JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017
USDA/Economic Research Service
Position Title/Short Description
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
D -- Microeconomics
F -- International Economics
R -- Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Economic Research Service (ERS), United States Department of Agriculture, anticipates having positions available for applicants with strong research skills. The ERS mission is to inform and enhance public and private decision making on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural development. With over 200 economists, ERS is a primary source of economic information and research in the USDA. ERS economists conduct timely, policy-relevant research on such issues as childhood obesity, global food security, health and nutrition, prices and industrial organization of food markets, farming risk and resilience, climate change, rural poverty, bioenergy, big data and behavioral economics. At ERS you'll find satisfaction in conducting rigorous and objective research on issues that matter in a collaborative and challenging environment.
Positions are anticipated in one or more of the following specializations:
--food safety
--consumer e c o n o m i c s (behavioral economics, diet and health)
--food markets, prices, and industrial organization;
--food and nutrition assistance
--farm income and finance;
--farm production and policy;
--agri-environmental policy;
--land use;
--rural economics;
--trade modeling;
--global food security;
--food safety
--risk management; and
--commodity analysis (crops and livestock, including organics).
Individuals seeking more information about anticipated openings or informational interviews at the
ASSA 2017 meeting should send vitas to Careers@ers.usda.gov by Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Find ERS career announcements at http://www.ers.usda.gov/about-ers/careers-at-ers.aspx. For more information about ERS, visit our website at www.ers.usda.gov (U.S. Citizenship is required).
ERS is an equal opportunity employer.
Application Requirements:
- Application Instructions Below
Application Instructions:
ASSA 2017 meeting should send vitas to Careers@ers.usda.gov by Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Find ERS career announcements at http://www.ers.usda.gov/about-ers/careers-at-ers.aspx. For more information about ERS, visit our website at www.ers.usda.gov (U.S. Citizenship is required). ERS is an equal opportunity employer.