Job Description

This full-time research position is located within the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. The project aims to advance a critical institutional analysis of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) applied to GHG emissions reductions in agriculture as part of our U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA-Acres)-funded project on carbon governance and digital agriculture. This person will conduct research on emerging developments in remote sensing, computer science, biogeochemistry, carbon governance, and finance that support visions of cost-effective and reliable “natural climate solutions”. The work involves attention to technical and political debates regarding carbon accounting and the assumptions embedded in decarbonization of agrifood value chains and pursuit of carbon offsets from farmland. This person will conduct empirical analysis at the intersection of technological innovation, political economy, agriculture, and carbon governance. Social scientists interested in technology, agtech innovation ecosystems, regenerative agriculture, and global environmental change are encouraged to apply. A broad range of methodological orientations are relevant. Successful applicants will have a PhD in a relevant field (PhD must be completed at the start of the appointment), a critical and interdisciplinary orientation, and a strong publication record (relative to career stage).