Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Economics of Land and Water Use
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Economics of Land and Water Use
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana USA
NATURE OF POSITION: Multi-scale Economic Modeling of Long Run Sustainability
DATE AVAILABLE: The start date for this full-time appointment January 1, 2020. This will be an annual appointment, renewable for up to three years.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES: This position is part of Purdue’s initiative in Global to Local Analysis of Systems Sustainability (GLASS) and this individual will report directly to the PI: Thomas Hertel. It will involve working with an inter-disciplinary team of researchers seeking to understand the local environmental stresses emerging as a consequence of global change, as well as the consequences of local responses to these stressors. The focus is on land and water resources used in agriculture. The economic modeling undertaken by this individual will be spatially explicit and seeks to characterize economic and biophysical relationships at the level of individual grid cells, all nested within a global economic model. Current research in this group is focused on land cover change, water scarcity, nitrate leaching, food security, agricultural productivity, climate change, and international trade. The selected applicant will be expected to publish, as well as play a leading role in research projects, and contribute to competitive grant proposals. This person will be housed in the Department of Agricultural Economics but will be involved in collaborative relationships with colleagues in the Departments of Agronomy, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Economics and Political Science, among others. There also will be opportunities to collaborate with faculty and staff in the following Centers:
QUALIFICATIONS: The successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. in agricultural, resource or environmental economics. S/he should have research experience in computational partial or general equilibrium modeling. Prior experience handling spatially explicit data is desirable.
SALARY: Commensurate with training and experience.
APPLICATION: Applications and references may be initiated by writing to or emailing:
Holly McIntire (hcmcinti@purdue.edu)
Center for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
403 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2056
A complete application includes:
． cover letter describing the applicant’s research interests and experience
． resume
． names, email addresses, and phone numbers of at least three references who can evaluate the applicant’s qualifications for this position
A background check is required for employment in this position.
CLOSING DATE: November 30, 2019, or until an acceptable candidate is found.
Purdue University is an EEO/AA employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.
Thank you,
Ginger Batta
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Ginger BATTA | Senior Program Manager
Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)
Center for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
403 West State Street, KRAN #560, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2056 USA
Ph: +1-765-494-7048 | Fx: +1-765-494-9176
gbatta@purdue.edu | www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu