Research Scientist III

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New Mexico State UniversityAgricultural Sciences
United StatesFull-TimeSenior
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Experience
Associate's Degree + 11 years or Bachelor's degree + 9 years
Required Skills
AWSPythonGCPMachine LearningAzureRDeep Learning

Requirements

  • Associate's Degree with 11 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's degree with 9 years of relevant experience.
  • Advanced expertise in applying deep learning foundational models to predict soil properties.
  • Advanced understanding of soil survey, ecology, and soil-vegetation relationships.
  • Proficiency in Python and R programming languages.
  • Track record of publication and presentation of research results in quality journals or conferences.
  • Experience developing and deploying techniques using deep learning architectures such as convolutional neural networks and vision transformer autoencoders.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of current and future directions in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
  • Experience with cloud services such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience making leading academic contributions and undertaking independent research.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of workflows to spatially predict land potential and land condition for the Western US.
  • Develop methods to integrate field monitoring data and remotely sensed estimates of land condition based on soil stability, hydrologic function, and biotic integrity.
  • Interpret, organize, and coordinate scientific research assignments concerned with unique or complex problems.
  • Prepare, analyze, and develop scientific publications and present findings at local, national, and international meetings.
  • Prepare grant proposals to obtain funding in support of research activities.
  • Develop novel computational concepts and approaches, acting independently on technical matters with major scientific impact.
  • Maintain currency in state-of-the-art technology and lead the organization, supervision, and training of students and junior team members.
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