The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on food security, nutrition security, hunger, and domestic food policy using econometric and causal inference methods.
Compensation
Salary: $66,000-$71,000 annually, commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
Responsibilities
Conducts research on food and nutrition security and hunger in the United States.
Evaluates food assistance programs and food policies using applied econometric and causal inference methods.
Cleans and analyzes large transaction-level data and household survey data.
Designs survey instruments and prepares IRB applications for data collection.
Writes and contributes to research papers and policy briefs.
Requirements
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
Nice to have: U.S. domestic food policy
Nice to have: large transaction-level data (Circana, NielsenIQ)
Lead AI Engineer in Technology for Wells Fargo’s Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology (CCIBT) group, responsible for accelerating AI initiatives, building GenAI tools, and guiding architectural decisions.
Locations (2)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Compensation
$159,000.00 - $305,000.00
Responsibilities
Lead complex technology initiatives
Develop and maintain AI-enabled solutions
Design, build, test, deploy and document business solutions
Provide influence, thought leadership and mentorship
Collaborate with technical experts and senior leadership
Support product discovery by gathering user feedback, documenting pain points and summarizing opportunities
Help translate business needs into process maps, requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria or simple prototypes
Assist with product backlog organization, release planning, status tracking and product documentation
Participate in testing new features and document results, questions and recommended improvements
Analyze product usage, process, campaign or operational data using tools such as Excel, Power BI or similar platforms
Requirements
Associate, bachelor’s or master’s degree in Marketing, Business, Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Communications, Design or a related field
Research Assistant – Quantitative Analysis & Data Research
The research assistant will primarily support the quantitative and data-driven dimensions of a nonfiction book examining patterns in contemporary behavior, culture, markets, and institutions.
Compensation
Hourly Rate: $31.37/hour
Responsibilities
Conduct quantitative research across academic, government, industry, and other credible data sources
Identify datasets, statistics, longitudinal studies, surveys, and market research relevant to specific questions or hypotheses
Analyze and synthesize data to identify patterns, correlations, shifts, and outliers
Build simple quantitative models and comparative analyses where useful
Research historical and contemporary trends across consumer behavior, economics, technology, media, culture, and related fields
Lead technical product execution for native application development across cloud data platforms including Snowflake and Databricks while advancing AI-native development practices.
Compensation
Annual Pay Range: 107,200 - 150,000 USD
Responsibilities
Own and continuously improve the Jira backlog, translating business objectives into clear epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and actionable technical requirements.
Drive roadmap planning and execution for native application development across Snowflake and Databricks environments.
Partner with Product Managers and engineering teams to align technical execution with product priorities and customer needs.
Lead work from discovery and planning through delivery and production rollout, managing priorities, dependencies, risks, and release readiness.
Champion strong Technical Product Management practices across backlog refinement, sprint planning, roadmap management, and stakeholder coordination.
Lead technical efforts to improve spacecraft operations reliability and effectiveness.
Compensation
The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $93,000.00 - $124,000.00 - $136,400.00 annually.
Responsibilities
Review spacecraft performance analysis, operational trends, and recurring issues to identify opportunities that improve reliability, resiliency, readiness, and efficiency; provide periodic reports for engineering and leadership teams.
Support the 24x7 spacecraft engineering team, provide occasional on-call guidance for complex issues and anomalies, helping determine when broader engineering escalation is needed.
Mentor engineers through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, best-practice reinforcement, and development of stronger independent troubleshooting, decision-making skills, and technical ownership.
Develop and sustain concepts of operations, procedures, troubleshooting guidance, workflows, job aids, and technical documentation that improve operational consistency, effectiveness, and team readiness.
Lead technical readiness efforts, including training development, exercises and rehearsals, and the testing, validation, and operational transition of new tools, procedures, workflows, and spacecraft operations capabilities.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, math, physics, or related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.