Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term East Lansing, Michigan, United States Biosystems And Agricultural Engineering 10002038 Area of Interest: Research/Scientific Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%) Group: Fixed Term Academic Staff Union/Non-Union: Non-Union Faculty/Academic Staff Opening on: Apr 30 2026 Closing at: Apr 30 2028 - 23:55 EDT Salary Commensurate with Experience College Of Agriculture And Nat Resources
1123921 Position Summary The Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar whose work focuses on harvest automation of specialty crops. The selected candidate will work with Dr. Yuzhen Lu to develop and test automated field-deployed sensing/harvesting systems that may integrate machine vision, artificial intelligence, and mechanisms 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 lab management. The selected candidate may engage in other activities such as grant proposal development and instructional
responsibilities as needed for their 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 Terminal -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. Desired Qualifications The preferred candidate is expected to have solid skills in engineering design, prototyping, and integration, and have experience in developing a machine vision-based automation system for selective harvesting of specialty crops. Required Application Materials Cover letter, a complete CV, academic
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