Appointment: Twelve months (100% Research); renewed contingent upon availability of funds.
Positions available: Two (2)
Job description: This project will focus on developing enterprise budgets for various US aquaculture sectors such as catfish, oysters, crayfish, tilapia, baitfish, and other sectors. Additionally, the project also will quantify the economic contribution of the US aquaculture sector along with identifying supply chain functions and market spread. Other specific works include the development of financial planning models for domestic aquaculture sectors and identifying economic risk factors.
Qualifications: A Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics/Applied Economics focusing on farm management economics is preferred. Ability to develop enterprise budgets is a primary qualification for this research work. Skills in econometric analysis will be necessary. Candidate should have U.S. legal work authorization.
Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will perform research duties assigned by the economist leading the project. The candidate will be responsible for the daily management of production data. These duties include managing primary datasets obtained from farms as well as third-party market data with utmost care to data confidentiality and privacy. Advanced data analytic skills in MATLAB, STATA, GAMS, SAS, or R will be preferred. The successful candidate should be willing and able to assist graduate students with their research work.