Ecological Remote Sensing Research Associate - Hybrid

University of Technology Sydney; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 98,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work practices

Parental leave

Salary packaging opportunities

Job summary

University of Technology Sydney invites applications for a Research Associate (Ecological Remote Sensing) to lead the project’s remote-sensing component, generating long-term satellite phenology products and integrating them with ground observations across Australia.

The role reports to EM Professor Alfredo Huete and collaborates with CAMGIS/GeoAI and RMIT partners, delivering high-impact environmental research, reproducible workflows, and publications.

Qualifications

• PhD in environmental remote sensing, geospatial science, landscape ecology or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience processing satellite time series (MODIS, Landsat and/or Sentinel-2) for vegetation phenology or ecosystem applications.
• Strong programming skills (Python and/or R) for reproducible geospatial analysis, including HPC/cloud environments and good data management practice.
• Ability to link remote sensing with ground ecological or biodiversity data to address ecological research questions.
• A publication record appropriate to career stage, and strong written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with Australian biomes and datasets (AHI, GEDI, PlanetScope, ALA, phenocams, flux towers) and related tools.
• Experience supervising junior researchers or engaging with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term satellite remote-sensing analyses using MODIS/Landsat to map phenological trends and hotspots across Australian ecosystems.
• Develop cross-scale approaches linking satellite observations with ground phenology records and landscape dynamics.
• Integrate satellite products with ground observers, citizen science, phenocams, and ecosystem datasets.
• Collaborate with UTS CAMGIS/GeoAI and RMIT partners to deliver reproducible geospatial workflows, maps and publications.

Skills

Python

R

Geospatial analysis

Satellite time series

HPC/Cloud

Education

PhD in environmental remote sensing or related field

Tools

MODIS

Landsat

Sentinel-2

AHI

GEDI

PlanetScope

ALA (Atlas of Living Australia)

Phenocams

Flux towers

Job description

University of Technology Sydney invites applications for a Research Associate (Ecological Remote Sensing) to lead the project’s remote-sensing component, generating long-term satellite phenology products and integrating them with ground observations across Australia.

The role reports to EM Professor Alfredo Huete and collaborates with CAMGIS/GeoAI and RMIT partners, delivering high-impact environmental research, reproducible workflows, and publications.