Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Agriculture Education

Proposed Minimum Salary

$5,416.67 monthly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M Forest Service
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

Click here to learn more about how you can be a part of AgriLife and make a difference in the world!

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement experimental and survey-based research studies to examine human behavior, perceptions, and decision-making.
• Develop research instruments (e.g. questionnaires) aligned with theoretical constructs. Operationalize social science theories and constructs into measurable variables for empirical study.
• Prepare and submit Institutional Review Board IIBR) compliance protocols.
• Ensure all research complied with ethical and regulatory standards for human subjects research.
• Conduct data collection with human subjects, including recruitment and administration of instruments. Develop science communication material (web content, podcasts, workshops) targeting public audiences, support stakeholder engagement strategies and community building efforts.
• Deliver science based outreach via social media platforms.
• Assist with research of extension programming and workshops, including training Agricultural stakeholders.
• Support community based education initiatives in food science and Agriculture.
• Manage social science components of the project, including the design and implementation of survey based research, development of theory driven instruments, human subjects data collection.
• Contribute to program evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and science communication efforts to assess perceptions, behaviors, and adoption pathways among Agricultural stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD or related degree in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the social and behavioral sciences.

• Experience with digital communication and educational resources, including virtual workshop series, podcast content, and public science communication. Collaborated on content strategy and audience engagement efforts to strengthen, Social Science Research and Human Subjects Advanced Quantitative Research, designed and implemented survey based research studies, developed research instruments, operationalized theoretical constructs, and conducted data collection with human subjects. Prepared and submitted Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols, including consent forms, recruitment materials, and data management plans, ensuring compliance with ethical and regulatory standards. Spanish language proficiency.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to interact and work effectively as a team member.
• Ability to multitask.
• Work cooperatively with others.
• Good communication and computer skills.
• Ability to develop, implement and analyze advanced quantitative date analyses.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays  
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas  
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

Applicant Instructions

Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.