Postdoctoral Scholar, Agriculture

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Job Description

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Applicant will conduct research at the frontier of development and application of remote sensing technologies for sustainable agriculture particularly above- and below-ground crop phenotyping. Applicant will have in depth experience with the operation of field airborne and / or satellite remote sensing technology including terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) ground penetrating radar (GPR) small unoccupied aircraft systems (sUAS) and satellite data including Landsat and Sentinel 1 and 2. Applicant must be an FAA-certified drone pilot be familiar with agricultural experimental design. They must be experienced with Linux / UNIX and Windows 11 and up operating systems (OS) as well as open source and proprietary commercial software particularly Leica Cyclone R Python GPR Slice Cloud Compare Surfer QGIS and the ESRI suite of products including ArcGIS to data and image processing as well as statistical analysis with convention statistical and machine learning tools and . The applicant will have experience with managing large datasets and operating High Performance Machine Learning based Computers .Lastly the Post-Doc applicant will prepare and publish research findings assist with undergraduate and graduate mentoring and help Dr. Washington-Allen with the management of the Environmental Tomography and Emerging Technologies Lab (the ET & ET Lab or the Double Alien Lab).

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. in with a degree in Environmental Science Precision Agriculture Agricultural Science Dryland or Natural Resources Science and Management or related.

Doctoral degree must have been completed within the five years immediately preceding the first date of appointment as a postdoctoral fellow at the University.

The individual cannot have held previous positions in the professional ranks.

Compensation Grade

Postdoctoral Scholar

Yes

Full-Time Equivalent

100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please attach the following documents to your application

1) Resume / CV

Posting Close Date

11 / 21 / 2025

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The University of Nevada Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevadas original land-grant university the University serves more than 23000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (Very High Research) university it is also recognized in the Carnegie Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the Best National Universities and Best National Public Universities. It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ / Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.

Since 2009 nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs facilities and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevadas first medical school the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe where education research and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada Reno Extension Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Nevada Small Business Development Center the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and Wolf Pack Athletics.

The main campus is in Reno Nevada a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe the beautiful 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The Universitys physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus known as University Village to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.

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In 2023 the U.S. Department of Commerces Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada led by the University of Nevada Reno was named one of the inaugural 31 RegionalTechnology and InnovationHubs (TechHubs).Nevada was selected from a competitive pool of 489 applicants from across the United States and its Tech Hub will strengthen Americas lithium batteries critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.

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Key Skills

GIS,Engineering,Engineering Practices,Data Collection,Irrigation Systems,Agriculture,CAD,GPS,Water Quality,Biology,Nursery,Emergency maitenance,Technical Assistance,Watetr conservation,Agricultural Equipment

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1