<div dir="ltr">NCSU fellowships for Grad Students.  <br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jim Llano</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:james.llano@ucr.edu">james.llano@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 9:11 AM<br>Subject: FW: Recruiting for three PhD fellowships in agricultural data science<br>To: Norman Ellstrand <<a href="mailto:ellstrand@ucr.edu">ellstrand@ucr.edu</a>>, Deborah Pagliaccia <<a href="mailto:deborahp@ucr.edu">deborahp@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br>





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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 11, 2021 8:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Natalie Nelson <<a href="mailto:nnelson4@ncsu.edu" target="_blank">nnelson4@ncsu.edu</a>>; Michael Kudenov <<a href="mailto:mike.kudenov@ncsu.edu" target="_blank">mike.kudenov@ncsu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Recruiting for three PhD fellowships in agricultural data science<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please forward this announcement to students who may be interested. We are recruiting for three PhD fellowships focused on agricultural data science: <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1) one in <a href="https://www.bae.ncsu.edu/" target="_blank">Biological and Agricultural Engineering</a> (advised by <a href="https://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/dsjones5/" target="_blank">Dr. Daniela Jones</a>), <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2) one in <a href="https://ece.ncsu.edu/" target="_blank">Electrical and Computer Engineering</a> (advised by <a href="https://ece.ncsu.edu/people/mwkudeno/" target="_blank">Dr. Mike Kudenov</a>), and <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2) one in <a href="https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/academics/phd-in-geospatial-analytics/" target="_blank">Geospatial Analytics</a> (advised by <a href="https://www.bae.ncsu.edu/people/nnelson4/" target="_blank">Dr. Natalie Nelson</a>). <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more on these positions, please see the flyer below or visit our website: <a href="http://agriculturaldatascience.com/" target="_blank">agriculturaldatascience.com</a>. Interested students should contact Dr. Jones, Kudenov, or me depending
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Each of these students will receive:</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- A stipend of $30k per year for three years, plus benefits and full tuition support<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- <a href="https://cals.ncsu.edu/agriculture-data-science-certificate/#:~:text=Big%20data%20has%20become%20a,%2C%20food%2C%20and%20life%20science.&text=This%20certificate%20is%20intended%20for,use%20data%20in%20their%20fields." target="_blank">Certificate
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Professional development training opportunities through the <a href="https://foundationfar.org/what-we-do/scientific-workforce/ffar-fellows/" target="_blank">Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Fellows program</a>, including
 annual residential sessions and travel funds for two University Industry Consortium meetings.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- A short-term research exchange at the Idaho National Laboratory<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Additional networking opportunities with professionals at SAS and Microsoft<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Mentoring opportunities with a diverse, multidisciplinary <a href="https://sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/sweet-apps/team?authuser=0" target="_blank">team</a> at North Carolina State University to capture, integrate, and analyze agricultural
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<p class="MsoNormal">The students who fill these assistantships will work on different aspects of agricultural data science, from in-field imaging to supply chain dynamics and satellite remote sensing.  <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Students with backgrounds in agriculture, agricultural engineering, biological engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, software engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering,
 optical sensors, remote sensing, geology or related fields are welcome to apply. Please note that, due to restrictions imposed by our sponsor, only U.S. citizens and/or US nationals are eligible for this specific funding.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>BONUS</b>: We are also looking for one postdoc to work on this project (More information can be found <a href="https://sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/sweet-apps/join-us/new-postdoc-positions?authuser=0" target="_blank">here</a>). <u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Deborah Pagliaccia, Ph.D.</font></div><div dir="ltr">Professional Researcher, Department of  Microbiology and Plant Pathology<font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font size="2">Managing Director, </font>California Agriculture and Food Enterprise - <a href="http://cafe.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">CAFÉ</a><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><a href="http://globalfood.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">UCR Global Food Initiative</a> Co-Chair</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">University of California</font></div><div dir="ltr">Riverside, CA 92521<font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><a href="http://ccns.info/" target="_blank">California Citrus Nursery Society</a> CCNS </span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Executive Director</span></font></font><font size="2"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>