Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Job Location:
Weslaco, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title
Postdoctoral Research AssociateAgency
Texas A&M Agrilife ResearchDepartment
Soil & Crop SciencesProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
Weslaco TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
Job Responsibilities:
-Compile organize and synthesize large multi-year datasets from soil health and crop productivity studies across multiple locations.
- Apply advanced statistical and modeling approaches to evaluate treatment effects soilcrop interactions and system-level responses.
-Draft high-quality manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals develop presentations for scientific conferences and contribute to extension and outreach materials.
-Collaborate with faculty technicians and students providing guidance on data management interpretation and integration across disciplines.
-Other duties as required.
Required Education:-Ph.D. in Soil Science Agronomy Crop Science Environmental Science Statistics or a related field (completed by the time of appointment).
Preferred experience:
-Experience with soil health metrics microbial ecology or metagenomic datasets.
-Experience with outreach or stakeholder engagement in agricultural systems.
Required skills knowledge or abilities:
-Strong scientific writing skills with a record of peer-reviewed publications.
-Excellent organizational interpersonal and communication skills
-Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
-Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Preferred skills knowledge or abilities:
-Familiarity with multi-site or multi-year experimental designs.
-Strong quantitative skills including proficiency with statistical software (e.g. SAS R or any other statistical software).
-Demonstrated ability to manage and analyze large datasets.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit the following materials in a single PDF file to be considered:
1. Cover Letter In addition to describing research interests relevant experience and career goals the cover letter must include:
* Number of publications as primary author
* Number of publications as secondary author
* Total number of publications o Total citation counts from all publications
* A link to Google Scholar profile (or equivalent online indexing platform such as ResearchGate Web of Science or Scopus)
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) Include detailed academic background research experience technical skills and a complete list of publications.
3. References Contact information for three professional references (name title institution email phone).
Evaluation Criteria Equal weight will be placed on:
Publication record (publication counts) both number of publications and authorship roles.
Quality and impact of publications (citation counts) as reflected by journal reputation citations and relevance to soil health and crop sciences.
Data analysis expertise demonstrated ability to compile manage and analyze complex multi-site datasets using advanced statistical and modeling approaches.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Note: Only applicants who pass the initial screening will be invited for an interview.
However applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Contact For questions or additional information please contact: Peter Omara Assistant Professor and Extension Soil Specialist
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- ELISA
- Immunoassays
- Mammalian Cell Culture
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
