Vacancy 20/2014 - The Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program is offering a position for a Research Scholar (Post-doc) in the the Earth Observation Systems group (EOS).

As a Research Scholar (Post-doc) you will conduct research within an international team of researchers in the Earth Observation Systems group (EOS) under the Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) program at IIASA.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Research and management activities such as:

• Support the EOS team with image analysis in particular land cover classification
• Support the EOS team with GIS analysis
• Support the EOS team with statistical analysis in particular sampling design
• Publish results in peer reviewed journals

The successful candidate will initially be offered a one-year contract with the possibility of extension thereafter.

IIASA offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including moving and settlement allowances. IIASA salaries are exempt from taxation in Austria, but subject to the principle of income aggregation.

To submit your application for this position, please click on the "Apply through website" button. Please include a cover letter, résumé, two recent examples of research work, plus names and contact details (including e-mail) of three work-related references.

Deadline for receipt of applications 30th November 2014.

For information about this position, please contact Steffan Fritz on +43(0) 2236 807 353

• Minimum of a PhD degree, preferably in a relevant subject such as geography, GIS, remote sensing, geospatial sciences or IT
• Experience in GIS, databases, spatial analysis and statistical software packages: ArcGIS, QGIS, GDAL, POSTGRESS, POSTGIS, R or equivalent
• Experience in Image Processing using Open Source or Proprietary Remote Sensing Software: GRASS, Python, IDL or equivalent
• Expertise in data integration or data fusion of different datasets such as points, raster, crowd-sourced and other spatial datasets
• Experience in the developing world (e.g. Africa) desirable
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written 
• Strong interest in EOS topics, in particular remote sensing, crowdsourcing, land cover, land use
• Ability to work well both independently as well as part of a team.

Apply here: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/about/workingatiiasa/vacancies/20-2014-ESM-RS-EOS.html?dontCachePage=1