Job Details

Postdoctoral Associate/Research Scientist Seafood Economics & Marketing

Job no: 534553
Work type: Research Faculty
Senior management: Agriculture & Life Sciences
Department: Virginia Seafood AREC
Location: Hampton, Virginia
Categories: Agriculture / Life Science, Research / Scientific

The Postdoctoral Associate/Research Scientist will serve as a member of the Seafood Economic Analysis and Marketing Research (SEAMaR) team at the Virginia Seafood AREC (VSAREC). The position will contribute to the development and compilation of datasets focused on the U.S. seafood sector (fisheries and aquaculture) and will perform qualitative and quantitative investigations of the U.S. seafood sector. This is a one-year funded position, with extension contingent upon additional grant funding. Virginia Tech is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas for this vacancy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct applied research on aquaculture and fisheries economics and marketing.
• Prepare project deliverables and outputs for project stakeholders and sponsors.
• Develop new datasets and progress reporting to sponsors.
• Participate in outreach activities and events.
• Lead project management activities reporting (Research Scientist level).
• Work across multiple projects in collaboration with broad national teams.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in agricultural or applied economics or related field, awarded no more than five years prior to the effective date, with a minimum of one year of eligibility remaining (Postdoctoral Associate Level).
• Demonstrated experience generating data (surveys, web scraping, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience with econometric analysis of data.
• Demonstrated record of publication.
• Must already be eligible to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and research experience in fisheries or aquaculture.
• Knowledge of seafood supply chains.
• Experience with enterprise budgets and financial statements.
• Experience with analytical methods such as technical efficiency analysis, risk modelling, economic impact analysis.
• Experience with retail-level scanner datasets and/or household consumption datasets.
• Proficiency with analytical software packages such as Stata, R, SAS, nGene, SPSS, IMPLAN, or similar.

Salary Information

Postdoctoral Associate – $53,550 – $65,029 (commensurate with experience).
Research Scientist – $68,001 – $78,000 (commensurate with experience).

Appointment Type

Restricted

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

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