JOB SUMMARY: This position is located with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Plains Area, Range Management Research Unit in Las Cruces, NM. In this position, you will serve as a Research Scientist and will conduct research on agroecosystem sustainability and resilience in the Southwestern US, with a focus on production, environmental, social, and economic impacts of alternative land management strategies. MAJOR DUTIES: Develop and test systems-level hypotheses about the productivity, resource use, economics, and environmental impacts of alternative agricultural/land use systems and supply chains in the agroecosystems of the Southwestern US. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
