Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence applied to Agriculture

European Commission; Brasil; Teletrabalho; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading research institution is offering a post-doctoral fellowship in Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture. This 24-month role involves collaborating with a renowned center, focusing on satellite image analysis and AI applications. The ideal candidate should have a recent Ph.D. and strong communication skills.

Serviços

Research contingency fund equaling 10% of fellowship

Qualificações

• Ph.D. obtained less than 7 years ago.
• Degree or post-graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.

Responsabilidades

• Acquire and organize satellite image time series.
• Apply AI models for classification and event identification.
• Produce technical reports and scientific papers.

Conhecimentos

Good oral communication

Good written communication

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Goal setting

Deadline management

Reading and writing in English

Formação académica

Ph.D. degree in related areas

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Organisation/Company FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation Research Field Other Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Country Brazil Application Deadline 15 Aug 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Post-doctoral fellowship, with a duration of 24 months, in the area of Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence applied to Agriculture to work at the Science Center for Development in Digital Agriculture – Semear Digital, one of the SCDs supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in São Paulo state, Brazil. The center is hosted by EMBRAPA Digital Agriculture, a decentralized unit of the Brazilian Corporation for Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA) located in the city of Campinas.

Activities will include: i) acquisition and organization of satellite image time series; ii) application of AI models to the image series to solve problems including, but not limited to, classification, identification of phenological events, etc.;iii) evaluation of results using data fusion; iv) production of technical reports and scientific papers.

The candidate must have obtained a Ph.D. degree less than 7 (seven) years ago, in the country or abroad, with a degree or post-graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry Engineering, Cartographic Engineering or related areas. The following are desirable: i) good oral and written communication skills; ii) ability to work in an interdisciplinary team; iii) ability to set goals and meet deadlines; iv) ability to read, interpret and write in English.

To apply for the PD scholarship, please send your CV to the email [e-mail] (subject: “Application for PD Semear Digital scholarship | first and last name”).

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Post-Doctoral fellowship in the amount of R$ 12,000.00 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity.



More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/8306 .

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

• All

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Embrapa Agricultura Digital Country Brazil State/Province São Paulo City Campinas Postal Code 13083-886 Street Av. André Tosello, 209 (Campus da Unicamp em Barão Geraldo)