Position ID: | Cornell-Department of Global Development-EATLANCETPOSTDOC [#23911, WDR-00034561] |
Position Title: | Postdoctoral Associate (3) |
Position Type: | Postdoctoral |
Position Location: | Ithaca, New York 14853, United States [map] ![]() |
Subject Areas: | Data Science Environmental Science Modeling |
Salary Range: | 60,000-65,000 |
Appl Deadline: | 2023/05/26 11:59PM![]() |
Position Description: |
Postdoctoral Associate in Food Systems Modeling in EAT-Lancet 2.0 Department
of Global Development 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. Project
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Main responsibilities The overall scope of the Commission is to understand how to feed 10 billion people a healthy diet, within planetary boundaries, in ways that are affordable and accessible for all. The main responsibilities of these postdoc positions will be to support the modeling working group of the Commission and help to liaise between the modeling working group and the other four Commission working groups (Healthy Diets, Sustainable Production, Just Food Systems, and Food Systems Transformation). The postdocs will be expected to coordinate with global and country modeling groups, compile and synthesize modeling outputs, and develop novel uses of this data to create improved food system metrics, and inform transition pathways. All postdocs will contribute to a range of data collection, analysis, and visualization activities to support the Commission. They will also contribute to a series of systematic literature reviews, contributing to a greater synthesis of knowledge in the areas of healthy diets from sustainable food systems, and food system transformation. The interdisciplinary commission consists of 25 Commissioners from 19 countries, with backgrounds in e.g., public health, agriculture and livestock production, political science, behavior change, food justice and environmental sustainability. The Commission has a greater focus on justice and diversity of regional and local diets in comparison with EAT-Lancet published in 2019. Three postdoctoral associates will hired and based at Cornell University, with a focus on food systems modeling. Postdoctoral Associate in Food
Systems Modeling The candidate is expected to contribute to the core EAT-Lancet 2.0 publication but will also have the opportunity to conduct standalone scientific papers in close collaboration with other researchers in the Commission. The candidates will also be given opportunities to engage with policy and business communities at the national and international level and will be provided training and mentorship on effective science communication. The position will be based at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA, but will work with researchers across the globe. The project supervisor will be Professor Mario Herrero and the immediate supervisor will be Daniel Mason D’Croz, with input from other Commissioners and scientists in the Food Systems Modeling working group. Interaction across working groups (Healthy Diets, Sustainable Production, Just Food Systems, and Food Systems Transformation) are welcome and encouraged. The postdoctoral associate will also be part of a group of early career scientists connected to the Commission who will serve as a peer group supported by regular meetings and interactions. Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Assessment Criteria In the appointment process attention will be given to research and modeling skills needed for the position.
Division of Time Terms of
Employment We would prefer if the candidates could start by August 1, 2023. Contact Applications
Applications will be reviewed until position is filled.
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