美国马里兰大学食品安全与应用营养联合研究所2020年招聘博士后

Position Number:120832

Title:Post-Doctoral Associate

Functional Title:Post-Doctoral Associate

Category Status:15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con

Applicant Search Category:Faculty

University Authorized FTE:100

Unit:AGNR-Dean-Joint Inst for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Campus/College Information:Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:JIFSAN, a joint program of the University of Maryland and the U.S. FDA, is seeking a post-doctoral associate to aid in the monitoring and impact evaluation efforts of JIFSAN’s International Food Safety capacity building endeavors. The individual will be working to design experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of different produce safety training approaches in reaching Latin and Central American growers. They will be designing survey instruments to measure medium and longer term behavior change. Responsibilities: • Performing review of literature on selected topics surrounding impact evaluation of international food safety capacity building. • Developing behavioral experiments to measure the impact of alternative training delivery mechanisms. • Conducting regression analysis of data. • Preparation of summary tables and figures for reports and papers. • Assisting in the preparation and writing of proposals, briefs, discussion papers, and journal articles.

Minimum Qualifications:• Ph.D., preferably in a Social Sciences program (e.g. Agricultural Economics, Economics, Public Policy, Public Health). • Proficiency in survey design, econometrics, statistical analysis, Microsoft excel, Microsoft powerpoint, and data management systems. • Ability to interact with project partners and coordinate fieldwork conducted to develop and test effectiveness of different training mechanisms. • Ability to support data collection and project implementation in the field (including development of research instruments, sampling and randomization, and training of field staff). • With supervision from collaborators, the ability to process and analyze data. • Proficiency in preparing presentations, donor proposals, donor reports, discussion papers, and publications. • Ability to travel as needed to conferences and project sites—in particular, the project research sites in Latin America and Asia. • Proficiency in supporting activities related to communications and outreach activities (media engagement, writing blogs, preparation of research and policy briefs, technical workshops and stakeholder workshops). • Excellent writing skills, analytical skills, and presentation skills. • Fluency in written and spoken English. • Excellent interpersonal skills, along with the ability to work independently and with initiative, and with colleagues from diverse cultures.

Position Number:120832

Title:Post-Doctoral Associate

Functional Title:Post-Doctoral Associate

Category Status:15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con

Applicant Search Category:Faculty

University Authorized FTE:100

Unit:AGNR-Dean-Joint Inst for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Campus/College Information:Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:JIFSAN, a joint program of the University of Maryland and the U.S. FDA, is seeking a post-doctoral associate to aid in the monitoring and impact evaluation efforts of JIFSAN’s International Food Safety capacity building endeavors. The individual will be working to design experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of different produce safety training approaches in reaching Latin and Central American growers. They will be designing survey instruments to measure medium and longer term behavior change. Responsibilities: • Performing review of literature on selected topics surrounding impact evaluation of international food safety capacity building. • Developing behavioral experiments to measure the impact of alternative training delivery mechanisms. • Conducting regression analysis of data. • Preparation of summary tables and figures for reports and papers. • Assisting in the preparation and writing of proposals, briefs, discussion papers, and journal articles.

Minimum Qualifications:• Ph.D., preferably in a Social Sciences program (e.g. Agricultural Economics, Economics, Public Policy, Public Health). • Proficiency in survey design, econometrics, statistical analysis, Microsoft excel, Microsoft powerpoint, and data management systems. • Ability to interact with project partners and coordinate fieldwork conducted to develop and test effectiveness of different training mechanisms. • Ability to support data collection and project implementation in the field (including development of research instruments, sampling and randomization, and training of field staff). • With supervision from collaborators, the ability to process and analyze data. • Proficiency in preparing presentations, donor proposals, donor reports, discussion papers, and publications. • Ability to travel as needed to conferences and project sites—in particular, the project research sites in Latin America and Asia. • Proficiency in supporting activities related to communications and outreach activities (media engagement, writing blogs, preparation of research and policy briefs, technical workshops and stakeholder workshops). • Excellent writing skills, analytical skills, and presentation skills. • Fluency in written and spoken English. • Excellent interpersonal skills, along with the ability to work independently and with initiative, and with colleagues from diverse cultures.