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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">The Department of Geography & Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma, is seeking a
one-year postdoctoral researcher to conduct non-market evaluation of ecosystem services in the
US Rio Grande River Basin and assess people’s willingness to pay to protect the river water
resources. The researcher will be expected to develop a contingent valuation model in
collaboration with the PI (Dr. Jad Ziolkowska) and a graduate student. The researcher will
conduct surveys online and travel to selected sites in the Rio Grande River Basin to collect field
data (by interviewing municipalities, farmers and ranchers, tribal nations, the Corps of
Engineers, power generators and industry, recreational managers), analyze the data and generate
results.
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">We seek a researcher with excellent knowledge and skills in non-market valuation, statistics/
econometrics and with outstanding quantitative and analytical skills. Proficiency in written and
verbal English is required as well as the ability to work independently (under the supervision of
the PI) and with the research team.
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">Start date: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700">October 1, 2016 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">(or as soon as possible thereafter)<br>
Duration: 1 year (a possibility for a renewal might open, but is not anticipated right now)
Salary: $60,000<br>
Funding agency: US Geological Survey (USGS)<br>
Required qualifications:
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">PhD in one of the following areas: Environmental and Resource Economics, Economics,
Agricultural Economics, Ecological Economics, Environmental Sustainability, Environmental
Sciences, Operations Research, or a related field
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">Applicants should send the following materials by email to Dr. Jad Ziolkowska at
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="mailto:jziolkowska@ou.edu">jziolkowska@ou.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">: (1) cover letter (max. 2 pages) describing research experience and how the
applicant’s skills can contribute to the project, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) one publication or
working paper, and (4) names and contact information to three references.
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">Initial review of applications will begin on </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700">June, 1</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700;vertical-align:6pt">st</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700">, 2016 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">and will continue until the position is
filled. Informal interviews will be conducted at the 2016 AAEA meeting in Boston.
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Jad Ziolkowska as soon as possible
at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="mailto:jziolkowska@ou.edu">jziolkowska@ou.edu</a> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">for further details about this research opportunity.
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="http://www.ou.edu/eoo">www.ou.edu/eoo</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">. </span></p>
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