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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://university-montana-hr.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.dspjob&jobid=1983&company_id=16254">https://university-montana-hr.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.dspjob&jobid=1983&company_id=16254</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (<a href="http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/"><b><span style="color:#585858">NTSG</span></b></a>) and the Geosciences Department
 at the University of Montana (UM) invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher to develop and apply satellite remote sensing based ecological models for estimating cropland productivity and water use. The remote sensing derived estimates of crop yields
 and water use will be used within a socioeconomic modeling framework to investigate how farmers allocate land and water resources in response to climate variability, economic and policy constraints.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The successful candidate will be part of a NASA and USDA funded interdisciplinary team of researchers including remote sensing specialists, hydroloclimatologists,
 and water policy specialists developing transformative decision support tools and integrated hydro-economic models of agricultural production. The models are driven by field observations, multi-sensor satellite remote sensing of crop yields and water use,
 outputs from regional climate models, and socioeconomic data for Montana agricultural systems. The candidate will be expected to develop their own research within the overall project framework and will interact with Principal Investigators, other research
 scientists, public and private industry stakeholders. The candidate will also participate as a productive member of a larger interdisciplinary research group pioneering new ecological remote sensing applications.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The duties for the position will include digital image processing and integration of multi-sensor and multi-scale satellite remote sensing and other geospatial
 data for mapping irrigated and non-irrigated lands, cropland vegetation phenology and water stress; application and development of remote sensing data-driven ecological models for estimating field-scale crop yields, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency;
 conducting independent research, writing scientific papers and publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals; conducting public outreach and giving oral presentations on research findings.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The University of Montana is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas.
 In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who would assist the University in demonstrating its essential values of leadership, diversity, engagement and sustainability.</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Experience in both Linux and Windows environments</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The successful applicant will be employed by the University of Montana on a 12-month Letter of Appointment, including competitive
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The position is located within <a href="http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/"><b><span style="color:#585858">NTSG </span></b></a>on the University
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The University of Montana is a unit of the Montana University System with approximately 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 500+ full-time faculty members.
 It is located in Missoula, a culturally vibrant community of about 70,000, surrounded by mountain grandeur which was recently ranked in the “<a href="https://www.aier.org/2015-2016-top-college-destinations-ranked"><b><span style="color:#585858">top 20 best
 college towns with a population of less than 250,000</span></b></a>” by the American Institute for Economic Research and ranked 9</span><sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">th</span></sup><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> in
 Outside Magazine’s “<a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/1928016/16-best-places-live-us-2014"><b><span style="color:#585858">The 16 Greatest Places to Live in America</span></b></a>” in 2014. Many national publications recognize Missoula for its high <a href="http://www.umt.edu/urelations/info/highlights/default.php#Quality"><b><span style="color:#585858">quality
 of life</span></b></a>. Abundant recreational opportunities in surrounding state and national forests and nearby Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park complement a thriving intellectual atmosphere.</span><strong><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></strong><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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