Virginia Tech

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An interdisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in applied economics and remote sensing led by Dr. Benami and based in Blacksburg, Virginia, is seeking a highly motivated Research Associate for Fall of 2023. The position is renewable for three years or longer pending continued funding.

As part of the NASA Harvest consortium, our team is investigating the correspondence of remotely sensed indicators to realized losses of policyholders in a variety of agricultural insurance programs across the globe. The position requires evaluating variation in observable agro-environmental conditions as well as on-the-ground data related to yields and livelihoods. The candidate will be expected to help prepare geospatial and administrative data for analysis, apply theory-guided statistical approaches to uncover relationships in the data, generate visualizations and maps, prepare manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals, and present findings to academic-practitioner audiences.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to assess the potential and limits of remotely sensed technologies to enhance the value of agricultural insurance to the public as well as policyholders. We anticipate occasional travel to visit relevant local partners as well as domestic & international collaborators for training and advancing the research program.

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