Postdoctoral Associate

Position Description

Academic Job
Description

SIPS-Plant
Breeding & Genetics

Postdoctoral
Associate

The College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and
Cornell University’s second largest college. We work across disciplines to
tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education,
and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three
overlapping concerns: We believe that achieving next-generation scientific
breakthroughs requires an understanding of the world’s complex, interlocking
systems. We believe that access to nutritious food and a healthy environment is
a fundamental human right. We believe that ensuring a prosperous global future
depends on the ability to support local people and communities everywhere. By
working in and across multiple scientific areas, CALS can address challenges
and opportunities of the greatest relevance, here in New York, across the
nation, and around the world.

The CALS School
of Integrative of Plant Science (SIPS) encompasses five fields: Horticulture,
Plant Biology, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe
Biology, and Soil and Crop Sciences. Combined there are 100+ faculty, ~200
undergraduate majors, 200+ graduate students in six fields, and 600+ other
employees located in Ithaca, Geneva, and other satellite locations across New
York State. The School offers the multidisciplinary undergraduate major in the
Plant Sciences and is also home to the Agricultural Sciences major. School faculty
also contribute to the Biology, Global Development, and Viticulture &
Enology majors.

Position Function

This position requires an experienced (>2
years) researcher to develop a study on perceptions, preferences and adoption
behaviors of US farmers towards a novel biotechnology product. The Postdoctoral
Associate will be required to design, implement and analyze state-wide (NY and
California) surveys of farmers using behavioral economics methods in the field
to gauge receptivity, risk perception, preferences and tradeoffs associated
with adoption of a new biotech product. The Postdoctoral Associate will also
lead the design, implementation and analysis of a nation-wide survey around
motivations and mechanisms for US organic farmer engagement in participatory
plant breeding and research. The Postdoctoral Associate will work with a
graduate student for both of these projects who will be conducting related
research.

This is an in-person
position. The successful candidate will be expected to relocate within
commuting distance of Ithaca, NY.

Anticipated Division of Time

• Research

method development 20%

• Field

research 20%

• Data

analysis 30%

• Writing

20%

• Student

Support 10%

Requirements

Required:

• PhD in Behavioral Economics,

Agricultural Economics or similar field

• Experience working with primary

data such as national agricultural datasets and/or census data.

• Experience designing, implementing

and analyzing surveys with farmers

• Experience in quantitative

econometric research design and data analysis, with a focus on causal
inference and agricultural technology adoption.

• Strong analytical, organizational,

communication, and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and
ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Ability to travel within the US for

fieldwork.

• Driving required, must have and

maintain a valid and unrestricted NY State Driver’s License and be cleared
for university business. Upon hire must register with Agile/Fleet
Commander.

Preferred:

• Experience using game-based, or

product concept testing behavioral methods

• Demonstrated experience engaging

with US commodity or specialty crop grower groups

• Demonstrated experience working in

interdisciplinary teams with biophysical scientists

• Experience supporting and mentoring

graduate students

Supervision Exercised

There
are no supervisory responsibilities for this position.

To apply:

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Qualified
candidates should submit a short cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact
information for three references via the website.

Consistent with
Cornell’s practice, appointments to academic positions require candidates to
disclose relevant information about their prior employment including whether
they have been found to have violated institutional or employer policies
related to or governing unlawful discrimination and harassment, academic and
research misconduct, or financial misconduct.

Applications
will be reviewed as received, continuing until a suitable applicant is
identified.

CALS hiring
range for this title is $63,480 to $65,000.

College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Life.
Changing.

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League
and Land-grant
university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars,
students, and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute
creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and
engagement.

Cornell’s regional and global presence
includes state-wide Cornell Cooperative Extension programs and offices in all
counties and boroughs, global partnerships with institutions and communities
engaged in life-changing research and education, the medical college’s campuses
on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, and the Cornell Tech
campus on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.

With a founding
principle of “any person, any study,” Cornell is an equal
opportunity employer.

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Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary unless otherwise noted)
• Unique applicable skills.