Remote Agricultural Data Scientist: Yield Forecasting

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Generous leave

Home office stipend

Professional development

Impactful sustainability projects

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Remote Agricultural Data Scientist to drive data-driven decisions across diverse farming operations. You will work with sensors, drones, and logs to build predictive models that optimize resource use and sustainability.

In this fully remote role, you will collaborate with agronomic teams, farm managers, and IT specialists to translate complex data into actionable insights, develop dashboards, and stay at the forefront of agricultural data science.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field (Data Science/AgriSci).
• 5+ years of experience in data science with predictive analytics.
• Strong programming in Python or R and ML libraries.

Responsibilities

• Develop ML models for yield prediction and resource management.
• Analyze IoT sensors, satellite imagery, and operational data to derive insights.
• Design experiments to test hypotheses and validate model performance.
• Create visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Python

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Tableau/Power BI

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science, Statistics, CS, or Agricultural Science

Tools

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Remote Agricultural Data Scientist to drive data-driven decisions across diverse farming operations. You will work with sensors, drones, and logs to build predictive models that optimize resource use and sustainability.

In this fully remote role, you will collaborate with agronomic teams, farm managers, and IT specialists to translate complex data into actionable insights, develop dashboards, and stay at the forefront of agricultural data science.