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USDA-ARS Engineering Fellowship U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in United States
Degree Level
Master's
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Monthly stipend of $10,149.00; amount is commensurate with educational level and experience.
Deadline
Jan 8, 2027
Country
United States
University
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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About this position
This remote fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) places the participant in the Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit in Salinas, California, where the broader scientific focus includes the biology and management of insect vectors and viruses of vegetables.
The project centers on automated approaches for cold-chain seed distribution within biological resource systems. The participant will study how seed system workflows operate in real-world settings and analyze biological materials, environmental conditions, inventory movement, and process flows within an automated distribution center. A major part of the experience involves learning how biological materials move through storage, processing, and distribution pipelines, with exposure to genebank operations and the National Plant Germplasm System.
The fellowship also offers hands-on engagement with GRIN-Global, the biological and logistics system of record used for accession, inventory, regulatory, and distribution data. The participant may work with data entry, data quality evaluation, information retrieval, workflow standardization, and the relationships among accessions, inventories, storage locations, and regulatory metadata. The role is designed as an educational research experience under ARS mentorship, with opportunities to develop engineering-design skills and systems thinking across biological and operational domains.
The mentor for this opportunity is Nora Laptian.
Funding details
Monthly stipend of $10,149.00; amount is commensurate with educational level and experience.
What's required
Applicants should have received or be currently pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in Biological Systems Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Plant Science, Agronomy, or a related field with specialization in cold-chain robotics and automation. A minimum overall GPA of 3.00 is required. Citizenship is limited to U.S. citizens only. Preferred qualifications include experience with logistics, supply chain systems, or workflow optimization; familiarity with biological materials in pharmaceuticals, seed systems, or plant genetic resources; experience with data analysis and decision-support tools such as R or Python; strong system-thinking and analytical skills; ability to evaluate and improve complex workflows; effective communication across technical and operational teams; and adaptability in multidisciplinary environments.
How to apply
Scroll to the bottom of the opportunity page and click APPLY. Submit an application, unofficial transcript(s), a current resume/CV, and two educational or professional recommendations. All documents must be in English or include an official English translation.
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