Purdue University

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Principal Duties: This position is part of Purdue’s initiative in Global to Local Analysis of
Systems Sustainability (GLASS: https://mygeohub.org/groups/glass ) and this individual will report
directly to the PI: Thomas Hertel. It will involve working with an inter-disciplinary team of
researchers seeking to understand the local environmental stresses emerging as a consequence of
global change, as well as the consequences of local responses to these stressors. The focus is on
land and water resources used in agriculture. The economic modeling undertaken by this individual
will be spatially explicit and seeks to characterize economic and biophysical relationships at the
level of individual grid cells, all nested within a global economic model. Current research in this
group is focused on land cover change, water scarcity, nitrate leaching, food security,
agricultural productivity, climate change, and international trade. The selected applicant will be
expected to publish, as well as play a leading role in research projects, and contribute to
competitive grant proposals. This person will be housed in the Department of Agricultural Economics
but will be involved in collaborative relationships with colleagues in the Departments of Agronomy,
Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Economics and Political
Science, among others. There also will be opportunities to collaborate with faculty and staff in
the following Centers:
• Global Trade Analysis Project, http://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu,
• Purdue Climate Change Research Center http://www.purdue.edu/climate/
• Center for the Environment http://www.purdue.edu/dp/environment/,

Qualifications: The successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. in agricultural, resource or
e research experience in computational partial or general
equilibrium modeling. Prior experience handling spatially explicit data is desirable.

Application: Applications and references may be initiated by writing to or emailing: Holly
McIntire, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural
Economics, 403 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2056, email: hcmcinti@purdue.edu . A
background check is required for employment in this position.

A complete application includes:
• A cover letter describing the applicant’s research interests and experience
• A resume´
• Names, email addresses, and phone numbers of at least three references who can evaluate the
applicant’s qualifications for this position

Closing Date: November 30, 2019, or until an acceptable candidate is found.
Purdue University is an EEO/AA employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.