Post-doctoral Research fellowship in Wetland InSAR

Post-doctoral Research fellowship in Wetland InSAR

Applications are invited for a Post-doctoral Research fellowship in Wetland InSAR as a joint position between University of Miami (UM) and Florida International University (FIU). The position is part of a NASA support project focusing on hydro-ecology of tropical wetlands.

The successful applicant will join an active geodetic research program at UM and a hydrological research program at FIU. The position is available immediately.

Candidates should have, or be near completion of, a PhD in Geodesy, Geophysics or related areas. The candidate will conduct space-based hydro-ecology research using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) observations. The candidate should be familiar with SAR interferometry (InSAR) data processing and analysis. Experience with Polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) and Polarimetric InSAR (PolInSAR) data processing is an advantage. The research will involve the application of these processing technique to SAR data acquire over the Everglades (south Florida) and Sian Ka'an (Yucatan, Mexico) to monitor surface water levels, soil moisture, vegetation classification, vegetation structure, and their changes with time.

Additional information on:

The position - http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/swdowinski/postdoc.html
Wetland InSAR - http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/swdowinski/research-wetlands.html
UM geodesy lab - http://www.geodesy.miami.edu/
WaterSCAPES project - http://web.eng.fiu.edu/waterscapes/WaterSCAPES_web/WaterSCAPES.html

To apply, please send a letter describing research interests, a curriculum vita, and the names, addresses, and e-mail address of three potential references to Dr. Shimon Wdowinski, Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami.

E-mail: shimonw@rsmas.miami.edu