Scientist (m/f/d) (100%)
Core
Develop AI and machine-learning algorithms for soil data fusion, predictive analytics, and scenario modelling to support soil intelligence and policymaking within the MEDSoil+ EU research project.
Role type
Senior Research Scientist (Soil Science & Data Science)
Builds
Federated soil data platform, IoT-based soil health monitoring systems, and user-oriented decision support systems for farmers and land managers.
Domain
Agriculture, Soil Science, Remote Sensing, Data Science
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Machine learning, optical spectroscopy, sensor calibration, R, Python, geographic information systems, soil science
Preferred skills
PhD in soil science and data science, experience in sensor-based soil mapping and decision support systems, publication record in scientific journals
Technologies
R, Python, IoT, optical spectroscopy
Responsibilities
Utilize proximal and remote sensing to generate high-spatial-resolution soil property maps; Deploy IoT and remote sensing technologies to establish a soil health monitoring system; Establish a federated soil data platform integrating scientific data and sensor outputs; Develop robust AI and machine-learning algorithms for soil data fusion and predictive analytics; Co-design and adapt user-oriented decision support systems for actionable recommendations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC