Postdoc Position in UAV/Drones, Agriculture, AI, Computer Vision, Machine

We are looking for

As a researcher with a PhD, do you want to apply your passion for agricultural robotics as a Postdoctoral Researcher to contribute to a more sustainable world? Do you want to join an ambitious and young team that will build an adaptable aerial-ground robotic system for farm management?

The Postdoctoral Researcher will work within the context of the 3-years H2020 project FLEXIGROBOTS (Twitter, LinkedIn) and contribute towards the development of an autonomous fleet of UAVs that will collaboratively look for diseases in the grapevines from a wide vineyard in Spain. You will work with UAVs/Drones, Computer vision, and AI in collaboration with internacional and national knowledge institutes and companies.

Your work will be conducted mainly at Information Technology Group, in the Social Artificial Intelligent Drones (SAID) Lab at Wageningen University (NL). The successful candidate is also expected to engage in field tests of the developed technology and to assist with the supervision of PhD/MSc students working on related topics.

We ask

We seek a motivated candidate who has:

• a PhD in Robotics, Remote sensing, GIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or related area;
• experience working and programming UAV/Drones;
• experience acquiring and processing multispectral imagery;
• good progamming skills in Python, Matlab, and/or C++;
• proven ability to work in team and meet project deadlines;
• good oral and writing communication skills in English.  

• experience with DJI SDK;
• experience with ROS;
• knowledge of embedded systems;
• experience in agricultural robotics;
• experience in European funded projects;
• a PhD obtained in the last 3 years (or soon to be obtained within 3 months).

We offer

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and paid parental leave;
• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional holiday hours by working more, up to 40 hours per week;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

More information

For more information about this position, please contact João Valente, Assistant Professor, e-mail joao.valente@wur.nl.

For more information about the procedure, please contact Sandra Willemsen, Corporate recruiter or Bianca Aversteeg, Recruitment support via recruitment.ssg@wur.nl.

Do you want to apply?

You can apply directly using the apply button on the vacancy page on our website which will allow us to process your personal information with your approval.

This vacancy will be listed up to and including the 3^rd of March, 2021. We hope to schedule the first job interviews as soon as possible after closingdate.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to provide us, via your letter of motivation, online profiles in Linkedin, Google schoolar, personal webpage, and/or Twitter. 

The postdoctoral researcher is expected to start on April 1^st, 2021.

Equal opportunities

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) employs a large number of people with very different backgrounds and qualities, who inspire and motivate each other. We want every talent to feel at home in our organisation and be offered the same career opportunities. We therefore especially welcome applications from people who are underrepresented at WUR. For more information please go to our inclusive webpage. A good example of how WUR deals with inclusiveness can be read on the page working at WUR with a functional impairment.

We are

The mission of Wageningen University and Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment.

With its roughly 30 branches, 6.500 employees and 12.500 students, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. An integrated approach to problems and the cooperation between various disciplines are at the heart of Wageningen’s unique approach. WUR has been named Best Employer in the Education category for 2019-2020.

These are the points our employees list as good reasons to come work at WUR: read the 5 reasons to come work at WUR

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.