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> From: "Navin Ramankutty, Prof." <[email protected]> > Date: May 2, 2012 8:41:14 PM CDT > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Caglist] Job at McGill: Global land use data analyst > > GLOBAL LAND USE DATA ANALYST > DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, McGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL > > The Land Use and Global Environment (LUGE) Research group at McGill > University is seeking a research scientist to develop and analyze global land > use data sets. Our research group is broadly interested in addressing the > challenge of providing resources for 9-10 billion people while also reducing > the environmental footprint of land use. Accordingly, we have been > developing global data sets describing the contemporary and historical > patterns of agricultural land cover (croplands, pastures), and land use > (irrigation, fertilizer use, etc.). > > Candidates with MSc in Geography, Earth System Science, Ecology, or > Atmospheric Sciences are ideally suited. The data analyst will help develop > global land use data sets by integrating satellite-based land cover data with > a global compilation of agricultural statistics. Scientific responsibilities > will include compiling and managing a global database of national and > sub-national agricultural statistics from around the world, and developing > simple statistical models to integrate them with remote sensing data to > develop global spatial land use/cover data sets. > > The ideal candidate will have excellent quantitative and analytical skills, > and some prior experience analyzing large-scale environmental data. Specific > skills required will include ability to compile, analyze, and manage lots of > tabular data, GIS, some basic statistics (regression analysis), and some > basic familiarity with using remote-sensing based land cover classification > data. The following software skills will be required (or to be learnt > quickly): Microsoft Excel, database management (using Filemaker Pro), and > ArcGIS. Programming experience (Matlab, C, Fortran, etc.) will be helpful. > Candidates should have strong communication (spoken & written) and > interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and with a team > of students and researchers. The candidate will be required to supervise > undergraduate students who will assist with digitizing census data. > > See http://www.geog.mcgill.ca/~nramankutty/ for more information about our > research program. For a better idea on what the job would entail, please see > the following publications: > 1. Ramankutty, N., A. T. Evan, C. Monfreda, and J. A. Foley, Farming the > planet: 1. Geographic distribution of global agricultural lands in the year > 2000, Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles, 22, GB1003, doi:1010.1029/2007GB002952, 2008. > 2. Monfreda, C., N. Ramankutty, and J. Foley, Farming the planet: 2. > Geographic distribution of crop areas, yields, physiological types, and net > primary production in the year 2000, Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 22, GB1022, > doi:1010.1029/2007GB002947, 2008. > 3. Ramankutty, N., and J. A. Foley, Estimating historical changes in global > land cover: Croplands from 1700 to 1992, Global Biogeochem. Cy., 13, > 997-1027, 1999. > 4. Potter, P., N. Ramankutty, E. M. Bennett, and S. D. Donner, Characterizing > the Spatial Patterns of Global Fertilizer Application and Manure Production, > Earth Interactions, 14, 2010. > > Funding is currently available for 3 years with a salary between $30-36K per > year depending on previous experience and qualifications. Standard benefits > will be available. Initial appointment will be for 6-12 mon depending on > previous experience, with renewal depending on satisfactory performance of > duties. > > Interested candidates should submit the following by email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>: > (Please use the following subject line in your email: GLOBAL LAND USE DATA > ANALYST) > 1. Cover letter in the body of the email outlining research interests and fit > for the position; > 2. Curriculum vitae; > 3. Copies of latest transcripts (unofficial copies is sufficient); > 4. Names and contact address of 3 references; > 5. Reprints or samples of work, if available. > > Navin Ramankutty > Associate Professor in Geography > Tier II Canada Research Chair in Land Use and Global Environmental Change > McGill University > > > _______________________________________________ > CAGList mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/caglist ++++++++++++++++++ Eric Sheppard Vice President, Association of American Geographers Regents Professor, Department of Geography Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change Director of Graduate Studies, Development Studies and Social Change 414 Social sciences building 267, 19th Ave. South University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA http://www.geog.umn.edu/people/profile.php?UID=shepp001
