Postdoctoral Research Associate - Department of Geology and Geography
About The Position
The Department of Geology and Geography in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University (WVU) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher. Under the leadership of Aaron Maxwell, the incumbent in this position will conduct research in the field of Geography. This is a full-time, 9-month, benefits-eligible position. The West Virginia University Department of Geology and Geography in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northern Research Station is seeking a post-doctoral researcher to contribute to a research project focused on the use of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data for mapping and monitoring forest fire fuels and prescribed fire efficacy in the eastern United States. The researcher will work within the remote sensing lab and under the supervision of a faculty member and Forest Service researchers on a project focused on developing techniques to extract fuel-related information from TLS data to support fire management.
Requirements
- A PhD in Remote Sensing, Forestry, Geography, Geospatial Science, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field at the time of appointment.
- A minimum of six (6) months of experience in applying machine/deep learning, other modeling methods, and data mining and visualization to applied problems and geospatial data
- A minimum of six (6) months of experience in programming in Python and/or R at an intermediate to advanced level.
- A minimum of six (6) months of experience in developing documentation and manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed academic outlets
- Background in spatial predictive modeling with experience training, refining, and validating machine learning and deep learning models
- Understanding of research workflows/best practices and the peer review publication process
- Understanding of forest fire mapping and modeling methods
- Knowledge of geospatial and terrestrial laser scanning data
Responsibilities
- Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and geospatial data processing and analysis
- Code development and documentation
- Academic manuscript preparation, writing, review, and submission
- Attending meeting and coordinating with other researchers
- Field work/travel to field sites/travel to meet with collaborators
- Project reporting
Benefits
- benefits-eligible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
