Postdoctoral Fellow – Price Risk Management Center

About the role

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture seeks a one‑year postdoctoral fellow to join the Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence within the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. The fellow will develop applied tools and reports that help producers manage price risk.

Key responsibilities

• Design and launch an interactive hedging decision tool for row‑crop and livestock operations, allowing users to input production variables and receive profit‑margin scenarios.
• Produce a monthly USDA report summary that interprets supply‑demand data, forecasts price ranges, and offers hedging guidance.
• Create and maintain an interactive USDA WASDE dashboard that visualizes report changes, market expectations, and historical context.

Required profile

• Expertise in price risk management, agricultural finance, commodity marketing, or closely related disciplines.
• Experience developing decision‑support tools or analytical dashboards for agricultural stakeholders.

Required skills

• Ability to apply derivatives and behavioral economics approaches to risk assessment.
• Proficiency in translating USDA data into actionable insights and visualizations.