Post Doctoral Fellow position on satellite image processing at Environment Canada

A Post Doctoral Fellow position is available in the Climate Research Division of Environment Canada. The job location is in Toronto. The position is funded by the Canadian Space Agency to derive climate information about Arctic sea ice from extensive records of remote sensing data, with focus on the Canadian satellite Radarsat.

Qualifications:

A successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in computer sciences completed within the last 5-years with experience in one or more of the following

fields:

• Image processing and modelling

• Computer graphics

• Computer programming (including visual C++) • Spatial data analysis • Data fusion Some knowledge about remote sensing and sea ice would be an asset, though not a requirement.

Duties:

The successful candidate will work with a team of scientists though he/she will have a unique assignment. Research duties shall include:

• Developing /or improving existing methods of sea ice parameter retrieval from satellite images; • Developing a method to trace objects in sequential images • Developing data visualization techniques to present the results • Writing reports, peer-reviewed papers, and presenting results in seminars, workshops and conferences.

Contact:

Interested applicants should send a statement of research interests and a current CV to Dr. Mohammed Shokr (). Expected start date is January 1, 2011