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[Bansal, Sheel]

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Remote Sensing Specialist/Landscape Ecologist



Description:

The U.S. Geological Survey is hiring a student service contractor to join a team of researchers addressing International-, National-, and Regional-scale issues associated with wetland hydrology/mapping, carbon and greenhouse gas budgets, and land-use/land-cover changes. The successful candidate will provide expertise on utilizing remote-sensing products in ecological models based on environmental field data.



Qualifications:

Required qualifications:

1) Experience using remotely-sensed data such as Landsat to assess vegetation, hydrology, soils, and land-use over space and time.

2) Experience with statistical modeling of ecological phenomena using remotely-sensed data.



Strongly preferred qualifications:

3) Experience using R.

4) Experience using Google Earth Engine.



Applicants must either be enrolled or have graduated from a Masters or PhD program within the last year to be eligible.



Application:

1. Cover letter describing how the above required and preferred qualifications are met

2. Curriculum vitae

3. Transcript (unofficial is acceptable)

4. Most recent diploma/degree (can be on transcript or a copy of diploma)

5. Contact information for two or three references.



Pay rate: $21.67-$38.44/hr depending on education and experience

Location: Jamestown, North Dakota

Term: 1-2 year contract position with potential for extension

Requirement: US citizen or Green Card holder

Start date: Flexible starting Jan 2020

Application deadline: Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.



Contact: Dr. Sheel Bansal

Send application to:

            e-mail to sbansal at usgs.gov<mailto:sbansal at usgs.gov>

            mail: 8711 37th St. SE, Jamestown, ND 58401



Disclosure: Students are paid for each hour worked. Students will be working as independent contractors and do not receive a premium rate for work beyond 8 hours/day or 40 hours/week. Additionally, students are paid only for hours worked (with no holiday or personal leave benefits).  Students do earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked.  Pay Rates for students include cost of self-employment taxes for social security and Medicare.
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