Postdoctoral Scholar, NERCRD
Core
Conduct economic and statistical analyses on rural development topics to inform U.S. rural economic development policy and contribute to the science base.
Role type
Postdoctoral Scholar (Research)
Builds
Peer-reviewed manuscripts, research reports, and policy briefs
Domain
Agricultural Economics / Rural Development
Required skills
Applied econometrics, causal inference, spatial statistics, R, Stata, Python, large-scale data analysis
Preferred skills
Large Language Models (LLMs), automated computational pipelines, Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) data environments
Responsibilities
Design and execute empirical research on regional and rural economic development; manage and analyze large, complex datasets; prepare manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals; present findings at conferences; collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and Extension partners
Seniority
Postdoctoral Scholar
