Postdoctoral Associate: Sustainable Livestock Modeling

Zymtronix Catalytic Systems Inc; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dillon Lab seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate in Animal Science to advance spatially explicit environmental assessments of livestock production and life cycle analysis for policy and management questions. The role emphasizes collaboration, data synthesis, and publishing research findings in peer-reviewed venues.

Applicants should have a PhD in Animal Science or related field and strong skills in quantitative modeling (R/Python) with experience in environmental impacts of

Qualifications

• PhD in Animal Science or related field.
• Proficiency with quantitative systems modeling and LCA.
• Experience with livestock production environmental impacts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct spatially explicit environmental impact assessments of livestock production.
• Contribute to life cycle assessments of animal-source foods in NYState and beyond.
• Support evaluation of policy and market scenarios on environmental outcomes.
• Assist with development of mechanistic growth and nutrition models for grazing systems.
• Prepare manuscripts, technical reports, and presentations.

Skills

R programming

Python programming

Quantitative modeling

Life cycle assessment

Education

PhD in Animal Science

Tools

R

Python

LCA software

Job description

The Dillon Lab seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate in Animal Science to advance spatially explicit environmental assessments of livestock production and life cycle analysis for policy and management questions. The role emphasizes collaboration, data synthesis, and publishing research findings in peer-reviewed venues.

Applicants should have a PhD in Animal Science or related field and strong skills in quantitative modeling (R/Python) with experience in environmental impacts of