Student Research Assistant – Multispectral plant health tech - Annapolis Valley Campus

What youll be doing.

As a member of the NSCCs Environmental and Agricultural Technology Research Lab of the Annapolis Valley campus in Middleton the Student Research Assistant will be responsible for helping Research Associates conduct plant and soil research. This position will involve specifically developing a plant health monitoring system using multispectral sensor technology. The student will determine what multispectral and thermal sensor would be best to monitor plant health in an up close and controlled environment as well as develop protocols for assessing plant health during the plants exposure to various stressors. The position will be all laboratory work and offers hands-on experience in plant science remote sensing and environmental data collection.

What were looking for

A collaborative team player who takes personal accountability to deliver on what is expected in their role and who strives for excellence every day. Committed to life-long learning occupational currency and a belief in NSCCs mission they bring a learning-centered perspective to everything they do. They think broadly celebrate diversity of thought and respect the uniqueness of individuals. They flourish in a dynamic changing and sometimes ambiguous environment by keeping informed and connected within their role and the college. Is this you

To be eligible for this student research assistant position:

You must be a current part time or full time NSCC student.

Minimum qualifications:

• Working on completing a college diploma

Minimum experience:

• Strong interest in remote sensing horticulture plant ecology crop science and soil science.
• Familiarity with compiling and organizing diverse datasets from various sources including experimental data.
• Ability to conduct lab and field research with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to assist in the use of multispectral sensors for monitoring plant health over time and contribute to data collection and analysis.
• Experience with remote sensing tools or plant imaging.
• Basic understanding of GIS or data visualization tools.

Minimum skills and ability:

• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Exceptional client service skills and a proven team player
• Ability to work as a team member in a deadline-oriented work environment
• Demonstrated analytical skills problem solving techniques and the ability to look beyond symptoms to gather facts and information
• Expertise in software including Microsoft office suite of products (Excel Word etc)

We value Diversity and Inclusion

The College values diversity and inclusion and is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including Aboriginal/Indigenous Persons Black/African Nova Scotians members of racially visible communities persons with disabilities persons of a minority sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression and women. Applicants from these communities wishing to self-identify may do so by completing the online questionnaire within the application.

NSCC is organized into five campus regions and three stand-alone campuses. Each region and stand-alone campus is led by a designated Principal and regional management team which supports NSCCs commitment to accessible high-quality education across the province.

• Eastern Region: Includes Pictou Campus Strait Area Campus and Wagmatcook Learning Centre
• Northern Region: Includes Truro Campus Cumberland Campus and Amherst Learning Centre
• Metro Region: Includes Akerley Campus and IT Campus
• Southwest Region: Includes Lunenburg Shelburne Burridge Campuses and Digby Learning Centre
• Valley Region: Includes Kingstec Campus Annapolis Valley Campus and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)

Stand-Alone Campuses:

• Ivany Campus
• Sydney Waterfront Campus
• eCampus

All NSCC positions are advertised every Tuesday and Thursday. To learn more about us and our hiring process please follow this link.

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact David Meister HR Generalist at emailprotected. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here: we cannot accept late or paper applications.