[Sextonlabpastmembers] Fwd: Fw: Postdoctoral opening

[Jason Sexton]

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Sent on behalf of Tapan Pathak,
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*From:* Tapan Pathak <tpathak at ucmerced.edu>
*Sent:* Wednesday, February 9, 2022 1:22 PM
*To:* SNRI Requests <snrirequests at ucmerced.edu>
*Subject:* FW: Postdoctoral opening


Postdoc opportunity - climate and ag needs assessments! Please help
distribute widely.







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*Subject line: *Postdoctoral Opening for Climate & Ag Needs Assessment with
USDA CA Climate Hub & UC Davis



*Body: *



The Department of Human Ecology at University of California, Davis and the
USDA California Climate Hub is *hiring a Social Science Postdoctoral Fellow
in Climate and Agriculture Needs Assessment*. The successful candidate will
work with a diverse team consisting of academics from University of
California Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California
Cooperative Extension, University of California Merced and Davis campuses,
and the USDA Climate Hub Network. The postdoctoral fellow will lead
conducting a needs assessment through statewide surveys, focus group
exchange sessions, and individual phone interviews of the above-mentioned
stakeholders. It is expected that the candidate will work with UC
cooperative extension advisors, specialists and others in a technical
service provider capacity (NRCS, RCDs, Agricultural Commissions, etc.). The
candidate will be hired by UC Davis Department Human Ecology but is
expected to participate as a staff member of the USDA Climate Hub network
and interact and participate with others in the Climate Hub network. The
initial term of the position will be for one year with a possible extension
pending satisfactory performance and availability of funding.



*Qualification Required:*

   - PhD in sociology, geography, human dimensions of agriculture and
   natural resources, agricultural extension education, community development,
   ecology, environmental science and policy, applied climate science, or
   closely related fields that utilize social science research methods.
   - Experience and background in social science and program evaluation
   research related to agricultural or natural resource applications as
   demonstrated through scientific publications.
   - Experience with and/or technical skills for engaging with stakeholders
   to identify and understand needs, resource gaps, and barriers to adopting
   climate-smart agriculture practices.
   - Experience in conducting surveys via Qualtrics, focus groups, and
   individual phone interviews
   - Excellent written and oral communication skills.
   - Ability to work both independently and as part of a diverse,
   interdisciplinary team.



*Salary & Benefits: *

Salary starts at $54,540, but is commensurate with experience. Information
on postdoctoral benefits can be found here.
<https://hr.ucdavis.edu/employees/benefits/post-doc-scholars>



Interested candidates should email a cover letter, CV, transcripts, and
names of three references with contact information to Drs. Vikram
Koundinya, Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, Program Evaluation
at vkoundinya at ucdavis.edu AND Steven Ostoja, Director, USDA California
Climate Hub at steven.ostoja at usda.gov in a *single PDF *titled with your
first and last name and Social Science Postdoc. The last date for
submitting applications is *March 15th, 2022*. The ideal start date for
this position is Spring, 2022.



For more information please see the attached position description.



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^ that should be good, Tapan! Feel free to add anything else you think
might be pertinent!



Best,



Devon



Devon Johnson | she/her/hers

California Climate Hub Coordinator

John Muir Institute of the Environment

USDA California Climate Hub

https://www.climatehubs.oce.usda/gov

https://johnmuir.ucdavis.edu/




-- 
Jason (Jay) Sexton
(he/him/his)
Associate Professor
Chair, UCM Senate Committee on Research
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of California, Merced
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jsexton2 at ucmerced.edu
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