Postdoctoral Researcher — Agricultural Systems Modeling

Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Temple (TX); In loco; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Temple, Texas seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Agricultural, Animal, Rangeland, or Environmental Sciences to contribute to the Enhancing APEX project. Location: Temple, Texas; Project: Enhancing APEX for simulating environmental and economic impacts of CAFO operations using the APEX model, funded by USDA-NRCS.

Responsibilities include literature reviews, data collection and analysis, developing model algorithms, implementing modules in the APEX

Competenze

• Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science, Rangeland Management, Environmental Sciences, or closely related field.
• Demonstrated record of peer‑reviewed publications.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and interpreting data from field studies.
• Strong project management and technical writing capabilities.

Mansioni

• Conduct literature reviews and gap analyses on regenerative systems, manure management in CAFOs, and C–N cycling.
• Acquire, curate, and analyze field datasets for model parameterization and validation.
• Develop or enhance model algorithms for carbon and nutrient budgets in manure housing and management.
• Implement new modules into the APEX ecosystem and assess model performance across dairy systems.

Conoscenze

Literature review

Data analysis

Independent work

Team collaboration

Technical writing

Formazione

Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences or related

Strumenti

Python

Fortran

EPIC/APEX/RUFAS/GLEAM

Descrizione del lavoro

Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Temple, Texas seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Agricultural, Animal, Rangeland, or Environmental Sciences to contribute to the Enhancing APEX project. Location: Temple, Texas; Project: Enhancing APEX for simulating environmental and economic impacts of CAFO operations using the APEX model, funded by USDA-NRCS.

Responsibilities include literature reviews, data collection and analysis, developing model algorithms, implementing modules in the APEX