Science and Applications Branch Chief Opportunity, U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.
The USGS EROS Center near Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Science and Applications Branch Chief to lead one of the world’s largest remote sensing and land change science research programs. The EROS Science and Applications Branch is composed of nearly 100 government and contract scientists, engineers, and technicians who conduct science and applications projects across the US and around the world. The EROS mission is to contribute to the understanding of a changing Earth. EROS is a USGS science center, a key NASA Earth observations partner, and the operational home and steward for the Landsat program. The EROS Science and Applications program uses Landsat and other remotely sensed data to provide authoritative land change science information and knowledge that aids understanding how changes in land use, cover, and condition affect people and natural systems. As part of the USGS Climate and Land Use Change Mission, the EROS science program focuses on national to global land change issues. The specific goals of the EROS science and applications program include: 1. Improve land change monitoring through remote sensing research. 2. Understand the temporal and geographic dimensions of land change. 3. Improve the understanding of the connections between climate and land change (e.g., land use, cover, and condition) and their combined impacts on human and natural systems. The selected EROS Science and Applications Branch Chief will lead a team of researchers addressing the three EROS science goals and will play a key role in implementing the Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) project. LCMAP is a transformative center--‐wide capability to (1) continuously track and characterize changes in land cover, use, and condition and (2) translate the information into scientific assessments of current and historical processes of change that support evaluations and decisions relevant to climate change, environmental management, and public policy. The Branch Chief is a member of the EROS Executive Leadership Team and represents the role of science in shaping the strategic direction of the EROS Center and advocates for nationally and internationally relevant, integrated, remote sensing land change science capabilities. A PhD in a relevant discipline and at least 10 years of experience in land change science and remote sensing research, leadership, and management is desirable. Candidates should have a proven record of science impact nationally and internationally. The salary range is $117,376.00 to $152,593.00/per year. For specific questions about this position, contact Dr. Tom Loveland at lovel...@usgs.gov, or see the USAJOBS vacancy announcements at: Merit Promotion, RES--‐2016--‐0306--‐ https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/439946200/ DEU, RES--‐2016--‐0301--‐ https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/439951700/
