Overview
Provide technical and operational support for the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and validation of drone-based seeding, plant nutrient management, and weed management protocols for maize–mungbean cropping systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical and operational support to the planning, establishment, and management of field trials for drone-based mungbean seeding, maize nutrient management, and maize weed management.
- Assist in the identification and preparation of suitable research and demonstration plots.
- Support the development of field protocols and data collection methodologies.
- Support the coordination of drone operations.
- Collect, compile, and analyze field data.
- Support the assessment and interpretation of drone-derived imagery and related datasets.
- Document field observations, lessons learned, implementation challenges, and opportunities for scaling up drone-based technologies.
- Contribute to the development and refinement of national standards, technical guidelines, and operational protocols.
- Provide technical and operational support in organizing stakeholder consultations, field demonstrations, and capacity-building activities.
- Prepare technical reports, progress updates, and recommendations.
Required Experience
A minimum of five years of professional experience in UAV-based remote sensing applications, including at least two years of experience in agricultural or precision agriculture applications.
Qualifications
A university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics/GIS, Agricultural Engineering, Precision Agriculture, Soil Science, or a closely related discipline.
