Design and implementation of a thesaurus of variables for agronomic experimentation

Terres Inovia; France; Hybrid; EUR 8,900 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

Terres Inovia invites an intern to design and deploy a centralized repository of variables for agronomic experimentation, under the Data fi Numérique program. You will help homogenize data, implement a variable thesaurus, and align with FAIR data principles within CASDAR STAR project framework.

The role requires a Bac +4/5 in agronomy or related field, interest in data science and IT, and strong communication skills to collaborate across teams at the experimental stations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in agronomy from an engineering school or university (Bac +4 or +5).
• Aptitude for data science and IT.
• Proactive with ability to propose and take initiative.
• Good interpersonal skills; able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Design and disseminate a standardized variable nomenclature to support homogenization of data across experiments.
• Translate existing variable models into a centralized thesaurus and publish deliverables within the CASDAR STAR project.

Skills

Data science aptitude

Initiative

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in agronomy (Bac +4/5)

Tools

R

Job description

Design and implementation of a thesaurus of variables for agronomic experimentation

Stage

4 to 6 months

From march 2026

In the digital age, Terres Inovia is called upon to manage an ever-increasing amount of data, particularly data from agronomic trials conducted by its experimental stations. The institute has structured its data management and valorization actions within its Data fi Numérique program. As part of this program, the Data and Digital Innovation Department is recruiting an intern to design and deploy a repository of variables essential to the homogenization and centralization of experimental data in a FAIR spirit.

Job presentation

As part of the implementation of its data governance and a policy of managing and disseminating its reference data, Terres Inovia wishes to deploy centralized management of its variables, particularly those used in experimentation. This work is part of the CASDAR Star project and a partnership that includes INRAe (UMR MISTEA in Montpellier) and the Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin (IFV).

Job duties

• Creating and disseminating a standard to standardize variable names and content internally is a major challenge that could benefit recurring subjects such as the evaluation of varieties, crop protection products and agronomic levers. Our approach is to draw inspiration from existing tools and resources (Crop Ontology [3]), retaining and deploying only those elements that are useful and relevant for operational application within the Institute. Web semantic approaches and tools are very interesting for moving towards optimal knowledge management, but at the same time they have limitations that may hinder their adoption.
• Compare existing variable models with the variables currently mobilized by our tools, then translate our variables into the chosen model to eventually create a thesaurus, as defined in the CASDAR STAR project presentation publication.
  The deliverables of the internship may be published via the project's HAL portal.
  

Profile required

• Bachelor's degree (Bac +4 or +5) from an engineering school or university in agronomy.
• Aptitude for data science and IT.
• You like to take the initiative and make proposals.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  

Conditions and benefits

• Basic knowledge of agronomy
• Basic knowledge of the R programming language
• Organization, rigor, precision and writing skills

Contact

05 82 08 34 05