Opportunities for Engagement, Education, Research, and Employment

2021 Photo Contest Winners!

The Water Resources Research Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Photo Contest! We had the highest number of submissions to date and with so many unique and extraordinary photos, judging was a tough but enjoyable task. We sincerely thank everyone who entered!

Check out the winners!

Jobs & Opportunities

Job/Opportunity	Posted Date	Type	Company/Organization	Location	End Date
Science Coordinator	Thursday, June 23, 2022	Job	McDowell Sonoran Conservancy	Scottsdale, Arizona	n/a
Program Coordinator (Sustainability Programs Coordinator)	Thursday, June 23, 2022	Job	Pima County	Tucson, AZ	n/a
Postdoctoral Scholar - Water management and climate adaptation strategies	Friday, May 6, 2022	Job	University of California, Davis	Davis, California	n/a
Research Analyst, Water Resource Economics and Finance	Friday, April 22, 2022	Job	WestWater Research	Sacramento, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and Fort Collins, CO	n/a
Research Associate, Water Resource Economics and Finance	Friday, April 22, 2022	Job	WestWater Research	Sacramento, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and Fort Collins, CO	n/a
Environmental Program Manager	Friday, April 22, 2022	Job	Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)	Phoenix, Arizona	n/a
Executive Director	Wednesday, March 30, 2022	Job	Arizona Land and Water Trust	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Manager, Statewide Water Information (Research Professional II)	Wednesday, March 30, 2022	Job	Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Executive Director	Wednesday, March 30, 2022	Job	CUAHSI	Negotiable	n/a
PhD Graduate Research Assistantship in Natural Resources: Human Dimensions & Water Resources	Friday, March 25, 2022	Job	University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources	Columbia, Missouri	n/a
Hydrogeologist	Friday, March 25, 2022	Job	Montgomery & Associates, Inc.	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Water and Energy Resources Planning Advisor	Friday, March 25, 2022	Job	Town of Gilbert	Gilbert, AZ	n/a
Program Coordinator, Indigenous Resilience Center (IRC)	Friday, March 18, 2022	Job	University of Arizona, Arizona Institutes for Resilience	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Senior Water Resources Manager	Tuesday, March 8, 2022	Job	Town of Prescott Valley	Prescott Valley, AZ	n/a
Project Manager (TMDLS & Watershed Plans)	Friday, February 18, 2022	Job	Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)	Phoenix, Arizona	n/a
Sustainable Agricultural Water Futures Intern	Wednesday, February 2, 2022	Internship	Lincoln Institute of Land Policy – Babbitt Center	Phoenix, Arizona	n/a
Native American Water & Land Intern	Wednesday, February 2, 2022	Internship	Lincoln Institute of Land Policy – Babbitt Center	Phoenix, Arizona	n/a
Program Managers (Growing Water Smart)	Tuesday, February 1, 2022	Job	Sonoran Institute	Colorado or Arizona (Fully Remote, with some travel)	n/a
Water Rights and Adjudication Bureau Chief	Monday, January 24, 2022	Job	Montana DNRC	Helena, MT	n/a
Chief Hydrologist/ Hydrology Assistant Director	Monday, January 24, 2022	Job	Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR)	Phoenix, Arizona	n/a
Community Outreach Professional I (Sierra Vista, AZ)	Monday, January 24, 2022	Job	University of Arizona, Cochise County Office	Sierra Vista, AZ	n/a
Director, Cooperative Extension	Friday, January 7, 2022	Job	University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension System (CES)	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Director	Thursday, December 16, 2021	Job	Arizona Institutes for Resilience	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
HYDROLOGIST IV (Modeling Section)	Thursday, November 18, 2021	Job	Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR)	Phoenix, Arizona	n/a
Program Coordinator (Invasive Species Program)	Wednesday, October 27, 2021	Job	Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Assistant Director, Water Project (Extended Temporary Employment)	Wednesday, October 27, 2021		University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Assistant Professor, Climate and Watershed Science	Wednesday, October 27, 2021	Job	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	n/a
Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeler	Wednesday, September 22, 2021	Job	Montgomery & Associates	Tucson, Arizona (but will consider other locations)	n/a
Restoration Program Manager	Friday, July 16, 2021	Job	Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Park Manager I	Wednesday, July 7, 2021	Job	Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Water Resource Advisor	Friday, June 18, 2021	Job	City of Chandler	Chandler, AZ	n/a
Water Treatment Plant Manager	Wednesday, May 19, 2021	Job	City of Yuma	Yuma, AZ	n/a
Surface Water Section Manager	Thursday, April 8, 2021	Job	Arizona Department of Water Resources	Phoenix, Arizona	n/a

Academic

Water, Society and Policy Degrees Program

The School of Natural Resources and the Environment now offers a Master of Science in Water, Society, and Policy (WSP). This program was developed because water sustainability is an emerging topic of importance, especially in the western United States. Water scarcity and conflict, due to a growing demand and competition for water, are issues that have broad reaching impacts for all people.

Water Policy Certificate Program

The University of Arizona has responded to the growing public and professional interest in water policy by establishing a new Graduate Certificate in Water Policy. The Certificate builds on the world-renowned expertise of UA faculty and programs in all aspects of water resources.

Water Policy Class

The WRRC Director, Sharon Megdal, teaches a three-unit spring graduate course titled Arizona Water Policy. This course is cross-listed in four colleges and five degree programs and has attracted students with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. Listed in the colleges of engineering, law, agriculture and life sciences, and social and behavioral sciences, the course has attracted students from a variety of programs. These programs include soil, water and environmental sciences, hydrology and water resources, planning, geography, agricultural and resource economics and arid lands studies.

WRRA 104 Grants

Established by the U.S. Congress with passage of the Water Resources Research Act in 1964, the water resources research institute program provides support for one institute at the land grant university in each state, plus 3 territories and the District of Columbia. Congress reauthorized the Act in 1984 with amendments and, most recently, in 2006, in PL 109-471. The Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona is the designated Water Resources Research Institute for the State of Arizona.