Pay Grade/Pay Range:  Minimum: $53,500 - Midpoint: $66,900 (Salaried E8)

Department/Organization: 204431 - Geography

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Job Summary: The Postdoctoral Fellow provides for an internship and continuation of scholarly activity and research after achieving the PhD or other doctoral degree under the direction of a senior faculty member who serves as a mentor for the postdoctoral appointee.

Additional Department Summary: The Socio-Agroclimatology (NSF Growing Convergence Research #2317819) project invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography & the Environment at the University of Alabama. Candidates will have interests in research areas of agrifood systems transformation, social processes of innovation diffusion, coupled Earth and social system modeling, and/or climate change adaptation. The position will start in the summer/fall semester of 2026 under the supervision of Dr. Nicholas Magliocca.

The successful candidate will join the interdisciplinary Human-Environment Interactions Modeling & Analysis (HEIMA) Lab, and will be supported by full tuition waiver, health benefits, and a competitive 12-month salary. As a postdoctoral fellow, annual professional development funds will be available in addition to grant funds to support technical trainings, travel to professional meetings, and/or research supplies. Opportunities will also be available to contribute to the activities of the U.S. Nodal Office of the Global Land Programme, which serves as a regional node and catalyst for land system science and agrifood systems transformation in the Southeast U.S.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Doctorate. Additional qualifications based on assignment.

Additional Required Department Minimum Qualifications: Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, Public Policy, Information Science, or closely-related discipline.

Skills and Knowledge: (Co-)authoring peer-reviewed publications and desire to publish in the future. Presenting research findings at professional conferences and meetings. Written and oral communication skills appropriate to career stage.

Preferred Qualifications: Social science survey and/or interview methods (e.g., field interviews, focus groups, online survey design). Proficiency with programming languages (e.g., R, Python, Matlab) for data management and analysis, computational social science, and/or machine learning applications. Acquisition, processing, and analysis of remote sensing imagery. Proficiency with GIS methods, applications, and visualization. Prior experience engaging with stakeholders and application of participatory methodologies.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.