# Short-term scientific programmer for crop-growth modelling

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/short-term-scientific-programmer-for-crop-growth-modelling/109251>\
**Category:** Jobs\
**Created:** [January 25, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/short-term-scientific-programmer-for-crop-growth-modelling/109251 "2024-01-25T12:03:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![veddox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/veddox/32/45227_2.png) [@veddox](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/veddox)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/short-term-scientific-programmer-for-crop-growth-modelling/109251/1 "2024-01-25T12:03:34Z")

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**We are looking for a developer to help us translate an open-source crop growth model into Julia, and integrate it into our model of agricultural ecosystems.**

As part of a project on sustainable farming in the EU, our team at the Helmholtz-Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig is developing an agent-based model of agriculture and ecosystems ([https://persefone-model.eu/](https://persefone-model.eu/)). For this, we are looking for somebody to help us integrate the [FAO’s AquaCrop model](https://www.fao.org/aquacrop/en/), which is currently available in Fortran, Matlab, and Python.

We can offer a student helper (Hiwi) or research technician (TV-ÖD E9) position for six months or longer. Remote work is possible, but priority would be given for someone based in Germany. A degree in biology, agronomy or environmental science is useful but not required - more important for us would be the willingness to learn about how plants grow ☺

If you are interested (or have more questions), reach out to [daniel.vedder@idiv.de](mailto:daniel.vedder@idiv.de) and we can discuss the details!

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**Author:** ![gabriel-fallen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gabriel-fallen/32/44338_2.png) [@gabriel-fallen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gabriel-fallen)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/short-term-scientific-programmer-for-crop-growth-modelling/109251/2 "2024-03-04T07:49:35Z")

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Do you still hire? I suspect not… 😅

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**Author:** ![veddox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/veddox/32/45227_2.png) [@veddox](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/veddox)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/short-term-scientific-programmer-for-crop-growth-modelling/109251/3 "2024-07-03T12:21:33Z")

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Sorry for not replying earlier. Yes, the position has been filled.