Post Doctoral

- 502902NMSU satellite location, New Mexico, United StatesStaffPost DoctoralClosing at: Nov 21 2025 - 23:55 MST- **Position** Title**: Post Doctoral
- **Employee Classification**: Post Doctoral
- **College/Division**: Research, Creativity and ED
- **Department**: 470500-WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- **Internal or External Search**:External - Open to all applicants
- **Location**:NMSU satellite location
- **Offsite Location (if applicable)**: Snake River Plain, Idaho; Upper Snake River, Wyoming; Truckee-Carson River System, Nevada; Upper Rio Grande, New Mexico
- **Target Hourly/Salary Rate**: Commensurate with Experience
- **Appointment Full-time Equivalency**: 1.0
- **Exempt or Non-Exempt**: Exempt
- **Summary**: Postdoctoral Researcher

New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute (NM WRRI) at New Mexico State University is seeking to hire four Anthropology Post Doctoral Researchers to participate in a multistate, transdisciplinary research project designed to support resilient agriculture, water, and community systems. This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) program, a flagship competitive grant program to promote transformational changes in the U.S. food and agriculture system. This position is an exciting opportunity to gain experience doing team science, learning to collaborate across disciplinary silos through work with members of the multidisciplinary research team.
- **Classification Summary**:
Assist, instruct and function as a role model for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in a relevant research program.
- **Classification Standard Duties**:
Supervise, direct, delegate and evaluate work of assigned staff. Oversee and/or conduct research. Assist in technical support for the delegated project. Create new opportunities by preparing and submitting new project proposals to national funding agencies. Perform related duties as required.
- **Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency**
Required Education:Doctorate degree in related field.; Required Experience:No previous work experience required.; Equivalency:None; Required Certification/License:

- **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of university and department policies and procedures; principles and practices of organization and administration; principles of supervision, training, mentoring and performance evaluation; research techniques and designs; methodologies; data collection and analysis.;
SKILLS: Skills in short
- and long-range planning; problem analysis and resolution; report preparation and presentation; public contact and relations; oral and written communication; literature reviews and compilation; material development for scientific and non-scientific audiences; grant writing and peer reviewed publications; modification of existing models or development of new models. The applicant may be responsible for, but not limited to, assisting in technical and outreach support in the department and organizing outreach events and conferences addressing activities associated with the research project.;
ABILITIES: Ability to direct, evaluate, train and supervise the work of assigned personnel; develop and maintain effective working relationships; maintain accurate and orderly records; use independent judgment and initiative; organize and direct activities; analyze and evaluate information; make presentations; work as a member of a team; write technical reports, conference presentation papers, peer-reviewed journal articles and grant proposals.
- **Job Duties and Responsibilities**
- **Preferred Qualifications**
- **Special Requirements of the Position**
Must have valid driver’s license. Must be able to travel to field sites using personal transportation or university vehicle. Must be willing to occasionally work outside of the standard Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm timeframe when participating in community or project events.
- **Contingent Upon Funding**:Contingent upon external funding
- **Bargaining Unit Eligibility**:This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
- **Standard Work Schedule**:Standard (M-F, 8-5)
- **If Not a Standard Work Schedule**:

- **Working Conditions and Physical Effort**
- **Environment**:Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
- **Physical Effort**:Light physical effort. Effort applies to no more than two (2) hours per day.
- **Lifting Requirements**:Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.
- **Risk**:No or very limited exposure to physical risk.