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Post Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan announces a post-doctoral research opportunity, beginning as early as September 2009, focusing on experimenting with and applying emerging image processing methods for crop classification in the Great Plains using a combination of satellite imagery (primarily Landsat) and county-level agricultural data. The goal is to assess the physical extent of cropland over time, and to evaluate the use of object based classification in identifying specific types of crops, at multiple points in time back to the beginning of the Landsat archive. The position is part of an interdisciplinary project funded by the National Institutes of Health to understand the effects of demographic, economic and technological change on environmental processes in the Great Plains, particularly as they affect the carbon and water cycles, and patterns of biodiversity. Supervision of the candidate will be offered by faculty at the School of Natural Resources and Environment and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a unit of the Institute for Social Research. The successful candidate for this position will have expertise and interests in remote sensing and image processing, especially in agricultural mapping, object-based image analysis, and change analysis. A PhD in Remote Sensing, Geography, Environmental Science, Agricultural Sciences, or a related field is required at the time of appointment. The University of Michigan, a leader in undergraduate and graduate education and one of the world's premiere research universities, offers rigorous academic programs, outstanding faculty, and diverse cultural and social opportunities in a stimulating intellectual environment. Applicants should submit a statement of research interests, a resume, a representative example of their scholarly work, and the names, addresses (including e-mail), and telephone numbers of three references to: Post-doc Search c/o Michelle Overholser ICPSR PO Box 1248 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248 Or by email to mshuk...@umich.edu<mailto:mshuk...@umich.edu> The University of Michigan is a Non-Discriminatory Affirmative Action Employer.
