Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job Title Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department Ecology & Conservation Biology

Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate

Job Location College Station, Texas

Job Type Staff

Job Description About Texas A&M AgriLife Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M Forest Service

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

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Position Information Responsibilities: -Develop ecohydrological modeling for plant water stress and irrigation optimization. -Study drought impacts on land-atmosphere interaction. -Prepare and publish articles in national/international peer-reviewed scientific journals that highlight findings from the research projects. -Present research findings at national/international events and conferences; -Collaborate with various, relevant faculty at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research in developing grant proposals for increased future funding, preparing peer-review journal articles, and supervising graduate students, if any. -Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications: PhD degree in a field related to the tasks above

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD degree in a field related to the tasks above within the broader theme of remote sensing, computer science, or ecology with a quantitative, empirical orientation, and fundamental parts of climate change.

• Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to multi task and work cooperatively with others.

• What You Need to Know Salary: Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.

• Position Funding: This position is grant funded and availability is contingent on grant funding.

• Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife? When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

• In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit pack age including the following: Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

Applica nt Instructions Applications received by Texas A& M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

Required D ocuments CV/ Resume Cover letter List of references Certifications/additional documentation

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