Researcher in Precision Agriculture on field crops (AGROLABS DIGITALS) [ref. 128/24]

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Researcher in Precision Agriculture on field crops (AGROLABS DIGITALS) [ref. 128/24]

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Offer DescriptionIRTA is currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Researcher with a PhD related to the fields of Agronomy and Precision Agriculture on field crops to join the Sustainable Field Crops Scientific Program from ambitious candidates with relevant research experience to conduct research and innovation activities on Precision Agriculture in the framework of the project AGROLABS. The focus of the research line will be the development, validation and implementation of tools, methods and strategies enabling precision agriculture for variable rate application of fertilizers, and precision weed management, making use of new digital technologies including IoT, Remote and Proximal Sensing, Computer Vision, IA among others. It will be in coordination with the main research lines of the Sustainable Field Crops Scientific Program.
The appointed candidate will lead research of excellence to boost advances in this area of knowledge.
AGROLABS DIGITALS is a pioneer research and innovation project of IRTA that aims to boost the Agrifood sector with the digital transformation both in plant and animal production. The project involves main actions: i) the creation of infrastructures for testing and experimentation of new digital technologies and ii) a platform of data and digital services, a data space, that will be made available to the main agricultural sectors, universities and other research and innovation institutes. The testing and experimentation facilities will be deployed in 10 different IRTA sites across Catalonia involving the Plant and Animal Production Areas of IRTA. In specific, they will focus on fruit and field crop sectors, postharvest of fruit and vegetables, swine, bovine and aquaculture.Tasks and Responsabilites:
-To proactively initiate, supervise and/or lead internal and external research projects.
-To lead and actively contribute fund rising through the preparation and submission of project proposals for public competitive calls and for contracts with the private sector, as well reporting process, such as writing progress and final reports of research activities.
-To supervise and contribute to the design, implementation and analysis of experiments and field tests, and their subsequent reporting.
-To continuously update scientific knowledge to be positively transferred to stakeholders and end-users.
-To help positioning the Sustainable Field Crops Programme as a group of excellence through regular peer-reviewed publications, contributions at national and international congresses and supervision of PhD and postdoctoral researchers.
-Collaborate with the teamwork and team-spirit in the Sustainable Field Crops Scientific Programme, fostering collaboration and integration activities.
-To work in close collaboration with other teams of IRTA, as well as with external academic, institutional and industrial partners.Required qualifications and experience
-Ph.D. in Agronomy, Crop Production or related field preferably with a focus on precision agriculture an international scope and applied approach regarding forecasting models.
-Postdoc stay/s in laboratories of international recognition.
-Proven experience in Agronomy preferably in field crops, with a special focus on precision agriculture, and a record of scientific publications in this field.
-Mathematical and computational skills required for precision agriculture.
-Proven experience in project management, with good organizational and coordination skills.
-Proven research skills: experience on project proposal writing, literature review, experimental design and implementation, data analysis, scientific article writing.
-Proven dissemination skills: presentation/communication skills, and technical writing.
-Proven capacity to successfully develop collaborative research links with national and international research organizations, and the ability to interact closely with private companies.
-Proven capacity with modelling tools (Stella, Regression analysis, degree-day models, Mechanistic models, programming language for statistical computing).Desirable requirements
-Full driving license for Europe and travelling availability.
-Good communicative skills and client-oriented thinking and working.
-Expertise in methodological approaches to develop empirical and mechanistic models.
-Advanced user of Excel and R or equivalent programs.Languages
-Proficiency in English
-Catalan and Spanish are valuedWhere to apply WebsiteRequirementsResearch Field Agricultural sciences » Agronomics Education Level PhD or equivalentSkills/QualificationsRequired qualifications and experience
-Ph.D. in Agronomy, Crop Production or related field preferably with a focus on precision agriculture an international scope and applied approach regarding forecasting models.
-Postdoc stay/s in laboratories of international recognition.
-Proven experience in Agronomy preferably in field crops, with a special focus on precision agriculture, and a record of scientific publications in this field.
-Mathematical and computational skills required for precision agriculture.
-Proven experience in project management, with good organizational and coordination skills.
-Proven research skills: experience on project proposal writing, literature review, experimental design and implementation, data analysis, scientific article writing.
-Proven dissemination skills: presentation/communication skills, and technical writing.
-Proven capacity to successfully develop collaborative research links with national and international research organizations, and the ability to interact closely with private companies.
-Proven capacity with modelling tools (Stella, Regression analysis, degree-day models, Mechanistic models, programming language for statistical computing).

Languages ENGLISH Level GoodResearch Field Agricultural sciences » AgronomicsAdditional InformationBenefitsEmployee Benefits: 22 vacation days, 3 days of family & work conciliation, 45h of personal days, Friday afternoon off, Compressed Summer schedule from 15/06 to 15/09, Conciliation schedule.Selection processTimings in the Recruitment Process of ref. 128/24 Researcher in Precision Agriculture on field crops (AGROLABS DIGITALS)
34 natural days
Publication and diffusion of the job advertisement on IRTA’s website, EURAXESS Jobs, social media and other specific recruitment places.
5 following working days
Distribution of the pre-selected CVs which matching eligibility criteria to the Recruitment Committee. Communication via e-mail with the not pre-selected candidates who will not be further included in the process.
20 following working days
Recruitment Committee:
– Communication via e-mail with the not-selected candidates by the Recruitment Committee.
– Interview with selected candidates by the Recruitment Committee.
– Accord of the Recruitment Committee stating the selected candidate and detailed reasoning for the decline of the rest of the candidates.
– Communication via e-mail with the interviewed and not-selected candidates
10 following working days
Provision by the selected candidate of requested legal and official documentation to the HR department to coordinate the start of the candidate.
Second half of 2024
Start of employmentWebsite for additional job detailsWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute IRTA Country Spain State/Province Lleida City Lleida GeofieldContact State/ProvinceBarcelona CityCaldes de Montbui WebsiteStreetTorre Marimon Crta. C-59, Km. 12,1 Postal Code08140STATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Thu, 22 Aug 2024 06:06:08 GMT

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