Position Summary

The Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate whose work focuses on harvest automation of specialty crops. The selected candidate will work with Dr. Yuzhen Lu to develop and test automated harvesting mechanisms integrated with machine vision and artificial intelligence (AI) for specialty crops and to generate high-quality peer-reviewed publications. The successful candidate will meet with Dr. Lu and collaborators regularly to review progress and discuss best practices in design, prototyping, algorithm development and testing, manuscript preparation, mentoring, and grant writing. The selected may engage in other activities such as grant proposal development and class teaching as needed for his or her professional development.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Biosystems/Agricultural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Computer Science, or a closely related field.

Minimum Requirements

The candidate must have formal training experience in mechanical/robotic harvesting, machine vision, and system integration. It is essential that the candidate has excellent speaking and writing skills and the ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary research team. The candidate must also establish and conduct a research program resulting in high-quality journal publications.

Required Application Materials

Cover letter, complete CV, academic transcript, and contact information (name, address, phone number, and email) for three references.

Special Instructions

For more information, please contact Dr. Yuzhen Lu at luyuzhen@msu.edu

Review of Applications Begins On

11/22/2024

Website

https://www.canr.msu.edu/bae/

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.