Field Imagery & Digital Phenotyping Intern

Biopharma Careers; Town of Chesterfield (NY); Hybrid; USD 31,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement plan

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer Crop Science is seeking a Data Collection and Digital Phenotyping Intern to collect imagery and sensing data from field trials using LiDAR and multispectral sensors. You will collaborate with Field Testing, Data Science, and Computer Vision teams to advance research goals, and support agronomic assessments with ground-truthing and UAV data.

The role requires an MS/PhD candidate in a relevant field, UAV license or ability to obtain, and knowledge of ML concepts.

Qualifications

• Active MS or PhD candidate in a relevant discipline (data science, precision agriculture, agricultural engineering, plant physiology, crop science, entomology, weed science, or pathology).
• FAA Part 107 license to operate UAVs is a must, or ability to obtain before the start date.
• Strong knowledge of remote sensing technologies, including LiDAR, multi-spectral or hyperspectral technologies.
• Familiarity with agricultural research and field trial methodologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively across areas of expertise.
• Basic understanding of core ML concepts (loss functions, regularization, optimization methods such as SGD/Adam, and learning rate scheduling).

Responsibilities

• Collect imagery and other sensing data from field trials using LiDAR and multi-spectral sensors.
• Collaborate with Field Testing and Data Science to integrate digital phenotyping insights.
• Support agronomic assessments using manual ground-truthing and UAV data.
• Contribute to system and workflow improvements for large-scale data challenges.

Skills

Remote sensing knowledge

UAV operation (FAA Part 107)

Collaborative work

ML fundamentals (loss functions, SGD/1

Agricultural research familiarity

Education

Active MS or PhD candidate in data science / precision agriculture / related field

Tools

LiDAR

Multispectral sensors

Hyperspectral sensors

Job description

Bayer Crop Science is seeking a Data Collection and Digital Phenotyping Intern to collect imagery and sensing data from field trials using LiDAR and multispectral sensors. You will collaborate with Field Testing, Data Science, and Computer Vision teams to advance research goals, and support agronomic assessments with ground-truthing and UAV data.

The role requires an MS/PhD candidate in a relevant field, UAV license or ability to obtain, and knowledge of ML concepts.