PhD Research Fellow: Cryosphere Remote Sensing & Data Science

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Benefits offered by this job

Statens Pensjonskasse pension

Oslo’s family-friendly surroundings

Good welfare schemes

1.5 hours of exercise per week

Job summary

University of Oslo invites applications for a PhD Research Fellow in remote sensing of the cryosphere at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The position is a three-year fellowship with possible fourth-year career-promoting work, including teaching and supervision.

Place of work is the Geosciences Department in Oslo. The candidate will develop cutting-edge remote sensing or photogrammetry methods, collaborate internationally, and contribute to data science

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in geomatics, geosciences, computer science/data science/statistics, physics, mathematics, environmental sciences or geophysics.
• Must defend Master’s degree before start date.
• Strong quantitative background and English language ability.
• Scientific programming skills for large data sets.
• Experience with remote sensing and data science approaches.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply cutting-edge remote sensing or photogrammetry methods.
• Collaborate internationally on research projects and fieldwork in mountains and Arctic regions.
• Contribute to data science and machine learning methods for cryosphere studies.
• Work with cryospheric models and data assimilation.

Skills

Remote sensing

Data science

Machine learning

Scientific programming

Quantitative background

Education

Master’s degree in geomatics/geosciences/computer science or related

Norwegian M.Sc.-level degree (four years) equivalence

Tools

GIS

Job description

University of Oslo invites applications for a PhD Research Fellow in remote sensing of the cryosphere at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The position is a three-year fellowship with possible fourth-year career-promoting work, including teaching and supervision.

Place of work is the Geosciences Department in Oslo. The candidate will develop cutting-edge remote sensing or photogrammetry methods, collaborate internationally, and contribute to data science