Internship: Cocoa Farm Mapping with Remote Sensing & ML - Remote

About the Role

Join ofi as an intern focusing on Cocoa Farm Mapping with Remote Sensing and Machine Learning. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work remotely while contributing to sustainable cocoa farming practices.

What You'll Do

• Preprocess and harmonize Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and ancillary data for model training.
• Explore RAG architectures for geospatial classification, enhancing cocoa farm mapping.
• Train and evaluate machine learning models using the ofi cocoa farm polygon database.
• Benchmark RAG-enhanced models against traditional machine learning baselines.
• Produce spatially explicit cocoa distribution maps for Côte d’Ivoire.
• Document model performance, uncertainty, and generalization across regions.
• Present results to forecast and sustainability teams at ofi.

Requirements

• MSc student in Remote Sensing, Geomatics, Data Science, AI, Environmental Sciences, or related fields.
• Strong interest in geospatial data, machine learning, and sustainability.
• Experience with Python and geospatial workflows (e.g., Google Earth Engine, QGIS, GDAL, Rasterio).
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Curiosity about advanced ML concepts like representation learning, transformers, or RAG.
• Ability to work independently and manage complex datasets and workflows.
• Comfortable working with confidential information and willing to sign an NDA.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in agricultural data analysis.
• Knowledge of sustainability practices in agriculture.
• Familiarity with remote sensing technologies.

What We Offer

• Hands-on experience with cutting-edge machine learning and RAG techniques.
• Opportunity to work directly with one of the largest cocoa polygon datasets.
• Contribution to real-world sustainability goals in the cocoa supply chain.
• Competitive internship fee for the duration of your placement.
• Flexible internship duration of four to six months, with the possibility to extend.
• Collaborative environment in Amsterdam or Koog aan de Zaan.
• Equal opportunity employer valuing diversity.