Doctoral (CAN$75,000) scholarships with internships in Germany Title: "Use of polarimetric radar images for fuel moisture mapping" Project description I am offering a scholarship of CAN$25000 x 3 years for a Ph.D. project, focussing on polarimetric radar imagery for fuel moisture mapping. The goal of the project is to develop advanced methods to further enhance radar systems through exploiting polarimetric radar data. In particular, the calibration of a physics-based model will be done to map the drought code of the Canadian Fire Weather Index from polarimetric radar images. The model follows the method of Jagdhuber et al. 2011. (Proc. 5th Int. Workshop PolInSAR 2011, Frascati, Italy). The model will be calibrated with data acquired over Canadian/South African natural grasslands, Alaska boreal forests, and Canadian tundras. The Ph.D. student will be co-directed by Prof. Brigitte Leblon (University of New Brunswick, Canada), Prof. Joseph Buckley (Royal Military College, Canada), Dr. Thomas Jagdhuber (DLR, Germany), Dr. Laura Bourgeau-Chavez (Michigan Tech Research Institute, USA) and Dr. Renaud Mathieu (CSIR, South Africa). Thereby, the hired student will have a research internship in DLR (Germany) and will also travel to the other laboratories. Eligible Candidates: * Preference will be given to students from NATO countries because the candidate will be invited to do some research internships at DLR (Germany) and some visits to MTRI (USA).
* Applicants should have successfully completed a M.Sc. degree and have a strong background in geomatics, strong interest in computer coding, with interest in fire sciences. * It is critical the applicant has some ability to program computer code to facilitate data analysis, model development and implementation, as well as good writing and oral skills. * Prior research experience as documented with publications will be an asset Interested applicants should send as a single pdf file the following documentation: a CV, a copy of academic transcripts (including TOEFL score if non-English speaking applicants), list of publications and the names/contact information for three references by email. Uncompleted applications will not be considered. We thank all the applicants, but only the short-listed candidates will be contacted. For more information or application, please contact Prof. Brigitte Leblon (bleb...@unb.ca<mailto:bleb...@unb.ca> ) Professor/Professeure, Director, Canada-Europe TRANSFOR-M dual-degree Master program Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management University of New Brunswick PO Box 4400 Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5A3 PH: 506 453-4924 FAX: 506 453-3538
