The University of California – Organic Agriculture Institute is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to assist with a couple different surveys of organic growers and other stakeholders across California. The position will be for a one-year residence with possible second year renewal depending on funding. The position will begin in spring 2022, or as soon as possible after that time. Salary ranges from $54,540 to $65,292 annually depending on experience.
Eligibility
- Applicants should be recent recipients of a doctoral degree (or anticipated recipient in spring 2022), with demonstrated interest and publication ability in computational social science, network science, and the programming and analysis of quantitative online and in-person surveys and interviews.
- They should be experts in statistical and network analysis (including statistical models of networks such as exponential random graph models, multilevel networks, and stochastic actor-oriented models) in R and other appropriate software, including programming of online surveys in Qualtrics or other survey software.
- The academic record must have demonstrated capacity to work independently and lead the development and publication of research results.
Requirements
- Experience working with orchard or other crop production systems, prior coursework on agronomic details of crop production systems, and/or experience communicating with growers about technical details of their production systems is strongly preferred.
- Interest in organic agriculture, cooperative extension, knowledge networks and/or life-cycle analysis is preferred but not required.
Application Details
- A CV
- Letter describing research interests and background as applied to this project
- Examples of any relevant publications
- Contact information for three references
The complete application should be sent electronically to Dr. Houston Wilson, ho************@uc*.edu . Top candidates will be interviewed by Zoom or phone with possibility of a campus visit, and asked to supply letters of reference.
For more information about this position, contact Dr. Houston Wilson, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology.
