Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity on Remote Sensing, water resources, webGIS and cloud computing at University of Lethbridge

The Advanced Resolution Terradynamics (ARTeMiS) Lab within the Department of Geography at the University of Lethbridge is accepting applications for new graduate student, postdoctoral fellow and laboratory technician positions. Dr. Chris Hopkinson’s ARTeMiS lab is well-resourced with cutting edge Geomatics, Lidar, Imaging, Ground Penetrating Radar, and Environmental Sensing technologies through the Canada Foundation of Innovation, and currently hosts several research projects addressing applied remote sensing, environmental monitoring and change detection research needs within western Canada. Funded research opportunities are available to support one postdoctoral fellow, four M.Sc. or Ph.D. students and one part-time laboratory technician.
Questions concerning any of the positions listed below can be sent to Dr. Hopkinson via email (c.hopkinson-AT-uleth.ca).
Dr. Chris Hopkinson
Campus Alberta Research Chair in Terrestrial Ecosystem Remote Sensing
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive,
Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4
Canada
http://scholar.ulethbridge.ca/hopkinson/
Tel: 403 332 4586
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity
Theme: Remote Sensing (lidar, radar, optical), water resources, webGIS and cloud computing
Start date: July 1st, 2015 (or when the ideal candidate is found)
Duration: Two years
Annual Salary: $50,000 (some possibility for ‘top-up’ if candidate can support other funded projects)
Job description:
This competitive position is aimed at a recently completed Ph.D. student ideally possessing a background in remote sensing, computer and environmental sciences. The project is funded through an Alberta Innovates grant to develop a web-enabled remote sensing water monitoring portal for the Province of Alberta. Specific duties and research objectives will depend upon the research strengths of the candidate and overall team composition. However, the postdoctoral fellow is expected to assist the PI by taking leadership of a portion of the overall project portfolio. The candidate`s support and research leadership in one or more of the following areas will be essential:
1) Developing automated real-time remote sensing (lidar, radar, optical) open-water classification and quality control routines for implementation in a cloud-based data portal;
2) Automation of the web GIS water body db attributes, and linkage to other online databases
3) Building a secure web-enabled open GIS front end to the water body database to allow end-user viewing and interrogation of water body attributes through time;
4) Testing and refining new Radarsat 2 and airborne lidar (terrestrial and bathymetric) data workflows for open water, wetland and riparian biomass classification and modeling.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experiences:
? Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline.
? Advanced GIS and remote sensing data processing and analysis skills.
? Experience with lidar and radar data processing
? Python and R scripting
? LAStools, QGIS and/or other ‘open’ software tools used for lidar, remote sensing and GIS processing
? Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Extensive communication at various levels in academia, government and industry are required.
? Proven ability to work in a range of environments from university laboratory to field locations.
? Must be capable of working in a self‐directed manner within a team environment.
? Must have excellent multi‐tasking skills to provide support and mentorship to other members of research lab.
? A high level of productivity for peer-reviewed journal paper publications is expected.
Please refer to the University of Lethbridge procedures and policies for postdoctoral fellowship positions, which are available online: http://www.uleth.ca/graduatestudies/content/postdo...
Application details:
Applicants should submit a CV, list of publications, and a statement of research interests, and should arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly by email to Dr. Hopkinson at c.hopkinson-AT-uleth.ca. All other application materials should be sent by email (preferred), or mail to the address listed above.