Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Working Pattern: Full time

The Post

The University of Stirling invites applications for a highly motivated Earth observation scientist to join Scotland’s International Environment Centre and work as part of a team of scientists and technical specialists delivering world-leading research and innovation in the development and application of digital technologies for environmental management.

This successful applicant will initially work on two major projects. Firstly, an exciting new UKRI-BBSRC funded research project to develop a digital ‘System of Systems’ for sustainable aquaculture in the Mekong Delta led by the Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) at the University of Stirling. This interdisciplinary project builds jointly on the world leading research located at the National Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Hub (NATIH-IoA) and the Forth-ERA Digital Observatory within Scotland’s International Environment Centre. Secondly, a project under the umbrella of Forth-ERA to advance the use of satellite data for monitoring inland and coastal water quality across Scotland. We anticipate that the successful candidate will spend around one third of their time on the Forth-ERA project.

Description of Duties

Grade 7

• Assist on new and innovative optical remote sensing methods and applications for monitoring and managing aquatic environments under study, the Mekong river delta and the Forth river system
• Develop, test and apply algorithms for the processing and analysis of satellite data drawing on the latest physics-based and/or data-driven techniques
• Contribute to work on the automation and operationalise of remote sensing processing chains and their deployment in cloud using the latest approaches to the containisation and orchestration 

Grade 8

• Lead the development of new and innovative optical remote sensing methods and applications for monitoring and managing aquatic environments under study, the Mekong river delta and the Forth river system
• Develop, test and apply algorithms for the processing and analysis of satellite data drawing on the latest physics-based and/or data-driven techniques
• Contribute to work on the automation and operationalise of remote sensing processing chains and their deployment in cloud using the latest approaches to the containisation and orchestration 

Essential Criteria

Grade 7

Qualifications

• Honours Degree and PhD in an appropriate discipline such as Earth observation, data science or computer science

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge, in the application of Earth observation for environmental monitoring and management in academia or industry to contribute to the development of research programmes and methodologies

Grade 8

Qualifications

• Honours Degree and PhD in an appropriate discipline such as Earth observation, data science or computer science

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• In-depth understanding of Earth observation for environmental monitoring and management in academia or industry to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field 

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see  Vacancy details | University of Stirling