Precision Agriculture Data Analyst

University of Kentucky; Lexington, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kentucky's Agriculture and Environmental Informatics Laboratory seeks a Research Analyst to advance data-driven solutions for precision agriculture, soil health, and environmental informatics. You will collect, manage, and analyze complex soil, landscape, and plant datasets while collaborating with researchers and stakeholders on various projects, publications, and grants.

Requirements include expertise in programming with Python or R, GIS, and strong data management; a PhD is

Qualifications

• PhD or postdoc in a closely related field is preferred.
• Proficiency with Python or R for data analysis and geospatial tasks.
• Experience with large, diverse soil and environmental datasets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and collect data from lab, field, proximal sensing, and remote sensing sources.
• Develop and maintain project databases and metadata for data management.
• Assist with grant proposals, manuscripts, and dissemination of findings.
• Coordinate lab and field operations, safety, and supervision of students.

Skills

Precision agriculture

Data analysis

Python/R programming

Geospatial analysis

Mentoring

Education

PhD in Precision Agriculture / Soil Science / CS / Earth Science

Postdoc training

Tools

Open-source geospatial libraries

Google Earth Engine / OpenGeo

Supercomputing

Drone data processing

Job description

University of Kentucky's Agriculture and Environmental Informatics Laboratory seeks a Research Analyst to advance data-driven solutions for precision agriculture, soil health, and environmental informatics. You will collect, manage, and analyze complex soil, landscape, and plant datasets while collaborating with researchers and stakeholders on various projects, publications, and grants.

Requirements include expertise in programming with Python or R, GIS, and strong data management; a PhD is