<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 22:02:48 +0000</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: "Henebry, Geoffrey" <</span><a href="mailto:Geoffrey.Henebry@SDSTATE.EDU" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Geoffrey.Henebry@SDSTATE.EDU</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Subject: post-doctoral fellow in Geospatial Change Analysis</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN GEOSPATIAL CHANGE ANALYSIS=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We are seeking a highly motivated and capable PDF to pursue cutting-edge in=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">terdisciplinary research in the field of geospatial sciences within the con=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">text of the newly funded NASA project:=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">"Change in our MIDST: Detection and Analysis of Land Surface Dynamics in No=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">rth and South America Using Multiple Sensor Datastreams."</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We propose to answer the cross-cutting question: "Where in the western hemi=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">sphere is the vegetated land surface changing significantly during the past=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 15 years in response to direct human impacts?=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We formulate our question as a suite of testable hypotheses about changes i=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">n the vegetated land surface, as follows:=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">[H1] Areas of significant positive change occur in areas of moderate human =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">impact, due predominantly to agricultural land uses;=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">[H2] Areas of significant negative change that occur in areas with low huma=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">n impact, arise predominantly from forest pests and forest fires; and=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">[H3] Areas of significant negative changes that occur in areas with high hu=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">man impact, appear predominantly associated with the expansion of human set=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">tlements, particularly cities.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We will build and implement a system to detect significant changes in land =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">surface properties using time series of key NASA remote sensing data produc=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ts from sensors aboard Terra and/or Aqua, supplemented by products from NAS=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">A's Global Land Data Assimilation System and the Tropical Rainfall Measurin=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">g Mission. We will calculate trends since 2001 for metrics of the vegetated=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> land surface using multiple sensor datastreams. An important aspect of the=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> system is trend analysis on two or more scales, e.g., 500m and 0.05 degree=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We will highlight areas manifesting highly significant changes in land surf=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ace properties in North, Central, and South Americas to assess changes sinc=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">e 2001, with particular interest focused on [1] the rapidly transforming ce=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">rrado region of Brazil and [2] the hemisphere's largest conurbations. We wi=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ll analyze for the drivers and consequences of change through a combination=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> of regularized generalized canonical correlation analysis, recursive parti=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">tioning, and probabilistic mixture modeling of land surface phenologies.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Applicants should have earned Ph.D. in ecology, geography, environmental sc=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ience, or a closely related discipline along with a strong conceptual backg=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">round in landscape ecology, land change science, ecological remote sensing,=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> or other appropriate field.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">A background in statistical analysis, geographic information systems, exper=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ience with remote sensing, computer programming skills (C, C++, Java, etc.)=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> and knowledge of ENVI/IDL and the R environment are all highly desirable.=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Project research team includes Geoff Henebry and Xiaoyang Zhang at South Da=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">kota State University (SDSU) and Kirsten de Beurs at the University of Okla=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">homa.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Position is based at the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence (GSCE), a=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> dynamic internationally recognized research center at SDSU located in Broo=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">kings, SD.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">South Dakota was recently ranked the state with the 5th highest quality of =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">life in the US.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The GSCE is a friendly research environment that has excellent research inf=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">rastructure and computing support. Visit </span><a href="http://globalmonitoring.sdstate.ed/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://globalmonitoring.sdstate.ed</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">u=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To apply for this position, send an email to </span><a href="mailto:geoffrey.henebry@sdstate.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">geoffrey.henebry@sdstate.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> w=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ith the subject line "MIDST post-doc app" and the following information app=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ended as PDFs: curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and copie=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">s of publications, contact information for three references.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Applications will be reviewed as they are received. South Dakota State Univ=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ersity is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the divers=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ity of its faculty, staff and students. Women and minorities are encouraged=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> to apply. Non-US citizens may apply.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Geoffrey M. Henebry, Ph.D., C.S.E.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Professor of Natural Resource Management=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Co-Director & Senior Research Scientist=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence (GSCE)=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">South Dakota State University=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">1021 Medary Ave., Wecota Hall 506B=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Brookings, SD 57007-3510, USA</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">voice: 1-605-688-5351 (-5227 FAX)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">email: </span><a href="mailto:Geoffrey.Henebry@sdstate.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Geoffrey.Henebry@sdstate.edu</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="http://globalmonitoring.sdstate.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://globalmonitoring.sdstate.edu</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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