USDA ORISE InternAt — Commodity Protection and Quality Unit, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Opportunity Summary 

Support and participate in development of a classification and counting model to support insect pest management using machine learning and image recognition.

Posted by 05/29/25

Opportunity Learning Outcomes 

Project management, annotation of images, tuning a general-purpose image recognition model, use of a Linux Bash environment to conduct projects on high performance clusters (HPCs), and management of projects with Git and Github.

Opportunity Training 

Guided study and self-study options will be offered through the USDA-ARS SCINet prorgram (https://scinet.usda.gov/).

Additional risk specific to this opportunity 

Dawson is currently an ORISE trainee with volunteer status at USDA ARS Parlier, meaning that he is subject to the same security onboarding requirements as employees, and the same safety onboarding and annual review requirements as employees.

Compensation Details 
TypeFrequencyAmountExplanationShow to students?
Stipendmonthly1750No
Program 
Internships
Location Type 
Hybrid (combination of on-site and remote)
Location 
Parlier, CA
United States
Expected Hours 
HoursDuration
20hours per week
Students required to have a personal vehicle 
Yes
Fees students may incur with this opportunity 
No Fees will be incurred by students
This opportunity provides some form of compensation 
Yes
Opportunity Availability 
Ongoing