Cornell University, Department of Global Development
finished (2022/05/13, finished 2024/09/21, listed until 2022/07/15)*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
Job Description
Postdoctoral Associate – Global livestock datasets for environmental and economic analyses
Department of Global Development
College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
The College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and
home to Cornell University’s second largest population of students, faculty and
staff. 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: natural and human systems; food,
energy and environmental resources; and social, physical and economic
well-being. CALS
is fundamentally invested in improving the lives of people, their environments
and their communities both in New York state and around the world.
The
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University embraces
diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports
students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly
encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to
apply.
Cornell's Food Systems & Global Change (FSGC) team is a part of the Department of Global Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and focuses on increasing the sustainability of food systems for the benefit of humans and ecosystems. We work in the areas of sustainable intensification of agriculture, climate mitigation and adaptation, livestock systems, and healthy and sustainable diets, providing analysis and insights aimed at helping to shape the decision-making process at all relevant levels. As good decisions rely on good data, we are developing a global dataset of livestock production systems, their requirements, and impacts, and we are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral associate that excels in programming for large data sets.
Position Function
The postdoctoral associate
will contribute to the development of a global, high-resolution, spatially
explicit, dataset of biomass use, production, feed efficiencies, and greenhouse
gas emissions of animal production systems. The work would include collecting,
processing, structuring and harmonizing data, as well as developing tools to
ensure the dataset is easily updatable and accessed, and ensuring good
documentation. This project is a collaboration with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and is funded by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability’s strategic partnership with EDF. There may also be
opportunities to collaborate with the FSGC team’s other related projects and to
develop independently-driven projects.
Responsibilities
Data engineering, storage, retrieval
Very large-scale data mining and analysis
Developing a harmonized dataset to other global data products
Use best-practices for reproducible coding
Draft manuscripts and publish results in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals
Present results at conferences and seminars
Responsibilities
Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, or related disciplines
Experience with large data sets and data management
Proficiency with R or Python, familiarity with modeling software like GAMS is highly valuable
Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse, interdisciplinary team
Strong analytic and written communication skills
This is a 12-month, full-time appointment with a potential for renewal contingent on available funding and satisfactory performance. This position is anticipated to start in the summer of 2022.
To Apply: visit https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/21777 to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae,
contact information for three references, a research statement, and statement
of contribution to diversity, equity and inclusion.
If you have any
questions regarding this posting, please contact Prof. Mario Herrero (mh2258@cornell.edu).
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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)
- Unique applicable skills.
Application Materials Required:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Statement of Contribution to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Three references (no actual letters, just names and email addresses )
Further Info:
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Ithaca, NY 14853