Soil Scientist

2 days ago

Oakland, California, United States Yard Stick PBC Full time
About The Role

Yard Stick PBC is seeking a highly skilled Soil Scientist to join our team. As a key member of our spectroscopic hardware and modeling team, you will leverage your expertise in pedometrics and proximal sensing to support the development of our novel spectral soil probe. Your primary responsibility will be to design and run end-to-end in situ soil spectroscopy experiments to contribute to our R&D efforts. Additionally, you will assist with determining the suitability of new spectral probe projects based on soil data and collaborate with our data science team to build robust carbon stock predictions from spectral data.

Responsibilities
  • Leverage soil domain knowledge to support Yard Stick's spectroscopic hardware and modeling needs.
  • Design and run end-to-end in situ soil spectroscopy experiments to contribute to our novel spectral soil probe R&D in collaboration with Data Science and Hardware.
  • Enable SOC measurement and prediction leveraging spectroscopy informed pedometric techniques.
  • Assist with determining the suitability of new spectral probe projects based on soil data.
  • Assist with the development and refinement of methods and best practices for the measurement of SOC, IC, bulk density, etc., via conventional laboratory analyses.
  • Liaise with the customer success team to answer soils questions and help build relationships with laboratories, industry, and academic partnerships.
Qualifications
  • Advanced degree or comparable expertise in soil science and pedology.
  • Pedometrics and Proximal Sensing Expert with 2+ years of experience in spectroscopy.
  • Stats and programming experience with proficiency in Python or R.
  • Research & design foundation with demonstrated experience in experimental design.
  • Soils laboratory experience with a strong framework for the fundamentals of soil laboratory methods.
  • Ability to leverage geospatial data and proficiency with geospatial data, mapping, pathing, and public sources of such data.
  • Passion for climate impact and enthusiasm to learn, teach, and collaborate.
Additional Information

Yard Stick PBC is a remote-first climate tech startup with a mission to reverse climate change with agriculture. We offer competitive salary and equity, health/dental/vision insurance, a 401k, and home-office reimbursements. We have a strong track record of creative, flexible approaches to hours and communication expectations, which let folks feel great about their commitments both to Yard Stick and their lives outside of work.

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