Precision Agriculture Research Technician (Sensors & UAVs)

Central State University; Wilberforce (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Central State University invites applications for a Research Technician to support the precision agriculture lab. You will install and maintain sensors, data logging systems, and UAVs for field experiments, and analyze UAV data to support field work.

The ideal candidate has an MS in a relevant engineering or CS field, strong verbal and scientific writing skills, and experience with Python or R for agricultural data. Collaboration with undergraduates and hands-on lab work are essential.

Qualifications

• MS in Agricultural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar field is required.
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and scientific writing skills.
• Knowledge and experience using Python or R for analyzing agricultural numerical and imagery data.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain sensors, instrumentation, data logging systems, and UAVs for field experiments.
• Analyze and manage UAV data.
• Supervise and collaborate with undergraduate students to conduct experiments and perform data collection in lab and field environments.
• Assist in preparing research findings for presentation and publications.
• Set up and help manage the precision agriculture lab.

Skills

Verbal skills

Presentation skills

Scientific writing

Education

MS in Agricultural/ Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering or CS

Tools

Python

R

Drones

Job description

Central State University invites applications for a Research Technician to support the precision agriculture lab. You will install and maintain sensors, data logging systems, and UAVs for field experiments, and analyze UAV data to support field work.

The ideal candidate has an MS in a relevant engineering or CS field, strong verbal and scientific writing skills, and experience with Python or R for agricultural data. Collaboration with undergraduates and hands-on lab work are essential.