International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is hiring a Research Associate – Digital Agriculture to support digital solutions, research support, and technology solutions is required
Key Responsibilities
The
Research Assistant will:
- Support data ingestion, cleaning, and management of weather, soil,
and agricultural datasets.
- Assist in analysis of climate data (e.g., rainfall, temperature,
forecasts).
- Contribute to development and maintenance of platforms such as
AgDataHub.
- Assist in benchmarking and validation of forecast products.
- Develop scripts and workflows (Python) for data processing and
analysis.
- Liaise with national partners (e.g., meteorological agencies,
research institutions).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years relevant experience in
Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, AI/ML, Data Science, or
a closely related field.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Proficiency with Git/GitHub for version control and collaborative
development.
- Experience with Linux/Unix environments and command-line tools.
- Experience applying deep learning (CNNs or similar) to geospatial or
remote sensing data.
- Familiarity with cloud computing environments (AWS) and distributed
data systems (Apache Druid).
- Strong analytical and written communication skills in English.
- Knowledge of French will be an added advantage
How to Apply
