Opportunities for Engagement, Education, Research, and Employment

2022 Photo Contest

Enter your Arizona water photos in the WRRC 2022 Photo Contest. The theme this year is Water Now! Living with Less. Drought and shortage are on everyone’s minds, but so are monsoon rains and desert oases. Technologies—modern and ancient—will be part of our water future, along with new visions of life amid the wonders of Arizona. As in the past, photos must be taken in Arizona* and must feature water (present or absent). Categories include Water in Nature, Water in the Built Environment, and Water for Us (animals, livelihoods, and recreation) with a special category of Water in Arid/Semi-Arid Lands Beyond Arizona for photographers who travel beyond our borders. Feel free to use the contest theme, Water Now! Living with Less, to fuel your imagination. So, get your cameras and go—We look forward to seeing your amazing photos!

Submit your photos today!

Jobs & Opportunities

Postings must be water-related.

Please send postings to: Jessie Hampton

Job/Opportunity	Posted Date	Type	Company/Organization	Location	End Date
Restoration Ecologist Project Manager	Thursday, November 17, 2022	Job	Watershed Management Group	Tucson, AZ	n/a
Education Program Director	Thursday, November 17, 2022	Job	Watershed Management Group	Tucson, AZ	n/a
Assistant Professor, Water Management	Thursday, November 17, 2022	Job	Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, Oklahoma	n/a
Assistant Professor, Irrigation Engineer	Thursday, November 17, 2022	Job	Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, Oklahoma	n/a
Director, Texas Water Resources Institute	Thursday, November 3, 2022	Job	Texas A&M Agrilife Research	College Station, Texas	n/a
Water Resources Planning Analyst II	Thursday, November 3, 2022	Job	Central Arizona Project (CAP)	Phoenix, AZ and Remote	n/a
Postdoctoral Research Associate I	Friday, October 21, 2022	Job	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	n/a
Utilities Engineer	Friday, October 21, 2022	Job	Town of Prescott Valley	Prescott Valley, AZ	n/a
Water Conservation Assistant (Temporary)	Friday, October 21, 2022	Job	City of Tempe	Tempe, AZ	n/a
Water Resources Specialist 3	Friday, October 21, 2022	Job	Arizona Water Banking Authority	Hybrid (Remote/Phoenix, AZ)	n/a
Water Policy Analyst	Friday, October 21, 2022	Job	Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA)	AZ, AZ	n/a
Hydrogeologist Associate (Hydrology Division/Groundwater Modeling Section)	Wednesday, October 12, 2022	Job	Arizona Department of Water Resources	Hybrid (Remote/Phoenix, AZ)	n/a
Water Resources Specialist 3	Tuesday, September 27, 2022	Job	Arizona Water Banking Authority	Phoenix, AZ and Remote	n/a
Program Associate, Growing Water Smart	Tuesday, September 27, 2022	Job	Sonoran Institute	Arizona or Colorado (Remote)	n/a
Program Manager, Growing Water Smart	Tuesday, September 27, 2022	Job	Sonoran Institute	AZ, AZ	n/a
Program Manager, Ecologist	Tuesday, September 27, 2022	Job	Sonoran Institute	Tucson, AZ	December 31, 2022
Environmental Coordinator (Stormwater)	Friday, September 23, 2022	Job	City of Avondale	AZ, AZ	n/a
Environmental Technician	Friday, September 23, 2022	Job	City of Mirage	El Mirage, AZ	n/a
Program Coordinator (Sustainability Programs Coordinator)	Thursday, June 23, 2022	Job	Pima County	Tucson, AZ	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
Executive Director	Wednesday, March 30, 2022	Job	Arizona Land and Water Trust	Tucson, Arizona	n/a
Director, Cooperative Extension	Friday, January 7, 2022	Job	University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension System (CES)	Tucson, 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.