Postdoctoral Associate, Applied Economics and Policy area, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business invites applicants for a Postdoctoral Associate 1-year renewable term position in our Applied Economics and Policy area, with a school affiliation in the Dyson School. The intended start date of this position is July 1, 2025. The position will be based in Ithaca, NY.

Responsibilities of the position include conducting independent research on the natural resource drivers of U.S. agricultural productivity, coordinating with other researchers on campus, presenting this research at national and international conferences and drafting, submitting and revising manuscripts for peer review.

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in agricultural and resource economics, economics, or related field by the start of the position. The ideal candidate has a strong quantitative background (econometrics and causal inference), clear research interests in agricultural sustainability, experience coding and manipulating large geo-spatial datasets in R including Google Earth Engine.

The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (established on July 1, 2016) combines three Schools: the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management (Johnson), the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (Dyson), and the Nolan School of Hotel Administration (Nolan).

Dyson houses a top-ranked undergraduate business program as well as graduate programs that award Ph.D., M.S. and M.P.S. degrees. Areas of faculty research include management; environmental, energy and resource economics; food and agricultural economics; and international and development economics. Faculty members in the Dyson School frequently collaborate with colleagues in Computer and Information Sciences, Economics, Engineering, Natural Resources, and other units on campus.

The following materials are required:

• Letter of interest, with clear indication of position being applied for;
• Curriculum vitae;
• Up to three research papers;
• Three recommendation letters;
• Any other supporting documents

In compliance with New York's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $61,008 - $74,088. Cornell University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Pay Range:

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
• Unique applicable skills.

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