Postdoctoral Research Associate
Core
Conduct independent and collaborative research on Smart Farm technologies for tree fruit and irrigated field crops, focusing on wireless sensor networks, data-driven decision support, and automated control systems.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Associate (IC)
Builds
Production ML models, cloud data pipelines, APIs, web/mobile apps, and dashboards for real-time decision support.
Domain
Agriculture + IoT/Embedded Systems + AI/ML
Required skills
Wireless sensor networks (LoRaWAN, NB-IoT), Python, data analysis, field research, embedded systems, irrigation control systems, UAV/satellite imagery integration, grant writing, student mentoring
Preferred skills
LoRaWAN, microcontrollers (Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi), plant-water relations, tree fruit experience, UAV thermal/multispectral imaging, AI/ML frameworks (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow), RESTful API development, irrigation hardware automation
Technologies
LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, Python, R, MATLAB, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, UAV, GIS, RESTful APIs
Responsibilities
Design and deploy wireless sensor networks; implement precision irrigation and crop-protection control systems; analyze sensor and imagery data to build predictive models; develop cloud pipelines and decision-support apps; prepare manuscripts and presentations; mentor students; coordinate field logistics and outreach.
Seniority
Postdoctoral, independent researcher with mentoring responsibilities
