Remote Sensing Analyst — Agriculture Tech from Anywhere

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Flexible working hours

Health benefits

Career growth opportunities

Fully remote role across SA and beyond

Job summary

Placements24 partners with a pioneering agricultural technology firm to recruit a Remote Sensing Analyst for a fully remote role across South Africa and beyond. You will acquire, process, and interpret multi-spectral imagery, vegetation indices, and pattern analysis to support crop health and water management decisions.

The role requires a Master’s or PhD in remote sensing or related field, 5+ years of experience, and proficiency with ENVI, ERDAS, QGIS, ArcGIS, and Python or R.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Remote Sensing, GIS, Geography, Environmental Science, Agronomy, or closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in remote sensing data analysis with a significant focus on agricultural applications.
• Proven expertise in using industry-standard remote sensing software and processing techniques.
• Strong programming skills in Python or R for data manipulation, analysis, and automation.
• Solid understanding of image processing principles, spectral signatures, and their relationship to agricultural parameters.
• Experience with various satellite platforms (e.g., Sentinel, Landsat) and aerial/drone imagery.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, essential for a remote work environment.

Responsibilities

• Acquire, pre-process, and calibrate multi-spectral, hyperspectral, and thermal remote sensing data from satellite and drone platforms.
• Develop and apply algorithms for vegetation index calculation, land cover classification, change detection, and feature extraction for agriculture.
• Analyze imagery to monitor crop growth stages, assess vegetation health, detect stress factors, and estimate yields.
• Utilize GIS software and remote sensing tools for data analysis and spatial modeling.
• Integrate remote sensing data with weather, soil maps, and field observations for comprehensive analysis.
• Develop automated workflows for routine data processing and analysis to improve efficiency.
• Generate reports, maps, and visualizations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with agronomists, data scientists, and stakeholders to translate data insights into applications.
• Stay updated on the latest remote sensing technologies and their agricultural applications.

Skills

Python

R

Education

Master's or PhD in Remote Sensing or related field

Tools

ENVI

ERDAS Imagine

QGIS

ArcGIS

Job description

Placements24 partners with a pioneering agricultural technology firm to recruit a Remote Sensing Analyst for a fully remote role across South Africa and beyond. You will acquire, process, and interpret multi-spectral imagery, vegetation indices, and pattern analysis to support crop health and water management decisions.

The role requires a Master’s or PhD in remote sensing or related field, 5+ years of experience, and proficiency with ENVI, ERDAS, QGIS, ArcGIS, and Python or R.