Post-Doctoral Associate - Pickering Lab University of Georgia United States, Georgia, Athens Jul 19, 2026 Posting Details Position Details Posting Number

G/R32483P

Working Title Post-Doctoral Associate - Pickering Lab Department CAES-Crop & Soil Sciences About the University of Georgia Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state's flagship university (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. s & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine. About the College/Unit/Department College/Unit/Department website Employment Type Employee Additional Schedule Information Monday through Friday 8AM-5PM. Occasional travel for conferences. Advertised Salary Commensurate with Experience Anticipated Start Date 06/01/2026 Posting Date 03/19/2026 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Location of Vacancy Athens Area EOO Statement The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR ( hrweb@uga.edu). USG Core Values Statement The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning, as well the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 08.02.18.01.02. Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 06.05 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. Duties/Responsibilities Duties/Responsibilities Develop Agentic AI systems for agricultural design & prediction Architect agent workflows (data/literature ingestion modeling evaluation iteration) for genomics and crop modeling. Foundation-model or representation-learning approaches for genotype/sequence/omics; uncertainty-aware prediction; decision support for selection. Hybrid mechanistic + learned models; neural ODEs / constrained learning; spatiotemporal modeling across GOEOM. Percentage of time 70 Duties/Responsibilities Create benchmarks, datasets, and evaluation protocols Reproducible benchmarks across crops, environments, and tasks; rigorous ablations; robustness + generalization testing. Percentage of time 15 Duties/Responsibilities Career development & scholarly dissemination Papers, talks, open-source releases, mentoring students, and participating in interdisciplinary collaborations. Percentage of time 15