Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Rangeland, Wildlife & Fisheries Management

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop a multiple spatial and temporal using a combination of remote sensing platforms and temporal analysis to evaluate the distribution of prescribed fire, mowing, and grazing before the Panhandle fires. Use a combination of satellite imagery, drones and field work to evaluate vegetation changes due to the fire in prescribed burn, burn-out, mowed, grazed, and non-prescribed burn areas. This will be complemented with image classifications and landscape level analyses of vegetation regrowth. The combination of spatial and temporal analysis will provide novel insights into vegetation dynamics post-fire. Manage data, integrate information, collaborate across tasks, teams, institutions and the funding agency, present research findings, and publish findings in multiple outlets.

Required Education and Experience:

Ph.D. in range management, conservation science, or closely related field.

Required knowledge skills and abilities:

Good computer and communication skills.

Ability to multi task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred knowledge skills and abilities:

Strong spatial analysis skills (GIS, Python, R)

Good knowledge of landscape ecology principles. Remote sensing .

Big Data management

Please attach Cover Letter, CV/Resume, Transcript, References & other documents. Any questions, please contact Dr. Humberto L. Perotto @ humberto.perotto@ag.tamu.edu.

Continued employment in this position is contingent upon availability of funds.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.