University of British Columbia

Faculty of Forestry

Integrated Remote Sensing Studio (IRSS)

We are seeking a highly motivated Ph.D. student or Postdoctoral fellow who will work in a remote sensing laboratory, and design and implement and network of tower based radiometers (AMSPEC) designed to detect spectral changes in vegetation and link these to plant photosynthesis. The student or PDF will help establish the sites, lead data acquisition and modeling to obtain vegetation productivity and carbon uptake from spectral reflectance.

Research components include site placement, installation, calibration of equipment, analysis of the data, and integration of the observations with other information collected at the eddy flux covariance tower sites.

The study will be a part of research project recently funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the student will be supervised by Prof. Nicholas Coops University of British Columbia (http://www.forestry.ubc.ca), with collaborations with Oregon State University.

Eligible Candidates:

• For the PhD position, international students are encouraged to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian students those holding an NSERC post-graduate award.
• For Postdoc applicants, all nationalities are encouraged to apply.
• PhD applicants should have successfully completed a MSc and have a strong background in remote sensing and plant physiology, strong interest in computer coding and database design, with interest in sensor design and construction and data fusion and analysis.
• For PDF applications, a completed PhD in a related field, and a demonstrated history in undertaking and publishing research is critical.

It is critical the applicant has a background in either biology, forestry or geography and some ability to program computer code to facilitate data analysis, model development and implementation.

For PhD students, an annual Graduate Research Assistant Stipend will be available for 3 years. The current scholarship rate for Ph.D. student is approximately CDN $25,000/year including benefits. If the candidate does not have NSERC or similar funding they will be expected to be proactive in applying for awards if necessary.

For Postdocs, a two year position is available. Salary will depend on experience and past publishing history.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter, CV, a copy of academic transcripts (including TOEFL score if international student) and the names/contact information for three references by email. Review of applications will begin on May 15th 2013 and will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated starting date will be starting September 1^st 2013 assuming UBC entrance requirements are met, else Jan 1^st 2014 or as soon as possible.

For more information please contact Nicholas Coops (email preferred):

Nicholas Coops, Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing
Department of Forest Resource Management,
2424 Main Mall. University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC., Canada V6T 1Z4
ubc13041@earthworks-jobs.com (W) 604 822 6452