Postdoctoral Researcher - Dynamic Sustainability Lab

About the role

Reporting directly to lab director Dr. Jay Golden, Director of the Dynamic Sustainability Lab (DSL) at Syracuse University and the Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance. This position will support the lab director, Assistant Research Professor, and lab Managing Director Dr. Janire Pascual.

Responsibilities

• Support the further development and expansion of an interactive biobased feedstocks and biobased products database and interactive website see: https://www.advancingmarkets.org.
• Support and mentor both undergraduate and graduate students working on this project.
• Opportunities for limited teaching are available as mutually agreed upon.
• Participate, as well as lead in the development of technical reports, research articles, and general interest articles.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree ie. PhD or equivalent in one of the following fields: environmental sciences, environmental policy, environmental engineering, bio-agricultural sciences/engineering, chemical engineering, supply chain management, computer sciences.
• Research on the biobased economy including markets, economics, production, processors, producers and institutional buyers.
• Leveraging existing and emerging AI tools and the development of research technical bulletins, articles and general interest articles as well as supporting social media outlets.
• Supporting the expansion and updates to DSL databases for this project and developing new tools for connecting producers with buyers.
• Mentoring student researchers and supporting them with research activities, data management and data visualization and proper use of artificial intelligence tools and models.

Job Specific Qualifications

• 40% - Research on the biobased economy including markets, economics, production, processors, producers and institutional buyers.
• 30% - Supporting the expansion and updates to DSL databases for this project and developing new tools for connecting producers with buyers.
• 30% - Mentoring student researchers and supporting them with research activities, data management and data visualization and proper use of artificial intelligence tools and models.