---------- Forwarded message --------- From: CLIMLIST <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 12:21 PM Subject: [CLIMLIST] Vacancy: PhD / Postdoc Position at Volcani Center (Israel) Origin: Udi Strobach <[email protected]>
PhD Student / Post-Doctoral Fellow offer: Empowering Big Data-Driven Agriculture Location: Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel Appointment and start date: Jan 2019 and continuing for up to 3 years. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Project description: The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team including experts in big-data, remote sensing, and micrometeorology. The project, funded by the Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology and Space for three years, will upscale crop water consumption estimation models based on earth observation data to a global scale in order to provide timely and consistent feedback to farmers from small to large scales. Specific objectives are: (1) To develop models of crop water consumption based on combining field measurements of actual evapotranspiration, available meteorological data, and public domain satellite imagery; (2) To create a cloud based spatio-temporal model based on updated crop water consumption maps to adapt irrigation recommendations for different areas of the world. The candidate will be involved in data acquisition and analysis, database management, model verification, evapotranspiration modeling and forecasting using reanalysis data, and preparation of annual reports, scientific papers, and communications. Qualifications: Ph.D. / M.Sc. relevant to modelling in engineering, agricultural and/or physical sciences; Good knowledge of statistics, model performance evaluation, optimization techniques and database management; Abilities to use and write scripts in Matlab or another scientific programing language; Basic knowledge in climatology, micrometeorology, agronomy and use of earth observation data. The candidate is expected to have a strong publication record. Application: Please submit your resume, cover letter (two page maximum, 12 size font, single space; describing your qualifications, research interests, career goals, and vision for graduate / postdoctoral training) and the name, institution and email address of two referees either by mail or email to: Offer Rozenstein, PhD Department of Environmental Physics and Irrigation Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
