Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Agriculture and Life Sciences
PostdoctoralResearchAssociate
“Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Skills: Hydrologic modeling, Water quality modeling, Crop modeling, Ecosystem modeling, R, Python, GIS, Remote sensing. Conduct interdisciplinary research in assessing long-term effects of land use and management practices on soil health, ecosystem services, and climate adaptation. Evaluate long-term impacts of treated produced water for regenerative crop production on water catchment functions, soil carbon sequestration, soil healt”
Industry & Context.
Willingness to work irregular hours, Willingness to work in occasionally adverse weather conditions, Flexible and open to reassignment to other funded research projects, Must be able to travel overnight as needed, Lift or move heavy objects such as 50 lbs or more, All positions are security-sensitive, Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, Water Management and Hydrologic Science, Agronomy, Soil Science, Ecosystem Science or closely related field at the time of appointment, Proven experience in independently executing complex and high-responsibility assignments in support of research objectives, under the direction of a supervisor, Demonstrated expertise in hydrologic, water quality, crop, and ecosystem modeling, computer and statistical programming skills, with proficiency in languages such as R and Python, Experience in GIS, remote sensing, and processing projected climate data, Proven ability to manage multiple tasks effectively, work collaboratively in team environments, and communicate fluently in English
Nice to Have
Skills in the setup, instrumentation, and maintenance of sensors, experience in applying machine learning models and processing imagery from UAS and satellite platforms
What You'll Do.
Conduct interdisciplinary research in assessing long-term effects of land use and management practices on soil health
and climate adaptation
Evaluate long-term impacts of treated produced water for regenerative crop production on water catchment functions
soil carbon sequestration
and climate resiliency
Contribute to ongoing research projects focused on identifying alternative field and forage crops
assessing crop transition strategies
and developing/evaluating irrigation strategies/decision support tools
Prepare research manuscripts for publication
Assist in the development of grant proposals
Train technicians and graduate students
and operate laboratory and field equipment
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams; Contribute to various research activities; Train technicians and graduate students; Participate in stakeholder meetings to present research findings
Communication Scope
Communicate fluently in English; Present research findings to consumers, growers, researchers, and policy makers
Process & Methodology
Independently executing complex and high-responsibility assignments in support of research objectives
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