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Corteva Agriscience has a rich history of scientific discovery that has enabled countless innovations. We’re looking for more people, to collaborate with us to create a market-shaping, agriculture company with leading positions in seed technologies, crop protection and digital agriculture.
We seek a highly motivated Remote SensingData Scientist within our global Data Science to work on satellite Remote Sensing science and applications in collaboration with visionary crop scientists, agronomists, plant breeders, crop protection scientists, engineers, and software developers to build digitally enabled science and business capabilities.
Are you passionate about using leading edge earth observation data in new and effective ways to inform agriculture decisions around the globe? As part of this role, you will work among a team of Remote Sensing, data science, engineering, environment, and digital solutions experts to enhance the use of multi-sensor satellite imagery and analytics in digital solutions.
Responsibilities:
How will you help us grow? It matters to us, and it matters to you!
- Implement strong geospatial, Remote Sensing approaches including Remote Sensing image processing, atmospheric/geometric correction, registering datasets from multiple sensors to common coordinate systems and multi-sensor fusion.
- Engineer satellite Remote Sensing feature data sets and pipelines that inform seed and crop protection decision models.
- Apply machine learning, statistical, mechanistic models, and other computational approaches to extract insights from multi-sensor datasets in complex agronomic systems.
- Develop, prototype, and implement solutions with engineering and production teams.
- Communicate results of research with stakeholders to improve business decisions.
Qualifications
Requirements:
What expertise have you grown? What do you bring to the table?
- Demonstrated experience using machine learning, data mining, statistical methodology, and simulation modeling in geospatial, environmental, and agronomic problems using Python in either AWS/GCS environment.
- Strong skills in building visualizations of data.
- Outstanding problem-solving skills and a proven ability to:
- Ask the right questions
- Find or apply the correct domain knowledge
- Identify and improve necessary data sources
- Build predictive models
- Deliver analytic solutions that produce actionable results.
- Ph.D. or M.S. in Remote Sensing, Environmental Science, Computational Astronomy, Civil/Geotechnical Engineering, Computer Science, or related scientific discipline. The ideal candidate must have completed graduate level coursework in geographic information systems, environment, statistics, and machine learning.
Salary Range
The salary range for this position is $107,000 – $134,000 yearly. This reflects a reasonable estimate of the targeted base salary for this role. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus. Based on factors such as geographic location and candidate qualifications, actual base pay is determined when an employment offer is made.
Benefits – How We’ll Support You:
- Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
- Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
- Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
- Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
- Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
- Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
- Learn more about our total rewards package here – Corteva Benefits
- Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life
Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.
