Assistant Research Scientist
Texas A&M AgriLifeAbout the role
Job Title
Assistant Research ScientistAgency
Texas A&M Agrilife ResearchDepartment
AmarilloProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
Amarillo, TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
About Texas A&M AgriLife
Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:
As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.
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Position Information
This position provides leadership to the modeling and analysis of historical data on groundwater extraction and agricultural irrigation in the northern Texas High Plains.
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Professor and Center Director (Texas A&M AgriLife Research – Amarillo), the Senior Research Engineer (Texas A&M AgriLife Research – Amarillo), Agricultural Engineer (USDA-Agricultural Research Service – Bushland), and Assistant Professor of Agricultural Statistics (West Texas A&M University), develop and publish a map of “Q-Stable” for the counties of
the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District in the Texas Panhandle.
Keep detailed records of data, metadata, and data-derived products used to estimate and document agricultural water use and groundwater extraction across the region.
Consult closely with the project team to confirm assumptions, identify and use appropriate data sources, and examine scientific rationale and conclusions. Drive motor vehicles to/from the Amarillo
Center, Bushland, the James Bush Farm, and District headquarters in Dumas, TX, for those consultations.
Lead the preparation, submittal, and reviewer responses/revisions of one or more manuscripts to a peer-reviewed journal documenting the workflow for estimating annual irrigation withdrawals from
the Ogallala Aquifer in the project domain.
Initiate and coordinate project-team meetings, both in person and via Microsoft Teams or other videoconferencing application.
Use computers and technical equipment to perform data analysis, statistical analysis, and technical evaluation of water-use data and projections; summarize results to include in scientific and
clientele-oriented publications.
Prepare and write proposals to funding agencies; maintain scientific records related to research projects.
Use presentation graphics and multimedia to develop presentations and documents in support of faculty supervisors.
Write research reports and make oral presentations to the Ogallala Aquifer Project (OAP) administration and research team.
Serve on appropriate standing or ad hoc committees of Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Amarillo, as assigned.
Perform other, related duties as assigned.
Supervision
The incumbent will report directly to the Professor and Center Director (Amarillo, TX), who will be responsible for overall strategic guidance, project scheduling, and performance review. Technical supervision on evapotranspiration modeling and crop water demand will be provi
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