Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Postdoctoral Fellow (three posts)
(Ref. 240322006)
[Appointment period: twenty-four to thirty-six months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Remote sensing of urban climate, ecosystem and environment”.
Qualifications
Applicants should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification in Remote Sensing, GISci, Computer Science, Statistics, Geography, Urban Planning, Geoscience, Environmental Science, Landscape Ecology, Meteorology and Climatology, Natural Resources, Agricultural, Forest Engineering or a related field and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
Applicants should also have:
(a) background in remote sensing image analysis of large amount of and experience in algorithms development and refinement;
(b) a good command of both written and spoken English; and
(c) at least one first-authored publication.
Preference will be given to those with:
(a) strong background in quantitative methods, statistics, computer science, geospatial data analysis and modeling, AI and machine learning;
(b) experience in AI and geospatial computer version algorithms;
(c) advanced skills in scientific computing with Python and R;
(d) experience in high-performance and cloud computing for remote sensing data processing;
(e) the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with an interdisciplinary research team; and
(f) strong publication record.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Qihao Weng at telephone number 2766 5959 or via email at qihao.weng@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 29 March 2024 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 22 March 2024