Graduate Students (Ph.D. or MS Students)
We don't have any openings for graduate students in the upcoming fall quarters. You have external funding and matching with the CEE lab activities; please feel free to contact us for possible placement in the CEE lab.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Position in Controlled Environment Engineering
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
University of California, Davis
Position Description: A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). The research and outreach activities will focus on precision control and monitoring indoor farming systems, focusing more on digital twin and cyber-physical systems for optimizing resource use. The successful candidate will work in the Controlled Environment Engineering (CEE) Lab (https://ceelab.ucdavis.edu/) at UC Davis under the supervision of Dr. Shamim Ahamed. The expected starting date will be July 2024. The initial appointment will be for two years, with a possible extension of the third year, depending on performance and funding availability. The salary and benefits will be provided based on UC Davis policy for the Postdoctoral Fellows based on their experiences.
Position Requirements: The following are the requirements for the position:
- Education: The candidate should have a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, or a related program.
- Research and Outreach Skills: Strong research skills in machine learning and cyber-physical systems for indoor farming or similar applications. Expertise in modeling and simulating various indoor vertical farming systems sub-systems and optimizing.
- Programming Skills: Strong skills in programming (MATLAB, Python) and experience in machine learning modeling of controlled environment systems. Expertise in numerical modeling with computational fluid dynamics and building simulation software will be an additional strength for this position. Experience with sensors, calibration, and data acquisition systems like LabVIEW is preferred.
- Strong track record for publications in high-quality journals.
- Experience in designing and performing field and lab-based experiments.
- Potential to write grants and high-quality scientific papers.
- Excellent in writing and oral communication.
- Ability to supervise undergraduate and graduate students and diligently meet deadlines.
Application and Contact: Interested qualified candidates should submit a Cover Letter, a copy of their most recent Curriculum Vitae, a brief statement of research and outreach accomplishment and plan related to the described job description (maximum three pages), and three references (contact information only) via email to Dr. Shamim Ahamed (mahamed@ucdavis.edu) in a single PDF file.
Other Details:
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate/interact with the Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering faculty, UC Cooperative Extension specialists and advisors, and others across the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, local partners within the CEA industry, as well as state and federal regulatory agencies.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action, see: [http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct]
Visiting Scholars/Students
Our lab welcomes motivated visiting scholars/students to join UCDAVIS. I would be happy to host the scholars if your own institutions or other sources can fund them. Please send me your CV and research plan for further discussion.