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Michigan State University
United States
Michigan State University
United States
Michigan State University
United States
Events
November
10
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 (All day) to Tuesday, November 24, 2020 (All day)
This training by NASA's ARSET program and NOAA's Climate Program Office will address the use of remote sensing in determining where "hot spots" of land surface temperature are located in urban areas, why these areas are experiencing increased temperature, which populations are most vulnerable, and ways to mitigate the effects through adaptive land use planning.
Jobs
Phd Fellowships/Assistantships
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University
Apply by:
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Fellowships/assistantships are available for self-motivated students to pursue PhD degrees and conduct innovative and high-impact research in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University (http://csis.msu.edu). Flexible start dates in spring, summer or fall of 2021.
Assistant Professor of Urban Forest Design
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Apply by:
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The successful applicant is expected to play a key role in undergraduate and graduate teaching in design- and planning-related aspects of urban forestry, as well as supervising graduate students and conducting research. Application deadline: 15 December.
Postdoctoral position in savanna fire ecology and lidar remote sensing
Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD)
Apply by:
Monday, November 30, 2020
The Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), in conjunction with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to participate in an exciting new research project to investigate changes in savanna vegetation structure and savanna fire regimes using time series of satellite-derived burned area and new lidar data from NASA’s ICESat-2 mission. Application deadline: 30 November.
Five Assistant Professor positions in restoring and conserving global biodiversity
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Apply by:
Monday, November 30, 2020
UBC is seeking five exceptional individuals to join an interdisciplinary team dedicated to solutions-oriented research on the pressing problem of biodiversity loss, its economic and social impacts, and connections to sustainability and adaptive capacity for humanity. Collaborative researchers and emerging leaders from all backgrounds and perspectives who share its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion are encouraged to apply. Various application deadlines in November and December, anticipated start date in July 2021.
Postdocs in predictive and explanatory models for the life sciences
Various universities in the United States
Apply by:
Monday, November 16, 2020
Research in our consortium will develop and compete computational, statistical, and machine learning methods for multi-dimensional data to create predictive and explanatory models for the life sciences. Preference given to postdocs who can join the consortium immediately.
Postdoctoral Scholar - Vegetation in drought development
UC Berkeley
Apply by:
Monday, November 16, 2020
This individual will participate in the NSF-funded PREEVENTS project, aimed at advancing efforts to understand and forecast flash droughts. The work will be focused on the central role of vegetation in drought development through its influence on soil moisture and heat fluxes. Position will remain open until filled.
Postdoctoral Fellow - Agricultural Diversification
Emory University
Apply by:
Sunday, November 15, 2020
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will join an interdisciplinary and trans-institutional project at Emory University integrating big geospatial data with qualitative data to model and understand the interactions between climate, land use, and agroecological outcomes. Deadline to apply: 15 November.
Remote Sensing Specialist (Associate Specialist)
Environmental Market Solutions Lab (emLab), University of California Santa Barbara
Apply by:
Monday, November 2, 2020
The Environmental Markets Solutions Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara has several new projects that will rely heavily upon remote sensing expertise to understand the links between human behavior, policy and the environment. For primary consideration apply by 2 November.
Assistant or Associate Professor in Food Science
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Apply by:
Sunday, November 1, 2020
The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (www.landfood.ubc.ca) is seeking an outstanding candidate for a full-time, tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor within the Food, Nutrition and Health Program in the Food Science group. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2021. Application review will begin 1 November.
Assistant Professor of Earth System Science
Clark University
Apply by:
Friday, October 30, 2020
The Graduate School of Geography at Clark University invites applications for a tenure track, Assistant Professor of Earth System Science to join their internationally recognized program in Geography. The position begins August 2021. Preference will be given for applications received by October 30, 2020.
Senior Research Associate in Global Political Ecology / Associate Director, Urban Theory Lab
The University of Chicago
Apply by:
Friday, October 30, 2020
The University of Chicago’s Urban Theory Lab (UTL) seeks to develop frameworks of critical spatial knowledge that illuminate the dynamics of planetary urbanization, with particular reference to the territorial, infrastructural and ecological preconditions and consequences of city-building under modern capitalism. Application deadline: 30 October.
Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Program Now Accepting Applications for 2021
Columbia University
Apply by:
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research Program in Sustainable Development is now seeking applications from innovative doctoral candidates or recent Ph.D., M.D., J.D. or Sc.D. recipients (within 5 years of degree receipt) who are interested in a broad range of issues in sustainable development to join its fall 2021 cohort. The Institute is especially interested in qualified candidates from historically underrepresented groups for its Diversity Fellowships.