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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environment and Sustainability Studies
Winston Salem, NC · Full-time
No sponsorshipDetected 23 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsMachine LearningDeep LearningData AnalysisComputer VisionStatisticsHRISSensorsScientific WritingResearchCommunicationMentoringPublic SpeakingRemote Sensing
About the role
- You will not be able to modify your application or add attachments after submission.
- Current Employees: Apply from your existing Workday account in the Jobs Hub.
- Job Description Summary Wake Forest University invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for own work.
Requirements
- It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform.
- Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.
Skills
- Strong publication record in the areas of remote sensing, forest ecology, carbon modeling, or applied machine learning.
- Demonstrated experience in planning and executing field data collection using drones and/or terrestrial lidar.
- Profound knowledge and hands-on experience in processing airborne lidar and spaceborne lidar (GEDI) datasets.
- Experience with field inventory data and statistical approaches for scaling plot-level measurements to regional or global scales.
- Outstanding skills in interpersonal communication, scientific writing, and effective time management.
- Specific research experience working with tropical forest ecosystems and mapping forest degradation.
- Proficiency with advanced computer vision and deep learning techniques applied to satellite imagery and 3D point cloud data.
- Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) or cloud computing environments for handling massive geospatial datasets.
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate for commercial drone operations.
Equal opportunity
- Statement
- The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.
- Accommodations for Applicants
- If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-4700.
Visa & Work Authorization
- This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University.
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