Postdoctoral Researcher EU-Concerto Project
Postdoctoral Researcher EU-Concerto Project
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Are you ready to join our team and together improve our understanding of terrestrial ecosystem carbon uptake on Earth?
The Earth has become greener as a result of increasing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, and the carbon uptake by the vegetation has also increased. Will that process continue, how does vegetation adapt to climate, and what is the role of disturbances such as fires, floods and droughts? And how can we best use satellite data in combination with Earth system models? In the CONCERTO project we work with scientists from institutes in Europe to answer these questions. The University of Twente focuses on the use and interpretation of satellite data, with emphasis on the upcoming FLEX satellite mission.
As researcher in our team, you will have three main tasks in this project, each in collaboration with other institutes. The first is to help improve long-term global land cover maps with satellite data. The second one is to support Earth system modellers with tools to use satellite data of solar induced fluorescence (SIF) and other satellite data, by using and improving radiative transfer models. The third task is to develop theoretical knowledge about the response of photosynthesis to weather, climate and disturbances, using satellite data, the p-model developed at the Imperial College London and the model SCOPE developed at the University of Twente.
In short, this position provides an outstanding chance to work with satellite data and collaborate with European research scientists who work on quantifying ecosystem dynamics and climate projections.
Your profile
- A PhD in Remote Sensing, Earth and/or Environmental Science, Physical Geography, global Ecology, or a related relevant field;
- Experience with remote sensing satellite data;
- Programming skills such as Python, Matlab, Octive, R, or Julia;
- Good communication skills and proficiency in English;
- Good problem-solving skills, as well as organisational and teamwork skills;
- Living in/willingness to move to the Netherlands.
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