Colleagues:
Please see and forward around this postdoctoral opportunity in the remote sensing of carbon. Cheers! --j *** Postdoctoral position in the remote sensing of carbon at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, full time, 100%, 3-year duration with possibility of extension, contingent upon funding, starting ASAP Summary: Dr. Jonathan Greenberg and Dr. Bo Li at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are looking for a qualified postdoctoral candidate for a three year, NASA-funded project to examine uncertainties in estimating carbon across the state of California using a variety of remote sensing techniques applied to Lidar, hyperspatial optical, and time series data. The postdoctoral candidate will work closely with Dr. Greenberg (remote sensing), Dr. Li (statistics), Mr. Carlos Ramirez (USDA Forest Service), and a graduate student (statistics) to realize the goals of the project. The start date is as soon as possible, preferably before January 2015. Responsibilities: The main responsibilities of a successful candidate will be the derivation of forest carbon estimates for the state of California using a variety of techniques applied to a large (> 100TB) collection of Lidar, hyperspatial optical, and medium resolution optical remotely sensed datasets. The candidate chosen for this project will be responsible for the analysis and management of the project, and will be expected to be on-time in terms of deliverable deadlines, and publish results in a timely fashion in peer-reviewed journals. The candidate will also be expected to present results at a major national conference in the 2nd and 3rd years of the project. The candidate must commit to the full 3-year duration of the project to be considered. Qualifications: A qualified candidate should have a recent Ph.D. in remote sensing, GIScience, computer science, computer vision, geography, or a related field. Candidates may be considered prior to graduation if they expect to graduate before the start date. Specific experience that is required includes: - Advanced programming in at least one language suitable for open source software development (e.g. R, C++, Python) - Individual tree crown recognition techniques (Lidar and/or hyperspatial optical) or object based image analysis - Working with Lidar point clouds and raster images - High-performance computing and big data analysis Secondary skills that are important include: - Time series analysis - Climate model downscaling - Species distribution models - Allometric equation development and application - Bayesian hierarchical modelling Start date: As soon as possible after the closing date of the application: August 20th, 2014. Application Process: Candidates should send a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three (3) references to Jonathan Greenberg ( [email protected]). Dr. Greenberg will begin reviewing applications on August 20th, 2014, and afterwards on a first-come, first-serve basis. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and relevant research. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The administration, faculty, and staff embrace diversity and are committed to attracting qualified candidates who also embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. Visit www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu. -- Jonathan A. Greenberg, PhD Assistant Professor Global Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing (GEARS) Laboratory Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 259 Computing Applications Building, MC-150 605 East Springfield Avenue Champaign, IL 61820-6371 Phone: 217-300-1924 http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/ AIM: jgrn307, MSN: [email protected], Gchat: jgrn307, Skype: jgrn3007 -- Jonathan A. Greenberg, PhD Assistant Professor Global Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing (GEARS) Laboratory Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 259 Computing Applications Building, MC-150 605 East Springfield Avenue Champaign, IL 61820-6371 Phone: 217-300-1924 http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/ AIM: jgrn307, MSN: [email protected], Gchat: jgrn307, Skype: jgrn3007
