Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Land Remote Sensing

Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence at South Dakota State University is seeking a post-doctoral fellow in the field of quantitative land remote sensing. The candidate's primary responsibility will be to conduct research on the estimation of biomass burning emissions from VIIRS and geostationary satellites. The fellow will develop algorithms and implement them in software to generate operational products. The funding is currently available for two years and could be extended after the program is evaluated. Salary and benefits are nationally competitive.
The position will be located in the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence (GSCE). The GSCE is a joint venture linking South Dakota State University (SDSU) with the United States Geological Survey's Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS). SDSU is ranked in the ShanghaiRanking as 22th internationally and 5th in the USA in the subject area of Remote Sensing. The GSCE is a friendly research environment that has excellent research infrastructure and computing support.
Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have experience in the following areas: (1) quantitative satellite data analysis of land surface properties; (2) computer programming using C/C++ or IDL in Linux/Unix; and (3) data analysis  using image processing, and statistical software.
To apply: Please send a curriculum vitae, brief statement of research experiences and goals, and contact information for three references to Dr. Xiaoyang Zhang, Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, Wecota Hall, Box 506B, Brookings, SD 57007-3510, USA (or via email to: xiaoyang.zhang@sdstate.edu). South Dakota State University is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its faculty, staff and students. Review of applications will begin on November 20 and continue until the position has been filled.