Title: Research Associate or Faculty Research
Assistant (FRA) Remote Sensing Specialist
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Closing Date: May 15, 2012
POSITION SUMMARY/PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Department of Geographical Sciences at the
University of Maryland is seeking a remote
sensing specialist with strong programming skills
and a background in remote sensing of land cover
and vegetation dynamics. The focus of this
position is on developing/improving algorithms to
monitor and detect wetland changes combining
multiple types of remotely sensed data (e.g.,
Landsat time series data/SAR/LiDAR) at various
spatial and temporal scales. The candidate will
also synthesize a number of geospatial and field
data to calibrate/validate the map products, help
quantify the capacity of wetlands to improve
water quality, and assess the vulnerability,
impact, and adaptation (VIA) of wetlands under
future climate change, land cover change, and
other adaptation/mitigation scenarios. This
research is in direct response to a call for
improved information to support decision making
at the local, state, and regional levels and the
candidate will interact with environmental
managers within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. We
specifically seek candidates with the ability to:
1) manage large geospatial datasets, 2) process
and integrate regional scale remotely sensed
datasets, 3) statistically assess various mapping
and modeling outputs, facilitate interactions
between research collaborators to meet project
goals, and 4) write and publish peer-reviewed
journal papers. For further information, please
contact Dr. In-Young Yeo, Assistant Professor,
Department of Geographical Sciences, University
of Maryland, College Park. [[email protected]]
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
PhD required for Research Associate or Masters
degree for Faculty Research
Associate. Appropriate experience working on
related research projects (2 or more years with a
PhD degree for Research Associate position, or 4
or more years with a Masters degree for Faculty
Research Associate position) is
preferred. Ability to use, improve, and/or
develop computer programs using C, IDL,
Linux/UNIX scripts and/or other similar
programming languages is a must, as the
encumbrance will need to process and analyze
large quantities of remote sensing datasets.
Prior experience should demonstrate the skills listed above.
To Apply: For best consideration, submit letter
of application and a resume with the names and
telephone numbers of three references to
<http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56748%20>http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56748
by May 15, 2012. Search will continue until
suitable candidate is appointed. Applications
from women and minorities are particularly
sought. The University of Maryland is an Equal
Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
Further information on this position and on
academic and research programs of the Department
may be obtained from the address above and can be
found at http://www.geog.umd.edu.
