FW: Available postdoctoral position on the human dimensions of agrivoltaics and land change
Haggerty, Julia
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Bestelmeyer, Brandon - REE-ARS <brandon.b...@usda.gov>
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 9:47 AM
To: Bestelmeyer, Brandon - REE-ARS <brandon.b...@usda.gov>
Cc: Spiegal, Sheri - REE-ARS <sheri....@usda.gov>
Subject: Available postdoctoral position on the human dimensions of agrivoltaics and land change
**External Sender**
A postdoctoral position on the human dimensions of renewable energy development, agrivoltaics, and land change in Southwestern agroecosystems is available with the USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM on the campus of New Mexico State University. This is a USDA Agricultural Research Service (federal) position.
The postdoctoral scientist will assist in building knowledge of the economic and societal impacts of alternative land management strategies, particularly the role and effects of renewable energy and agrivoltaic systems in the context of land management and agriculture in the Southwestern US. Objectives of the research program are to:
A. Contribute to understanding of economic/production, societal, and environmental tradeoffs associated with the integration of renewable energy production with agriculture and other ecosystem service objectives.
B. Evaluate factors leading to the adoption or rejection of photovoltaic/agrivoltaic systems as part of land management based on multi-indicator analyses.
C. Produce socio-economic information related to spatial and temporal variations in environmental conditions and land management strategies in agroecosystems of the Southwest, including rangelands and croplands, contributing to the unit's Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network projects.
Methodology requires field research (surveys, interviews, measurements of biophysical variables), collation of data gathered by other researchers and institutions, and using these data in statistical analysis. Analysis will quantify the social and economic effects of management practices, especially agrivoltaics systems, and integrate economic and social data with production and environmental data to provide comprehensive evaluations.
See https://jornada.nmsu.edu/jobs for more information about the position or contact Sheri Spiegal (Sheri....@usda.gov) or Brandon Bestelmeyer (Brandon.B...@usda.gov).
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Research Leader
USDA-ARS Range Management Research Unit,
Jornada Experimental Range
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
From: Bestelmeyer, Brandon - REE-ARS
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Cc: Spiegal, Sheri - REE-ARS <sheri....@usda.gov>
Subject: Research scientist position at the USDA ARS Jornada--Interdisciplinary with focus on economics/social science
Good afternoon,
The USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range seeks to fill a federal Research Scientist position that will provide economics and social science expertise to our LTAR program and a newly funded research program on agrivoltaics (the co-location of agriculture with photovoltaic arrays).
The new scientist would join an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, soil scientists, physical scientists, range/animal scientists, and engineers on beef supply chain, precision ranching, and agrivoltaics projects.
I hope to recruit the position this fall. The position will be offered at either the postdoctoral level for recent graduates or as a permanent scientist.
If you know of anyone who would be interested in this opportunity, please have them contact me.
Thank you for your help,
Brandon
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Interdisciplinary Scientist (Ecology, Economics, Geography, or Social Science)
The Jornada seeks an Interdisciplinary Scientist to study the economic and societal impacts of alternative agroecosystem management strategies in the Southwest, including beef production systems and supply chains, precision technologies, and agrivoltaic systems. Research will contribute to and complement ongoing work to assess regional social and environmental change, develop and improve innovative management technologies (particularly agrivoltaic systems), conduct holistic evaluations of synergies and tradeoffs of management and policy strategies, and develop decision-support tools with collaborators. Research will result 1) improved characterization of sustainability and a mechanistic understanding of change in regional agroecosystems, 2) identification of leverage points to effect changes desired by stakeholders, 3) improvements in the design of agricultural innovations, and 4) tools to improve decision-making of agricultural management options at enterprise and policy-making scales.
Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
Research Leader
USDA-ARS Range Management Research Unit,
Jornada Experimental Range
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
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