May 9, 2025
Summer Opportunities for Students and Educators
Summer Opportunities for Students and Educators
| Position Type: | Student |
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| Priority: | No |
Summer Opportunities for Students and Educators
We have open positions this summer, open to both undergraduate and graduate students, sponsored by the NSF Research Center IoT4Ag. You can find more details in the attached recruitment letter. Could you please help us spread the word among undergraduate and graduate students in ECE?
Yaguang Zhang, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Department of Agricultural Sciences Education & Communication
Purdue University
(765) 761-2221
Immediate Openings – Funded Summer 2025 Positions
Student Research Assistants in User Interface Design
The U.S. National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag) and the Purdue Open Ag Technology and Systems (OATS) Center are seeking undergraduate and graduate students to join the Solar-Powered Remote IoT4Ag Network Gateway (SPRING) project during Summer 2025. This initiative enhances in-field data collection and analysis through open-source hardware and software, with direct benefits to both agricultural stakeholders and educators.
Project Overview
This project involves developing self-contained hardware kits for classroom teaching, based on existing SPRING project designs. In parallel, we aim to enhance the data analysis portal’s graphical interface, making it more intuitive and accessible to non-technical users.
As part of the IoT4Ag E3 Portfolio (Excite–Educate–Enable) initiative, selected students will take part in a 10–12 week summer research experience and collaborate with educational experts to develop teaching materials that leverage our data collection platform.
Candidate Requirements
We welcome applicants from undergraduate and graduate programs across a broad range of disciplines. Relevant backgrounds may include, but are not limited to:
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer and Information Technology Proficiency
Preferred Skills
- Experience in hardware prototyping and embedded systems
- Familiarity with user interface or front-end design tools
What We Offer
- A collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment
- Opportunities to publish and present at top-tier conferences
- Mentorship from faculty and research staff
- Funded research assistantships
- Immediate openings for summer 2025
About IoT4Ag and OATS
IoT4Ag is a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) launched in 2020, uniting expertise in agronomy, agricultural engineering, communications, economics, environmental science, electrical and computer engineering, cyber systems, social science, and more to develop and deploy precision agriculture technologies to address the global grand challenges of food, energy, and water security.
The OATS Center at Purdue addresses critical challenges in data-driven agriculture and rural development by promoting open-source data exchange and advancing trusted, automated, and interoperable systems to improve efficiency across the agricultural sector.
To Apply or Learn More
Contact Dr. Yaguang Zhang at ygzhang@purdue.edu.
Additional Purdue-based, funded summer opportunities are also available for students, pre-service teachers, and K–12 educators. Please reach out to Dr. Zhang for more details about these positions.
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