Postdoctoral Researcher - Food Policy & Data Analytics

Agrilife; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation & sick leave

Retirement plan

Wellness program

Professional development

Job summary

Texas A&M AgriLife invites applications to work with Dr. Pourya Valizadeh on U.S. domestic food policy research, using large transaction data and advanced econometric and machine learning methods.

The role requires a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, strong Stata skills, and collaboration within a research team. On-site, grant-funded, with opportunities for dissemination at conferences and in journals.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Stata and strong written/oral communication skills.
• Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics required; doctoral conferral date or proof of progress may be requested.
• Experience with analytical data environments and program evaluation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate SNAP purchase restrictions and other food and nutrition policies.
• Study how various food policies affect household purchases of ultra-processed foods.
• Clean and analyze transaction-level purchase data using econometric and machine learning methods.
• Collaborate with the research team and assist with grant reports and proposals.
• Prepare journal articles and present findings at conferences.

Skills

Stata

Python

Machine learning

Communication skills

Education

Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics

Tools

Circana

NielsenIQ

Job description

Texas A&M AgriLife invites applications to work with Dr. Pourya Valizadeh on U.S. domestic food policy research, using large transaction data and advanced econometric and machine learning methods.

The role requires a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, strong Stata skills, and collaboration within a research team. On-site, grant-funded, with opportunities for dissemination at conferences and in journals.