Job Title: Post Doctoral Researcher (Agro-Climate)
Agency: Prairie View A&M University
Department: Adloc Cooperative Agriculture And Research Center
Proposed Minimum Salary: $4,583.34 monthly
Job Location: Prairie View, Texas
Job Type: Staff
Job Description
This position may pay more than the minimum proposed salary listed above, depending on experience and/or qualifications of the selected candidate.
This position is funded by a grant or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent on the renewal of grant or restricted funds.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct climate change, carbon sequestration, and agricultural water management research using carbon/eco-hydrologic/climatic/crop models.
- Assist in field and laboratory experiments to quantify the carbon sequestration potentials of different ecosystems under selected soil amendments.
- Develop/collect input datasets for the models, which include in situ and remote sensing.
- Develop manuscripts and external/internal grant proposals.
- Participate in extension and outreach activities as needed by the program.
- Work in collaboration with other researchers in CARC.
- Assist undergraduate and graduate students and research technicians.
- Assist principal investigator and co-investigator as needed.
- Support achieving the university’s commitment to teaching, research, and service excellence.
- Lead research in carbon dynamics and extensive field experiments, with potential applications to carbon modeling, climate forecasting, and water resources management.
- Assist the principal investigator in ongoing research projects (experimental and modeling) related to eco-hydrology, remote sensing, and field experiments.
- Assist with the data downscaling, prediction, evaluation, and impacts of land use/cover changes on eco-hydrologic processes, irrigation, and nutrient best management practices for sustainable use of natural resources.
- Provide leadership and participation in in-situ data collection and analysis for modeling.
- Assist in writing research reports, manuscripts, and grants; present results at scientific meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Educations & Experience
- A Ph.D. in earth science, eco-hydrology, civil engineering, geosciences, agricultural engineering, or any other relevant academic field emphasizing carbon dynamics, climate change eco-hydrology.
- No prior experience necessary.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience in eco-hydrologic, carbon, and crop modeling
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong quantitative and programming experiences in R, Python, C, C++ and/or comparable languages.
- Strong numerical modeling and analytical and statistical skills.
- Strong interest in working with multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A Ph.D. in earth science, eco-hydrology, civil engineering, geosciences, agricultural engineering, or any other relevant academic field emphasizing carbon dynamics, climate change eco-hydrology and its impact assessment, and natural resource management
- One to three years of related work experience.
- Considerable experience in carbon dynamics, climate change, spatial data analysis, laboratory analytical techniques, field research design, and project implementations at different scales (field and watershed).
- Interested in carbon modeling, downscaling of climate projections, and crop modeling
- Strong record of peer-reviewed publications and experience preparing grant proposals.
Job Posting Close Date:
- 5/11/23
Required Attachments:
Please attach all required documents listed below in the attachment box labeled as either “Resume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter” on the application. Multiple attachments may be included in the “Resume/CV” or Resume/Cover Letter” attachment box. Any additional attachments provided outside of the required documents listed below are considered optional.
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
Application Submission Guidelines:
All applicants are required to apply via our Career Site on or before the closing date indicated on the job posting. Applicant inquiries received via email and websites such as Indeed, HigherEdJobs, etc. will not be considered unless the individual has applied to the available position via the PVAMU Career site.
The required documents listed in the above “Required Attachments” section must be attached to the application prior to the job closing date indicated to ensure full consideration for the application submitted. Please contact the Office of Human Resource on or before the closing date indicated above at 936-261-1730 or jobs@pvamu.edu should you need assistance with the online application process.
Background Check Requirements:
All positions are security sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.
