Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M University System; Temple (TX); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life & disability insurance

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Vacation leave

Retirement plan

Wellness program

Job summary

Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Temple is seeking a highly motivated scientist with expertise in crop modeling, remote sensing, and geospatial technologies.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research team at Texas A&M AgriLife Research to support research focused on modeling crop growth and yield, water use, and carbon and nitrogen cycling under a range of agricultural management practices.

Qualifications

• PhD in Agronomy, Geosciences, Environmental sciences, or closely related discipline.
• Strong background in agricultural remote sensing.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Responsibilities

• Manage field experiments, coordinate ground-truth data collection, and operate crop models to improve prediction accuracy.
• Develop and apply machine learning and AI approaches for crop management and yield prediction.
• Prepare manuscripts for publication and contribute to grant proposals.
• Present research findings at scientific meetings and conferences.

Skills

Crop modeling

Remote sensing

Geospatial technologies

Teamwork

Education

PhD in Agronomy, Geosciences, Environmental sciences

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate Agency Texas A&M AgriLife Research Department Temple Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Temple, Texas Job Type Staff

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

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Position Information

Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Temple is seeking a highly motivated scientist with expertise in crop modeling, remote sensing, and geospatial technologies. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research team at Texas A&M AgriLife Research to support research focused on modeling crop growth and yield, water use, and carbon and nitrogen cycling under a range of agricultural management practices.

Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be actively involved in all phases of field research projects, including experimental design, implementation, data collection, analysis, modeling, and dissemination of research findings. Responsibilities will include managing field experiments, coordinating and conducting ground-truth data collection, and operating, testing, validating, and refining crop models to improve prediction accuracy. The candidate will also contribute to the development and application of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) approaches for crop management, yield prediction, and decision-support systems. Additional responsibilities include preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to the development of competitive grant proposals, presenting research findings at scientific meetings, and performing other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Agronomy, Geosciences, Environmental sciences, or closely related discipline.
• Strong background in agricultural remote sensing.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in handling remotely sensed geospatial datasets and programming languages, particularly R or Python.
• Knowledge, experience, and interest in assessing the impacts of agricultural management practices on environmental outcomes, such as carbon/nitrogen cycling, carbon sequestration, GHG emissions, and global warming potential.
• Excellent academic record, including authored/co-authored publications and contributions to significant scientific meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Salary

Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&MAgriLife

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