[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Positions in Landscape Level Plant-Climate Interactions and Remote Sensing Science
(Please forward to interested parties) Dr. Jonathan Greenberg and the Global Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing (GEARS) Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are now inviting applications for Doctoral or Master's work that will start in Fall 2014 for students interested in one or both of the following topics: Landscape Level Plant-Climate Interactions: Students should be interested in applying remote sensing, GIS, and modeling to the following questions at local to global scales: - How do plants respond to their climate at multiple scales? - What will be the future state of vegetated ecosystems under climate change? - How do non-climate factors impact the distribution of plants? Students interested in these topics are encouraged to apply to either the Department of Geography and GIScience (http://www.geog.illinois.edu/) and/or the Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (PEEC, http://sib.illinois.edu/peec/). A degree or background in biogeography, environmental science, ecology, and/or biology is encouraged for applicants, as well as previous experience in remote sensing and GIS. *** Remote Sensing Science: Students should be interested in developing advanced remote sensing algorithms, particularly those that leverage high performance computing and machine learning algorithms. GEARS is interested in the following general topics: - High performance computing applied to remote sensing problems - Computer vision techniques applied to high spatial resolution remote sensing imagery - Fully automated pre-processing techniques including orthorectification and atmospheric correction - Radiative transfer modeling and model inversion - Advanced techniques in hyperspectral, hyperspatial, multitemporal, thermal, and Lidar data processing Students interested in these topics are encouraged to apply to either the Department of Geography and GIScience (http://www.geog.illinois.edu/) and/or the Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (PEEC, http://sib.illinois.edu/peec/). Previous programming experience and a background in remote sensing and GIS is highly recommended. *** Prospective graduate students will be expected to develop their own research goals, and should have curiosity, motivation, and independence. Prospective students are encouraged to review the research topics on the GEARS website (http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/), and email a short summary of their research interests as well as a CV to Dr. Greenberg j...@illinois.edu before applying to the program. Funding will be available from a variety of sources, including fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships. -- Jonathan A. Greenberg, PhD Assistant Professor Global Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing (GEARS) Laboratory Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 259 Computing Applications Building, MC-150 605 East Springfield Avenue Champaign, IL 61820-6371 Phone: 217-300-1924 http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/ AIM: jgrn307, MSN: jgrn...@hotmail.com, Gchat: jgrn307, Skype: jgrn3007
[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Positions in Landscape Level Plant-Climate Interactions and Remote Sensing Science
Dr. Jonathan Greenberg and the Global Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing (GEARS) Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are now inviting applications for Doctoral or Master's work that will start in Fall 2014 for students interested in one or both of the following topics: Landscape Level Plant-Climate Interactions: Students should be interested in applying remote sensing, GIS, and modeling to the following questions at local to global scales: - How do plants respond to their climate at multiple scales? - What will be the future state of vegetated ecosystems under climate change? - How do non-climate factors impact the distribution of plants? Students interested in these topics are encouraged to apply to either the Department of Geography and GIScience (http://www.geog.illinois.edu/) and/or the Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (PEEC, http://sib.illinois.edu/peec/). A degree or background in biogeography, environmental science, ecology, and/or biology is encouraged for applicants, as well as previous experience in remote sensing and GIS. *** Remote Sensing Science: Students should be interested in developing advanced remote sensing algorithms, particularly those that leverage high performance computing and machine learning algorithms. GEARS is interested in the following general topics: - Computer vision techniques applied to high spatial resolution remote sensing imagery - Fully automated pre-processing techniques including orthorectification and atmospheric correction - Radiative transfer modeling and model inversion - Advanced techniques in hyperspectral, hyperspatial, multitemporal, thermal, and Lidar data processing Students interested in these topics are encouraged to apply to either the Department of Geography and GIScience (http://www.geog.illinois.edu/) and/or the Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (PEEC, http://sib.illinois.edu/peec/). Previous programming experience and a background in remote sensing and GIS is highly recommended. *** Prospective graduate students will be expected to develop their own research goals, and should have curiosity, motivation, and independence. Prospective students are encouraged to review the research topics on the GEARS website (http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/), and email a short summary of their research interests as well as a CV to Dr. Greenberg j...@illinois.edu before applying to the program. Funding will be available from a variety of sources, including fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships. -- Jonathan A. Greenberg, PhD Assistant Professor Global Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing (GEARS) Laboratory Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 259 Computing Applications Building, MC-150 605 East Springfield Avenue Champaign, IL 61820-6371 Phone: 217-300-1924 http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/ AIM: jgrn307, MSN: jgrn...@hotmail.com, Gchat: jgrn307, Skype: jgrn3007
