Research Engineer

Position Requirements

• Knowledge on Soil and leaf spectroscopy, proximal modeling, soil sciences, geospatial statistics, artificial intelligence classification algorithms.
• Monitoring the status of soil and plants inside and outside the greenhouse
• Utilizing Sensing Technology to monitor the soil and crops
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Line Manager

Qualifications

Candidate Profile 

Essential Criteria

• Msc on Environmental Engineering, agriculture engineering, geology or related field
• Field experience on soil and agriculture fields.
• Experience of undertaking assigned research tasks and starting to manage own workload
• Contributing to scientific papers and academic journal articles where possible acting as lead/ corresponding author
• A willingness to contribute to a collaborative and supportive team culture
• Excellent English language communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to function as part of a team working on multiple tasks with competing demands and deadlines
• Well-developed reasoning and problem-solving skills

Desired Criteria

• Masters gained from and/or experience working in a top 200 QS or THE ranked University
• At least 2 year of increasingly accountable relevant experience as a researcher in academia or in industry
• At least 1 lead author publication in a Q1 journal in the relevant field
• Experience contributing to high impact publications in top 10% journals in the relevant field

Should you require further assistance or if you face any issue with the online application, please feel to contact the Recruitment Team (recruitmentteam@ku.ac.ae).

Primary Location : KUK – Khalifa University
Job : Research Engineer
Schedule : Regular
Shift : Standard
Job Type : Full-time