JOB SUMMARY: The incumbent is assigned to the Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit, located on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. The incumbent will conduct crosscutting research in Bayesian hierarchical spatial modeling and machine learning to improve estimation and prediction of soil carbon and other soil health indicators at the continental scale. ANNOUNCEMENT IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED OR JUNE 4, 2024 MAJOR DUTIES: Develop and implement novel and innovative statistical methodologies to improve the Soil Health Assessment Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) tool. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.