- College Station, Texas, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Associate
- $55K–$55K per year
Research Associate focusing on digital agriculture workforce development.
Compensation
Salary: $55,000/year, may be commensurate with candidate experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and analyze primary qualitative and quantitative data tools including producer/stakeholder focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and state/regional surveys across Texas and Louisiana.
- Model and analyze key dimensions of agricultural digital divides and their systemic impacts on labor demand and workforce retention.
- Lead and co-author high-impact, peer-reviewed journal articles and present findings at major national and regional academic conferences.
- Collaborate with PIs on writing competitive grant proposals to expand project sustainability and funding.
- Translate research findings into extension briefs, factsheets, policy recommendations, and educational modules for producers, extension personnel, and industry partners.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Public Policy, Economics (with emphasis on behavioral or labor economics), or a closely related social science such as Anthropology and Rural Sociology
- Nice to have: survey design
- Nice to have: mixed-methods research
- Nice to have: advanced modeling techniques (hierarchical linear modeling, structural equation modeling, machine learning)