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Texas A&M University · 2 months ago

Assistant Research Scientist - Assistant Agriculture Data Center Specialist

Corpus Christi, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Texas A&M AgriLife is a leading organization in agriculture and life sciences, and they are seeking an Assistant Research Scientist to support their agricultural data center. The role involves managing infrastructure, developing analytics workflows, ensuring data quality, and supporting collaborative research to enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability.

Higher Education

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Support development of a web-based open data framework, contributing to both front-end and back-end components to enhance data accessibility and interoperability

Configure and maintain research database projects, ensuring metadata compliance, access permissions, and data integration standards across research sites

Manage and update existing datasets, validate data quality, and maintain version control to support ongoing research

Coordinate technical workflows between field acquisition teams, data center staff, and research collaborators to ensure seamless data transfer and integration

Support daily operations of servers, networks, storage, and cloud environments, ensuring reliability, scalability, and data security

Implement backups, disaster recovery protocols, and compliance with FAIR/CARE principles

Develop automation tools and provide user support and training

Support processing and integration of datasets, including UAV imagery, satellite data, IoT sensor data, and field observations

Contribute to workflows for AI/ML applications, crop modeling, environmental simulations, and digital twin systems

Develop analytical tools, visualization platforms, and decision-support dashboards to improve research outcomes

Ensure data quality through standardized cleaning, validation, and metadata practices

Integrate geospatial analytics, predictive modeling, and real-time decision frameworks to deliver scalable insights

Collaborate on research projects, grant proposals, publications, and presentations

Mentor students and staff on data management and best practices

Travel to research site, conferences and meetings

Full-time, on-site position

Other job-related duties as required

Qualification

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Required

Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field

Some experience applying analytics, modeling, or AI/ML approaches in agricultural or environmental research

Proficiency in server administration, distributed computing, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Knowledge of full-stack development (Django, Flask, PHP, Next.js, Nuxt.js, SvelteKit, ASP.NET Core) and database management (MySQL, SQLite)

Familiarity with geospatial, UAV, sensor, and IoT data workflows and OAIS, FAIR, and CARE standards

Experience with data visualization, automation, and software development for data science

Knowledge of crop modeling, simulation tools (APSIM, DSSAT, APEX), or digital twins is a plus

Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills with a commitment to advancing data-driven agriculture

Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

12-15 days of annual paid holidays

Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

Company

Texas A&M University

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Texas A&M University has a proud history that stretches back to 1876 when The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas became the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Texas.

Founded in 1876

College Station, TX, US

10001+ employees

https://tamu.edu

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