🚨 Job Announcement

Position Announcement: Research Soil Scientist/Research Agronomist/Research Ecologist/Research Physical Scientist position in the Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD

Glenn Moglen
Glenn Moglen
This is a permanent, full-time federal government appointment. GS-12-15,  $87,198-$172,500 per year.

The opening and closing dates are 11/15/2021 to 12/16/2021.

you can apply at:
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/621997400

Responsibilities
  • Assess and improve agroecosystem sustainability and resilience.
  • Establish methods for interpreting data from new and existing sensors to answer production and ecosystem questions, leveraging integrative modeling, machine learning and/or artificial intelligence approaches.
  • Uses high-resolution visual, thermal, LIDAR, and hyperspectral imagery collected by unmanned aerial systems to quantify surface conditions and plant physiological processes effecting the water, carbon, and nutrient cycles in agricultural ecosystems.
  • Incorporate this information into production tools used by farmers, producers, USDA action agencies, and other stakeholders and government agencies involved in making agricultural and/or land use decisions.
Contact Glenn Moglen (glenn.moglen@usda.gov) for more information.