The Queen's Vertical Farming Team, founded in 2019, is Canada's first undergraduate engineering team of its kind. Recognizing this rapidly emerging industry, QVFT is designing and building a functional, software-automated aeroponic vertical farm on Queen's University campus. The majority of existing research in this field is conducted privately and is thus inaccessible to the public. Through its open-source approach, QVFT aims to democratize vertical farming knowledge and research.
The Plant Science Team within QVFT focuses on researching what plants need to thrive within the vertical farm. This position involves researching plants' nutrient needs, lighting requirements, and determining the best fertilizer mix for each given plant. Plant Science team members would also be responsible for testing research findings and using statistical tests and computational tools to analyze data.
What we Look For:
Preferred Knowledge:
- Plant Biology (Have you taken to BIOL 341?)
- Interest in plant cultivation
- MATLAB and R
Personality Traits:
- Hard-work, meticulous, and driven
- Able to balance the demands of school with team projects
- Are you good at what you do, and are you able to figure things out when you don’t know how to do something?
This position closes on October 7th with interviews to follow from October 8th to 11th on Zoom. For any questions, please feel free to reach out to director.qvft @queensu.ca