Post Doctoral Fellow (Environmental Economics)
- University of Rhode Island
- Kingston, South Kingstown, RI, USA
- Dec 06, 2025
Job Description
Post Doctoral Fellow (Environmental Economics)
Posting Number: SF02106
Position Type: Professional Staff
Union: Non-Union Non-Classified Staff
Pay Grade Level: Grade Level: 99
Pay Grade Range: Anticipated Salary: $63,000
Department: Environmt & Nat. Resource Econ
Campus Location:
Job Description Summary:
The search will remain open until the position has been filled.
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About URI:
The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellow position. This position offers an exciting opportunity for cutting edge research on climate change adaptation and coastal management in the United States. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary, multi-state team and play a key role in advancing knowledge on nonmarket valuation and experimental approaches, with strong potential for high impact publications and policy relevance.
The postdoctoral fellow will lead research initiatives focused on economic impacts of climate change on coastal communities and adaptation strategies. Responsibilities include designing and implementing surveys and experiments, as well as conducting hedonic price analyses to measure impact of climate change and adaptation strategies. This position provides opportunities for collaboration across disciplines, professional development, participation in publications and grant writing, conference presentations, and outreach activities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conduct advanced non-market valuation research related to coastal management under climate change scenarios.
Design and implement surveys and experiments to assess public preferences for adaptation and economic impacts.
Perform hedonic price analyses to evaluate the impacts of climate change on coastal property values.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and contribute to project planning, data analysis, and dissemination of results.
Prepare research findings for academic publications, policy briefs, and presentations at professional conferences and stakeholder meetings.
Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform other duties as assigned.
LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
Survey and lab experiment.
Posting Date: 12/05/2025
To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/16058
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