Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

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Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory - Palisades, NY

The Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) of Columbia University is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to work on social and environmental factors that drive migration within and from West Africa. The work will be in collaboration with Columbia partners at Center for Integrated Earth System Information Network, School of International and Public Affairs, the Center for Climate Systems Research, and also partners at New York University and funded by the National Science Foundation’s Growing Convergence Research program.

The successful candidate should have a recent PhD in social or political science, economics, or environmental sciences or related fields and have research experience in some, or all of, the following: migration decision-making, migration-relevant economics, social and cultural influences on migration, climate impacts on subsistence and commodity agriculture and households, all preferably with a focus on Africa. The successful candidate will work with a diverse research team of climate scientists, economists, geographers, agronomists and hydrologists. The postdoctoral researcher will be expected to work across the research program developing a transdisciplinary, convergence-based, research approach to migration. He or she must have strong quantitative, modeling and programming skills and be adept at working with disparate data sets of varying quality. The position will be located at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, NY but the Postdoctoral Researcher will be expected to also meet with and work with team members on the Columbia campus in Manhattan and at New York University.

Appointment will be for 1 year, with continuation pending funding and research progress. Starting date is expected to be March 1, 2020.

Search will remain open for at least 30 days after the ad appears and will continue until the position is filled.

Please visit our online application site at: https://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/4778
for further information about this position and to submit your application, cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of three references, and statement of research interests.

Columbia University benefits offered with this Officer of Research appointment.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer —Race/Gender/Disability/Veteran.
We accept online applications only.