IRTA seeks a Researcher in Remote Sensing for Precision Irrigation and Water Management (Ref. 47/20)

IRTA

Lleida, Spain

hace 6 días

source : Euraxess

IRTA is currently seeking a researcher to join the current team of precision irrigation. The selected candidate will lead and execute research projects and contracts dealing with the application of Remote Sensing (RS) technologies into Precision Irrigation and Agricultural Water Management.

The expertise areas include remote sensing for evapotranspiration and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications on precision agriculture.

R+D contributions on this line will be applied by the whole team to regional accounting of water use in agriculture and to precision irrigation.

Within this framework, IRTA is proposing a research position with the following characteristics.

To lead a research line on the development and optimization of remote sensing of vegetation focused at monitoring the development and water state of crops.

The expected outputs of the research line will be R+D contributions to advance the State of Art in providing data for assessments of agricultural water usage at regional scale as well as a source for precision irrigation in farms.

This research line focuses at the RS workflow of data acquisition and processing and will complement existing research lines on the smart usage of those data for decision making in agricultural water management.

To participate actively in the preparation of proposals for national and international public calls.

To be involved in the transfer of knowledge and technologies to the private sector.

To participate in dissemination activities related with the research line.

To create synergies with other research lines at IRTA.

Required Research Experiences

RESEARCH FIELD Agricultural sciences Other

YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE More than 10

RESEARCH FIELD Environmental science Other

YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE More than 10

RESEARCH FIELD Geosciences Other

YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE More than 10

Offer Requirements

REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL Agricultural sciences : PhD or equivalent Environmental science : PhD or equivalent Geosciences : PhD or equivalent

REQUIRED LANGUAGES ENGLISH : Excellent SPANISH : Good

Skills / Qualifications

Essential requirements :

PhD related with Remote Sensing or Geospatial Sciences applied to Agriculture, Forestry or Environmental Sciences.

At least 2 years of postdoctoral research.

Demonstrated scientific production in remote sensing (RS) technologies.

Knowledge about applications of RS and GIS to precision agriculture.

Experience or knowledge in the application of RS methods to the assessment of vegetation traits and water relations.

Capacities for teamwork, project management and transfer of R+D outputs to the agricultural and water management sectors.

Experience in writing project proposals.

Dissemination skills : solid presentation / communication skills, scientific (peer-reviewed journals) and technical writing skills.

Good level of English, both spoken and written. Catalan and Spanish will be valued.

Full driving license for Europe and travelling availability.

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