination must submit to their nominating delegate:
  • brief letter of intent
  • copy of recent CV
3) UCOWR Delegates, please email graduate student nomination materials to the UCOWR home office at ucowr@siu.edu

 

Email nominations to Elaine egroninger@siu.edu at the UCOWR home office no later than Friday, December 13, 2024. 

The election will open March 2025 and conclude April 2025.

New board members will take office at the end of our June 2025 Board of Directors meeting.

Colorado State University is seeking six new faculty members who use artificial intelligence (AI) as a key component of their research

The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University announces a college-wide search for six new faculty members who use artificial intelligence (AI) as a key component of their research programs and who aspire to develop innovative AI educational programs. We welcome candidates who develop foundations of AI in an engineering context, generate data for their AI models, or otherwise apply AI to solve engineering challenges. Each new faculty member will have their academic home in one or two of the departments within the College.

We seek faculty members who apply AI to advance our areas of unique research expertise. These are elaborated below for each department and include prediction of climate and intense weather events using data from satellites and radars; novel approaches to synthetic biology and high-throughput biological synthesis; use of satellite data for water resource management; development of models and sensors for improving infrastructure resilience; unique high-power, ultra-short pulse laser systems for fusion and other applications; and cyber-physical systems.  Click here for more information.

Director of Colorado Water Center Application Request

The Colorado Water Center director is appointed by the President of Colorado State University to serve as the chief executive, academic, and policy officer of the Center, reporting directly to the Vice President for Engagement and Extension.

The director provides leadership and oversight of the Center’s portfolio of research, education, engagement, and service activities, which is developed and implemented in collaboration with CSU faculty and staff affiliates, partner higher education institutions across Colorado, and a variety of partner scholars, agencies, and organizations.

The director facilitates planning and continuous improvement of the Center’s activities, supported by a statutory external advisory committee. The director also develops strategic, staffing, and budget plans to implement an innovative and impactful water agenda that addresses state and regional needs and is accountable for raising extramural resources through grants, contracts, gifts, and program fees.

In addition, the director is a critical public voice and recognized national expert on water scholarship and policy issues, representing the Center at various water-related organizations, convenings, and policy conversations.

The director also serves as a key member of the Office of Engagement and Extension’s executive leadership team, promoting impactful engaged scholarship to fulfill CSU’s land-grant mission.

This position may be considered for a concurrent continuing (non-tenured) or tenured faculty appointment if the individual possesses an outstanding record of achievement that merits appointment as such within one of CSU’s academic units.  For more information view the prospectus at https://learn.colostate.edu/water-center-director-search/.

To view the job vacancy announcement and apply, click link: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/153246. For full consideration, all materials must be RECEIVED no later than 11:59 PM Mountain Time on Monday, December 9, 2024.

Illinois State Water Survey Director with Principal Research Scientist Role

The Illinois State Water Survey is seeking a Survey Director who will provide strategic direction and overall administration for the Survey to administer research activities of the Survey by conceiving, recommending, implementing, directing, and participating in scientific research focused on the selected candidate’s area of study while contributing to the overall scientific mission of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI). This position will also hold a Principal Research Scientist job. This is an in-person position based in Champaign, Illinois.  See website for details.

Griffith Endowed Chair and SD Water Resources Institute Director Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering South Dakota State University

The Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department (ABED) at South Dakota State University (SDSU) excited to announce a new opening for the William Mibra Griffith and Byrne S. Griffith Endowed Chair in Agriculture and Water Resources and South Dakota Water Resources Institute Director. This role will be pivotal in shaping the trajectory of water-related research and outreach initiatives. The successful candidate will provide leadership and conduct research and outreach focused on water issues associated with agricultural production.

See posting for additional information: SE9438 Griffith Endowed Chair and SD WRI Director Position Announcement

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