IT Sligo: Postdoctoral Researcher Ecologist
Following success in the 2011 research call from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, an opportunity exists for a postdoctoral researcher to join the applied ecology research team at IT Sligo. This is part of a larger project with our project partners Teagasc: Identifying the Distribution and Extent of Agricultural Land of High Nature Value (IDEAL-HNV). The appointee will conduct research in the area of High Nature Value Farmland, with particular emphasis on ground truthing of remote sensing data; development of farm and field-scale decision support tools; socio-economic and policy analysis; and dissemination activities.
Closing date for applications is 17 January 2013.
Full details and access to the online application form.
NIAB Innovation Farm: Research & SME Liaison Officer
Closing date: 31/01/2013. More information.
Teagasc: Pre-Call announcement: Environmental Remote sensing job in Ireland
In January 2013 Teagasc (the Irish Agricultural research body) will be looking to fill a contract research post in the area of Environmental Remote Sensing. This 2.3 year contract will be based in Dublin and will form part of larger study (IdealHNV, funded by DAFM through the RSF) looking at the distribution of High Nature Value farmland habitats in Ireland.
The successful applicant will come from a strong remote sensing of the environment/agriculture background and will be qualified to PhD level. This Post doc level position will offer excellent opportunities to develop skills in researching the environment through remote sensing. The position will involve developing new assessment approaches at farm scale using high resolution optical data and hyper temporal data sets such as MODIS, it will also require liaising with partners and some field work. A formal advertisement with submission dates will be posted on the usual fora and recruitment sites early in the new year. In the meantime please alert colleagues of this opportunity.
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