Postdoctoral Research Associate I

This is a year-to-year appointment, contingent upon funding and performance.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Design and lead qualitative social science data collection and analysis efforts.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with partners who both contribute to and benefit from project research.
• Collaboratively develop project outputs that include peer-reviewed publications, funder reports, and practitioner-focused reports.
• Review literature from multiple fields to identify prior work relevant to project objectives.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of natural resource management practices in the US West.
• Ability to carry out a qualitative social research project from design through publication.
• Skill working directly with experts outside of your discipline or domain of expertise.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to distill and synthesize information from multiple disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to produce peer-reviewed publications.
• Excellent skills writing in English for both academic and broader audiences.
• Interpersonal skills suitable for succeeding in inter-and transdisciplinary research environments.
• Candidates should demonstrate potential for or evidence of an ability to work successfully in an inter- or transdisciplinary research environment.

• A PhD in a relevant social science discipline (e.g., geography, anthropology, sociology, environmental studies) must be completed prior to starting the position.