Postdoctoral Research Associate. The Institute seeks an analytically-minded individual with a Ph.D. in agricultural economics, rural sociology, political science, or policy analysis for a 1-2 year research position with its Policy Studies Program. The Research Associate will be asked to make major, independent contributions to a 2-year study of the relationship between domestic agricultural industrialization and sustainability. He or she will also be expected to contribute to the program's overall mandate to analyze policy options for or affecting alternative agriculture. The ideal candidate will have practical experience in policy analysis or evaluation, good familiarity with the American agriculture sector and the farm, resource, and environmental policies that influence it, possess exceptional writing skills, and have demonstrated an ability to conceptualize and pursue research problems independently and creatively. The temporary position is located at the Institute's offices
in Greenbelt, Maryland,
Contingent upon the outcome of current granting processes, the Institute may have a temporary or permanent position opening for an additional analyst in coming months. We thus also invite job inquires from experienced (2 or more years postgraduate experience) recipients of the M.S. or Ph.D. in agricultural economics or a related social science who have good knowledge and understanding of domestic agricultural issues and have independently conducted and published the results of policy analyses/evaluations.
Individuals meeting the qualifications for either the postdoctoral position or the possible, additional position should send a letter of interest, a complete resume, and the names, titles, phone numbers, and addresses of three references by no later than December 31, 1994, to: Dr Katherine Reichelderfer Smith, Director, Policy Studies Program, Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture, Suite 117, 9200 Edmonston RD., Greenbelt, MD 20770-1551.